lug nuts
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Racer
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From: Smyrna Delaware
lug nuts
Hi All,
I having a hard time getting my tires off the car. What do people use on high polish wheels as far as getting them off the car?I have the 19mm rachet,I tried using regular lug wrench couldn't bulge it.
tia
John
I having a hard time getting my tires off the car. What do people use on high polish wheels as far as getting them off the car?I have the 19mm rachet,I tried using regular lug wrench couldn't bulge it.
tia
John
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
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I used the 3/4 end of a star wrench. Righty tighty, lefty loosey. 
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Drifting
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From: Welland Ontario
I also use a 1/2" breaker bar with a 19mm deep Snap On socket that has an aluminum 19 mm hex pinned iside of it. Designed to remove the nuts without damaging the finish. Working great so far. 
Melting Slicks
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From: Germantown, TN
Originally Posted by Midwest Vette
Try a 1/2 breaker bar with a long piece of pipe slid over the breaker bar handle for more leverage. The wheels were over torqued. Torque should be 100 ft pounds. Hope this helps. 
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Originally Posted by Midwest Vette
Try a 1/2 breaker bar with a long piece of pipe slid over the breaker bar handle for more leverage. The wheels were over torqued. Torque should be 100 ft pounds. Hope this helps.
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A dynamic force, like the blow of a mallet, might jerk it loose.
I once STOOD on a breaker bar, about a foot away from the nut. I'm over 200 pounds, so geez, that's over 200 ft-lbs of torque, and it still wouldn't come off. My neighbors must've thought I was crazy sitting there looking at the wheel, shaking my head, muttering obscenities. I left the car in the driveway in disgust, came back after a beer, and the nut moved. Good beer, huh?
Good luck!
I once STOOD on a breaker bar, about a foot away from the nut. I'm over 200 pounds, so geez, that's over 200 ft-lbs of torque, and it still wouldn't come off. My neighbors must've thought I was crazy sitting there looking at the wheel, shaking my head, muttering obscenities. I left the car in the driveway in disgust, came back after a beer, and the nut moved. Good beer, huh?
Good luck!
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
Beer and a 19mm socket works every time. You can't depend on the dealer's doing anything right. They ruined 20 lugs on my car before they got the picture. The picture was that they buy me new lugs every time they ruin them.
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From: San Diego, CA "leaf" "tee" "e"
The methods above are what I use. Everytime someone else touches my wheels, I retorque the lugs when I get home. I still get nervous some worthless mechanic is going to break a stud off.
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From: Pleasanton CA
Torque to 60 - then...
Originally Posted by Tombone
Torque back at 100 foot pounds.
I agree but to assure an even torque, you should go to 60-65 foot pounds, then to the finalalize it to 100 foot pound's