how do you remove a stuck wheel nut?

[Curtoise]

today just taking the wheel off and one of my bolts is stuck on super bad, i have tryed wd40, and stamping on the wheel wrench but nothing :(
any ideas?:thumb:

[L33 LEG]

Make a fcuk off long bar and pull lol

[brainsnova]

porridge and its bolts lol

[NovaLad]

As said long bar works a treat everytime!

[brainsnova]

a bit scafolding pole for ultimate leverage.

[Curtoise]

okidoke i wil try these tomorrow already tried a huge bar it just made the car roll forward lol, with the handbrake fully on, makes me think that needs tightening (sp) aswell. hmm why the heck did i call them nuts ffs twice lolol

[Nova-rich]

is it front or rear? scaff bar and chocs if its rolling.

[Curtoise]

its front pass

[Nova-rich]

Brick under the wheel and a scaff bar, i'll bet my car that it cracks.

[MK999]

Brick under the wheel and a scaff bar, i'll bet my car that it cracks.

I'll take that bet, you can have a wheel nut if it does :d

[Curtoise]

brick under the wheel ? lol what u mean ?

[Curtoise]

i have already tryed a 4 ft bar

[L33 LEG]

i have already tried a 4 ft bar

Keep trying. Aslong as it hasnt been buzzed on by an apprentice at a tyre place then it will come off. Dont stop pulling until the car starts to lift off the ground lol

[Nova-rich]

brick under the wheel ? lol what u mean ?

You said "already tried a huge bar it just made the car roll forward" so either stick it in gear or put a brick under the wheel, n swing off the bar! it'll go, if not it'll be the first one that doesnt!

[Curtoise]

surly then the wheel bolt will round off?? lol, yeh i dont know why it posted it twice for me lol. alright ile have a blast at it later today

[Nova-rich]

surly then the wheel bolt will round off?? lol, yeh i dont know why it posted it twice for me lol. alright ile have a blast at it later today

No it wont, just do it tomorrow trust me i got a "D" i physics! lol

[brainsnova]

get your mate to start it up and press the brake pedal that will stop it going forward.

[Curtoise]

good plan brainsnova i will do that, meh ile hammer the socket onto it lol!
cheerz for the advice guys repped

[Curtoise]

you must spread the gayness around before giving it to brainsnova again :(

[Ernie]

no need to start the car just put it in gear with the hand brake on.Try to tighten first just a bit then undo.

[Nova-rich]

3 pages on how to remove a wheel bolt ffs! lol. comeback mig all is forgiven! lol

[Curtoise]

tighten first kk, cheerz

[Curtoise]

lmfao ! its not any wheel bolt, its a stuck one, a normal wheel bolt would get 1 page max tbh :p

[Nova-rich]

Lmao! ahh yeah course it is my mistake! lol. drive up here n i'll get it off n stop the sh1t storm that is... THE STUCK WHEEL BOLT: Revenge of the rusty threads!!

[bai1ey]

the a big round solid bar insert into hole and beat living S*it out of the top of the nut/bolt it may just strecth the threads abit but then agin it may not worth a try

[Curtoise]

the suck wheel bolt? lol i know its in a bad situation but no need to insult it lmao

[Nova-rich]

Lmao! well i didnt want to go there but i was forced! lol

[bai1ey]

sorry i think i read that rong

[Curtoise]

Lmao! well i didnt want to go there but i was forced! lol

lol
i feel sorry for my poor wheel bolt, if i ever get it off im going to take it out and replace it its had a hard 18 years of life, i think its time for it to retire, might even frame it "the bolt that was once stuck, that now is free"

[Curtoise]

sorry i think i read that wrong

yeh i think you did, lol i should of quoted it my bad lol, i shall give your idea a try tho especially while spraying wd40 on it might wiggle it in

[bai1ey]

i used to use a thing call liquid spanner at wark it was amazing cudnt tell where to get it from lol there is a penertrating oil called crail that is also good

[Curtoise]

with a name like liquid spanner its bound to be immense .

