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Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: timberdog on March 02, 2006, 18:47:49

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!

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: Wanderer on March 02, 2006, 18:49:35

Ally wheels or steel?

Title: llightweight
Post by: timberdog on March 02, 2006, 18:54:05

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

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: Wanderer on March 02, 2006, 18:57:13

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

Title: light
Post by: timberdog on March 02, 2006, 19:13:03

good idea mate will do

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: Xtremeteam on March 02, 2006, 19:15:26

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

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: drmike on March 02, 2006, 19:19:51

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

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: Lee_D on March 02, 2006, 19:43:54

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.

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: jiffyman on March 02, 2006, 19:45:32

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!!

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: blackbob on March 02, 2006, 19:59:12

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

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: Sharpshooter on March 02, 2006, 20:10:56

Quote from: "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

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

Title: wheel nuts seized!!!!
Post by: Spooky on March 02, 2006, 20:14:49

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: