removing wheel nuts

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by volkswombat, Mar 14, 2015.

  1. Was the last person to tighten your wheel nuts a 15 year old work experience trainee at Kwikfit?. Oh the joys of the rattle gun to the uninitiated. I had to apply a garden spade to my wheel brace and it's never looked right since.
     
  2. Moons

    Moons Supporter

    If you asked for a tent they'd have been all over it...
     
  3. did you try nippin um up a tad first :D
     
  4. Flakey

    Flakey Supporter

    Heat, breaker bar with an impact socket on, they're much stronger.
     
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  5. impact driver with a socket on and a lump hammer
     
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  6. Just needed to get wheel off to clean up metal under arch and weld on seatbelt anchor.
    Gawd knows when my next window of opportunity will be.
    Maybe I'll get camping summer 2016 :mad:
     
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  7. Have you tried swearing at it?
     
  8. I'm trying alcohol, it'll help!

    Will drive down a tyre place and get them rattled off.
    Is it acceptable to put copper grease on wheel nuts??
     
  9. What Dicky and Flakey says, deffo.If all else fails, nut breakers
     
  10. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    Come to me, I'll show you how to get um off easy peasy and learn ya to weld good too, maybe you should have conceded your frail arms are gonna snap off before you get a wheel nut undone , ask one of you children to do it for ta with their little tykes adjustable spanner x
     
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  11. Yes, just fill the threads of the studs, don't lather it on. http://www.hotvws.com/content.php?contentID=62
     
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  12. Haha, I had trouble with other side when I did it this week, bit managed to get em off by jumping on the wheel wrench or using the jack to force the wrench.
    Managed to crack one off today but the rest were stuck fast
     
  13. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    Managed to Crack one off, that's info you should keep secret, even from @MrsVolkswombat ;)
     
  14. is she his friend :eek:
     
  15. davidoft

    davidoft Sponsor

    No just one of his many many lovers :D
     
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  16. has she had the sausage mail :eek:
     
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  17. Yes. Or garlic butter, whichever you prefer.
     
  18. Youre darn souf int yer?!
    Parmesan shavings to soak up oil spills?!
     
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  19. One is closer to Winchester than your good self, yes...
     
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  20. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    Get them loosened by the twot that did them up. 90 ft/lbs innit?
     

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