[Nova-rich]

lol
i feel sorry for my poor wheel bolt, if i ever get it off im going to take it out and replace it its had a hard 18 years of life, i think its time for it to retire, might even frame it "the bolt that was once stuck, that now is free"

Ha ha ha! mount it on your wall as a proud first kill! lol. This summers sequal!... STUCK BOLT: Armageddon war of the scaff bars!!!

http://i46.tinypic.com/213md1v.jpg

[LEWI007]

lol whats PNG coming to, threads about how to take wheels off..

[Curtoise]

lol i think you'll find that's a nut ^^^ not a bolt:roll:

lol armageddon definitely going to frame it now tbh its not as if its been on there long tho, i think the other wheel bolts are scared of the same fate as on the way home i heard the dreaded tap tap tap tap of the wheel coming loose lol, so i pulled over and tightened them up lol

[Nova-rich]

NOOOO! didnt you read the posts? its a "stuck one!" lol

[Curtoise]

lol whats PNG coming to, threads about how to take wheels off.. wheel bolt, get it right :roll:
:p

[Curtoise]

NOOOO! didnt you read the posts? its a "stuck one!" lol

i think THE stuck one is more adequate lol

[Nova-rich]

Lol, yes they are a sneaky bunch those wheel nuts, its always good to carry a big bar with you just incase one mis-behaves! lol

[Curtoise]

yeh i bent my wheel wrench that used to be a good one, the best i have had, hmm maybe i could frame that in the same frame as "THE stuck one" to show the battle

[Nova-rich]

i think THE stuck one is more adequate lol

Lol yes quite! the defiance of a lone rebel wheel nut! lol

[Curtoise]

lmfao im gonna take pics of it lurking in its cove of safety

[Nova-rich]

lol, yes show how mercyless the battle was with bolts been stripped and rounded contrasted by sockets failing and bars bending, It really is the ultimate war by which all future ceased threads will be compared to!

You need to send forces into this cove, bombard the offending article until surrender is the only option! lol

[Curtoise]

indeed, im just thinking how fail would this be if it came off a piece of piss tomorrow, tbh i think baxters a worthy scafold bearer to fight "THE stuck one"

[Nova-rich]

Yes they have proved to be a worthy allie in past conquests, a better tool... there is none! lol

[muzzy]

Jesus christ 5 pages :wtf:

Use a breaker bar with a piece of scaffolding pole on it, that will remove this legendary wheel bolt.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

heheh, if curtoise's doors wernt bad enough, even his wheelnuts are rotten lol

[bazil]

Meh

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/d6af38d2f16c3c4971dba57125d3b6f8.jpg

[Welsh Dan]

I've not found a stuck nut or bolt that I couldn't undo or break by standing on the end of a breaker bar :d.

On a more serious note, use a proper penetrating oil, not WD40, and have you shocked the threads with a hammer?

[Jackroadkill]

Heat it up with a gas torch until it glows red hot, then get the bar on it.

[L14MNP]

Am i too late?
http://curbly_uploads_production.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/0000/0001/1440/sawzall_large.jpg
As recommended by certain dubbers. lol

[Curtoise]

Heat it up with a gas torch until it glows red hot, then get the bar on it.
yeh coz that wont damage/mark my wheel lol

[L14MNP]

Are you using a proper 6 sided socket?
I just skimmed this and I have my doubts lol.

Ghetto it off! We loosened the crank pulley bolt on my mates R33 GTR by jamming a power bar against the chassis leg and turning it over on the starter. Improvise!

[Riggy]

lol you are goin left ?

[L14MNP]

OK now I have read it all. I bet he is going the wrong way. lol

Also FYI wheel bolts suck!

[Sloth]

oxy-acetaline....

[Southie]

Are you sure it's not got a locking wheel nut on. lol

[Sloth]

flol @ that /\

[Jackroadkill]

yeh coz that wont damage/mark my wheel lol

Didn't damage mine when I did it a few weeks back!

