wheel nuts seized!!!!

[timberdog]

Has anyone got any ideas on seized wheel nuts i have soaked them in Wd40 and gave em a wacking with copper hammer etc..

Heat is the cure i expect but i will only be able to get me hands on a Little blow toch job!

[Wanderer]

Ally wheels or steel?

[timberdog]

Tell ya truth i dont know ..i do know they are original Lightweight wheels and they dont want to come off

[Wanderer]

Should be steel wheels then. Soak them well in diesel as well as WD40 and then try one of the hammer action tools or an impact driver with an adapter and impact socket.

Ed

[timberdog]

good idea mate will do

[Xtremeteam]

get a 27mm deep socket,power bar & a lenght o scaffy pole,should be obvious what to do & JUMP on the end

[drmike]

Is it OK to give them a big belt down the length of teh thread if you see what I mean? I have done this to great effect with other nuts that seem to be siezed.

The other thing I do is try thermal shock. Heat up, spray with WD40, heat again etc. I have tried heat up a lot thump with hammer and slam ice onto nut! You may laugh but it did seem to help.

That said a length of scaffolding tube is very effective.

Mike

[Lee_D]

Yup scaffold.. they will either crack off or shere.

Try getting hold of some "Plus gas" it's the muts nuts for these sorts of jobs. Well worth hunting out a can.

[jiffyman]

Had the tyres done on my works van today, and they couldn't get them undone with the air wrench.
Had to get socket, ratchet and a bar!!! They eventually went!

Looks like the local Peugeot dealer went a bit over the top during the MOT!!

[blackbob]

torque wrench an op extra in most garages and tyre bays most use air guns on highest setting and that can be 250 to 350 lbf
i was schooled the old way an always use a torque wrench
which is recomended for alloys and steel wheels
if you over tighten a wheel nut the taper closes up and pinches the stud an damages it
 :D  :D

[Sharpshooter]

torque wrench an op extra in most garages and tyre bays most use air guns on highest setting and that can be 250 to 350 lbf
i was schooled the old way an always use a torque wrench
which is recomended for alloys and steel wheels
if you over tighten a wheel nut the taper closes up and pinches the stud an damages it
 :D  :D

Very true. Me Too.  :D  :D  :D  :D  Old Skool

[Spooky]

I've had problems with tyre garages, too.

One tightened the nuts up as described above, then found a torque wrench, set it correctly  :shock: , tested the nuts - wrench went 'click' so they were happy! I wasn't, 'cos the nut didn't move before the 'click', so Gawd knows what they were actually done up to!

I eventually (after arguing for 5 mins with the manager) got them to do it properly ... :twisted: