Lug nutts wont come off?
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Racer
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Lug nutts wont come off?
I am using a deep six sided 19mm lug socket that fits perfect but the lugs arent budging even in the slightest regardless of how much pressure is applied like they are fused on or something?? Has anyone else encountered this?
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not the best for the job. A typical socket wrench. My friend somehow dropped my breaker bar inyo the compartment below the battery as we were changing pulleys lasy week and i cant get to it without the tire being removed so i can access the side panel. Randomly had a flat tire as well.
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you probably just can't get enough leverage... if you have a cheater pipe or a jack handle you can try putting it over the wrench handle and use slow even pressure to loosen them
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Go to an AutoZone or O'Reillies where you can rent an electric impact wrench. You will also need a short 1/2" drive extension and a 19mm impact socket . It will have enough torque to remove the lug nuts. Once they are off, carefully inspect the threads on the studs and the lug nuts.
The lug nuts are tightened to 100 ft-lbs so if you don't have a torque wrench, either store should have one. You just need to put a deposit down on the tools and when you bring them back in good condition, you will get your deposit back. Makes the tool rental free!!
The lug nuts are tightened to 100 ft-lbs so if you don't have a torque wrench, either store should have one. You just need to put a deposit down on the tools and when you bring them back in good condition, you will get your deposit back. Makes the tool rental free!!
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I got one of those about 30 years ago. Used it a lot on cars and deck projects. It finally wore out. Bought a new one from them. It appears to be identical to my first one. For as cheap as they are I wasn’t expecting it to last long.
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i got the deep lug socket and the curved extendable lug wrench from wal mart and it loosened them right up no problem!! A screw was right in middle of tread and made for easy 5 min patch. Has held air last two days of driving no problem. As always thanks for the help!