[Curtoise]

omg, its a locking bolt !














nah its not, and now i have rounded my 6 sided socket and split the star socket omg this is silly i have tryed a massive bar it bent and then snapped might just take it to a grage quickly to razz off lol

[Southie]

READ THIS (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_remove_a_stuck_lug_nut_to_remove_the_wh eel) ;)

[L14MNP]

Or take the other three off and run it on one - it will soon come loose. lol

[Curtoise]

i think im going to to go my local garage, and see if they can get it off with the airguns, no doubt they will charge me tho

[Curtoise]

Or take the other three off and run it on one - it will soon come loose. lol

lmfao you would not belive i was contemplating that earlier lol

[L14MNP]

If you have rounded a 6 sided socket (:/) then hammer another onto it. They aren't in with much torque. Even if it has been gunned in at 500nm or something stupid (unlikely it's uber tight as it would have stripped the threads) a scaffy bar and a power bar will crack it off.

Sure you're not just p!ss weak? lol

[L33 LEG]

Or take the other three off and run it on one - it will soon come loose. lol

My mate did this with a car of his when the wheel wouldnt come off the hub. So he drove it down the alley until it fell off lol

[Southie]

What was the reason you where taking the wheel off for anyway lol

[muzzy]

Man up lol

[L14MNP]

What was the reason you where taking the wheel off for anyway lol

Probably to change the drum. lol

[Curtoise]

lol nah, yeh he 6 sided nova wrench has rounded so it slips not, its been hammerd on aswell lol, 3 guys have had a go not, its putting up a bloody good fight, i think its because 2 weeks ago i rut the wheel back on in the rain lol, but the other 3 are fine lol

[Curtoise]

nah its front, i wanted to see what some wheels looked like, but now its pissing me off and im gonna get it off otherwise it will think its won lol

[L14MNP]

I know it's front. Hence saying you were removing the rear drum. lol

Wonder if you've got a sticky caliper and fused the bolt into the hub. I've done similar with another car. Nut to stud FTL. They just snap when you try and undo them then. Have you got Delco's? lol

I reckon you and your mates have the combined strength of an anorexic, arthritic toddler. lol

[muzzy]

Have you tried a scaffolding pole yet, that will either loosen the bolt off or it will snap it, either way the wheel will be off lol

[L14MNP]

His Cadburys sockets are rounding off. If i read rightly he rounded the wheel brace off too? lol

[muzzy]

Are they made of clay or something :confused:

I think its time to invest in some new sockets lol

[wwmnw]

Impact socket, big hammer and some luck ?

[Andy]

what a carry on!
Get some serious heat on it.
Failing that,borrow a gas axe off some gyppo's

[L14MNP]

Clay sockest has me PMSL
http://unusualautos.com/test/test/photos/flintstonescar.jpg

Always wondered how the steering was connected. lol

[muzzy]

Clay sockest has me PMSL
http://unusualautos.com/test/test/photos/flintstonescar.jpg

Always wondered how the steering was connected. lol

Nova prototype :confused:

[blue_peg_16v]

impact socket and big bar and swing on the fecker

[nova_saloon]

put all the other wheel bolts back on nice and tight may relieve some pressure off of it! but long bar in gear bricks under tyres. then step 20ft back then run and fly kick it! ninja style

[mowgli]

get a hexagon socket, and use the sliding t bar with a pipe on the end make sure it is in first gear and get the foot brake pushed on hard & chocked with either a lump of wood or a mate... get another mate to jump on the pipe... and you whack the bit on the tbar, that fixes to the socket, really hard with a hammer...

its how we take stubborn lorry wheelnuts off

[Curtoise]

hmm just had a bout of fail! jumping on the wheel brace, and it flung off into next doors car door whooops, meh its already got loooaaads of dents in it they wont notice, i think the problem is getting the socket on properly, as it keeps flying off, the whee brace is just at bad, i think thats why its taken some of the hex off it. ffs this is annoying nah i need a scaffolding pole

[Curtoise]

just got my trolly jack on the wheel brace and jacked it up to undo it failed the brace just came flying off

[Southie]

GET THIS BLOODY CAR TO A GARAGE FFS lol

[Curtoise]

lolol nah i wanna win lol, garage will properly charge me tonnes lol just to remove a wheel bolt lol

[blue_peg_16v]

wheel brace is poo if its that tight get a 17 or 19 mm impact socket (the black ones) size is dependant on stud and a long bar dont use scafold pole on a wheel brace there made of cack metal and as you have found just round, socket and long bar if that dosent work scafold pole on the long bar

[dave watson]

a bit scafolding pole for ultimate leverage.

haha i snaped my power bar in half doing that

[Nova-rich]

I cant believe we're nearly on 10 pages to get this rebel wheel nut off! lol have a run up to mine over the wkend i'll get it you off! he he!

[Sloth]

have you cmpletely rounded it off? pics plz!

[Curtoise]

no its not compleatly round, just not hex enough to keep a good grip

[blue_peg_16v]

use a proper socket i never use the wheel brace keep the breaker bar and socket in the boot

[Sloth]

then its rounded. you need some nut removers. get to machine mart.

[Nova-rich]

or a set of stilsons if its not in a recess

[Sloth]

/\ it apparently is...

[Nova-rich]

Ahh! looks like smashing a smaller socket over it! lol.

[Curtoise]

lmfao the bolt is fine, the sockets are getting pwnd. just tried a breaker bar just turns the wheel round! with the full load of the car on it :eek::wtf:

yeh the wheels i have are crappy offset so they are deeply recessed, i will get a pick

[Nova-rich]

Drive up here i'll do it!

[Curtoise]

no lol im not driving 3 hours to get a stuck wheel bolt off lol

[blue_peg_16v]

lmfao the bolt is fine, the sockets are getting pwnd. just tried a breaker bar just turns the wheel round! with the full load of the car on it :eek::wtf:

yeh the wheels i have are crappy offset so they are deeply recessed, i will get a pick

get someone to press the foot brake while you swing on the breaker bar

[Sloth]

grow some muscles....

[JordyzNova]

snap on air gun portable FTW :d

[General Baxter]

snap on air gun portable FTW :d

that thing must be heavy, how do you get protable air ?

[novaxe235]

Take the car to your local tyre dealer and ask them to do it they won't charge if its a 2 second job.

[bai1ey]

get a braker bar and 17mm impact socket lock the bar against the floor jump in and reverse pickey style for the win just dont do it to fast

[Andy]

i cant believe what im reading

[Curtoise]

lmfao i like the people always say "get this get that" lol i cant just magic stuff lol gonna take to to a garage tomorrow

[L33 LEG]

11 pages lol

I can't see why a long bar isnt enough for this? Have you welded the bolt on? lol

[Curtoise]

nope lol, i think its rusted and bonded the metal lol some crazy shizle must be going on it the thread lol

[brainsnova]

the pansy way is to jack the car up and angle the breaker bar so its at 4-5 o'clock and slowly lower the jack and the weight of the car should help.

[Curtoise]

lol tried that, just turns the wheel gonna take it to a garage tomoz

[brainsnova]

lol i ment to say while pressing the brake

[scott.parker]

OMFG! Are you serious? are you a woman? as Ive never read so much **** about taking a wheel off FFS...
1) PUT THE ****ING CAR IN GEAR!....

2) use a Proper wheel brace/bar

3)If the bolts rounded then smash a smaller socket on to it etc.

If you have not done this by 5pm tomorrow your just taking the piss for a laugh, as Ive never read such toss.

[Curtoise]

lmfao its not a wheel its "the stuck one" and i have tried a proper wheel brace, the bolt isnt rounded the wheel brace is lol. as i said im taking it to a garage tomorrow as i dont have the tools (scaffolding) to get it off

[brainsnova]

copper grease the bolts for the future :d

[scott.parker]

lmfao its not a wheel its "the stuck one" and i have tried a proper wheel brace, the bolt isnt rounded the wheel brace is lol. as i said im taking it to a garage tomorrow as i dont have the tools (scaffolding) to get it off

IF it's not a wheel then what is it your taking off??? :roll:

You dont need scaffolding or "special" tools, just some commonsense, like putting it IN GEAR, and shocking it with a hammer first..

[blue_peg_16v]

he has girl arms tho scott lol

[jimbob-mcgrew]

cast iron vauxhall brace is a big pile o poo, rounds off and bends just like yours. borrow a decent socket and bar of someone if poss, u wont have any probs.

[scott.parker]

Sod it, let him take it to Kwik Fit, they only difference's are, they ware overalls, and he'll be paying them to **** it up some more, as there as good at this Job as he is....

[Curtoise]

im trying to get the wheel BOLT off lol, i dont care about the wheel atm, plus i did put it in get but it still moves the wheel!

[Curtoise]

Sod it, let him take it to Kwik Fit, they only difference's are, they ware overalls, and he'll be paying them to **** it up some more, as there as good at this Job as he is....

lol calm yourself i would never take a car to quick sh!t, im going to take it to a guy i know who runs a garage.:thumb:

[Curtoise]

plus i cant magic tools out of the air!!!! i have to arrange to borrow them, so cant do it instantly

[scott.parker]

im trying to get the wheel BOLT off lol, i dont care about the wheel atm, plus i did put it in get but it still moves the wheel!

OK, so in gear/ hand brake on, blocks under rear wheels, and some one with foot on brake, if it's still moving then theres something massively wrong with your car not the bolt.

[scott.parker]

lol calm yourself i would never take a car to quick sh!t, im going to take it to a guy i know who runs a garage.:thumb:

Calm my self, lol lol lol have you actually read how stupid this comes across to everyone?..

[Curtoise]

OK, so in gear/ hand brake on, blocks under rear wheels, and some one with foot on brake, if it's still moving then theres something massively wrong with your car not the bolt.

lol i havnt had anyone to step on the foot break yet, as i had a friend coming over to help, but didnt get round to it as we were sorting his car out!

lol right so a thread asking on tips that have helped other people remove stuck wheel bolts in the past is stupid i think not. just asking for tips lol

[jimbob-mcgrew]

hey, worst comes to worst, angle grind the bloody hub off, and throw it away with the wheel lol

[muzzy]

If you don't have the proper tools ie decent sockets etc then you may as well stick it into a garage, although i don't get how it can be this hard to take a bolt out

[scott.parker]

lol i havnt had anyone to step on the foot break yet, as i had a friend coming over to help, but didnt get round to it as we were sorting his car out!

lol right so a thread asking on tips that have helped other people remove stuck wheel bolts in the past is stupid i think not. just asking for tips lol

You had all the answers in the first page, so there is no reason to keep telling us you cant get it off, it just make you look stupid thats all..:thumb:

[Curtoise]

hmm its stuck in bloody well, and yeh i dont have the tools, i used to have a good socket set, but now thats bust !

[Curtoise]

You had all the answers in the first page, so there is no reason to keep telling us you cant get it off, it just make you look stupid thats all..:thumb:

lol i was having a lol with nova rich for a bit of it, then people tell me knew tips so i say i have tried it etc so people tell me different ones to try, plus i don't really care if people think I'm stupid I'm just asking for advice.
and i have said I'm going to take it to the garage what is it 3? times now, but yet u still answer saying FFS ect when i have just said I'm going to take it to the garage tomorrow lol.

[scott.parker]

lol i was having a lol with nova rich for a bit of it, then people tell me knew tips so i say i have tried it etc so people tell me different ones to try, plus i don't really care if people think I'm stupid I'm just asking for advice.
and i have said I'm going to take it to the garage what is it 3? times now, but yet u still answer saying FFS ect when i have just said I'm going to take it to the garage tomorrow lol.

Well its only on this page (13) i read your taking it to the garage, and i dont remember saying FFS to you once??

Sorry for replying.

[Curtoise]

OMFG! Are you serious? are you a woman? as Ive never read so much **** about taking a wheel off FFS...
1) PUT THE ****ING CAR IN GEAR!....

2) use a Proper wheel brace/bar

3)If the bolts rounded then smash a smaller socket on to it etc.

If you have not done this by 5pm tomorrow your just taking the piss for a laugh, as Ive never read such toss.

lol sorry OMFG then lol yeh okies lets stop replying when nothing getting done, update on "THE stuck one" tomoz

[bazil]

Sorry mate but pics or it never happened lol

novas, fcuking people up since 1983 lol

[Curtoise]

lmfao kk ile get pics tomoz of the bugger, iv scratched all the paint on my wheel too lol

[Sloth]

thread of the year. i shall piss if your garage mate snaps it off in there....

[Curtoise]

lmfao i wont piss, well i might piss on it, then it means new hubs lol, might take it to the garage down my road soon actually

[mowgli]

lmfao i wont piss, well i might piss on it, then it means new hubs lol, might take it to the garage down my road soon actually

if you break the stud off, then the threaded bit wil be loose in the hub.....

the tight bit is where the bolt is hitting the rim

[Curtoise]

are you sure? i think its got some corrosion in the thread tbh making it lock up as when i put it on last it was raining

[Tim-SR]

LOL! this thread is quality lol

[Curtoise]

gay a mate was supposed to be bringing a huge breaker bar and a proper wheel brace, but her forgot:wtf: i really don't want to get charged for it at a garage tho lol

[mowgli]

i assume you have tried slowly driving it round for a bit with the other 3 bolts just loosely in until it all warms up????

[Curtoise]

nope havnt tried driving it around with 3 bolts

[mowgli]

might be worth a try.. just go slowly though and give it plenty of braking to warm the hub/disc up

[Curtoise]

hmm could try that, just had another go at it as its been soaking in wd all night, still bloody no movement at all insane thing! i think i just need lots more leaverage and a good bloody wheel brace

[Southie]

GET THIS BLOODY CAR TO A GARAGE FFS lol
:roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll: :roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

[Curtoise]

nah the monkeys will charge me like £20 lol which i don't have atm

[mowgli]

nah the monkeys will charge me like £20 lol which i don't have atm

you've spent that in internet usage

[Curtoise]

lol, nah unlimited

[Southie]

http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons4/2009/12/52/609/6099637/06d1501b5a86d664_honest-scrap-_1_.xlarge.gif

[Curtoise]

lol im not scrapping the nova lol

[L33 LEG]

Can't believe you are still having problems with this lol

Im sure you will have enough stuff at home to make a big bar. Fcuk paying somebody else to get it off. Have you get any pics yet? Won't help anything but would make some good fail pics lol

[Curtoise]

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/DSCF1924640x480.jpg

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/DSCF1926640x480.jpg

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/DSCF1925640x480.jpg

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEES!!!!

its earned its place tbh

http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii448/curtreid8/DSCF1927640x480.jpg

lol,
it finally came off with a massive screech lol, my mate brought a massive breaker bar and a good hex socket, i was standing on it jumping up and down and he was stamping on it, im sooo happy lol, look at the state of it tho!

[Curtoise]

pretty good high deff pics tho lol

[L33 LEG]

lol that looks mashed! Well don for finally getting it done though, 16 pages to get a wheel bolt out must be a record :)

[Curtoise]

yehs 3 days and 4 tools later lol

[Curtoise]

lol btw plus rep for all the help cheerz gays *guys

[Curtoise]

WTF lol iv been negged twice, lol buggers i had respect for you nbc lol.
scott kinda expected it tbh lol

[Southie]

lol oops wrong button :p

[Curtoise]

lol i cant rep u tho, u must spread some gay apparently

[JordyzNova]

that thing must be heavy, how do you get protable air ?


BATTERY POWERD .... :thumb:

[L14MNP]

You p!ss weak cluless CHILD!

[blue_peg_16v]

so came off with the tools we told you to use lol

[MK999]

Why does it look like that bolts been ground down to make it look rounded? lol No bolt I ever rounded made pretty striations like that

[brainsnova]

BATTERY POWERD .... :thumb:

Baxter power is key :thumb:

[blue_peg_16v]

curt get your christmas list made up early and it best all be tools you need em lol

[L14MNP]

Why does it look like that bolts been ground down to make it look rounded? lol No bolt I ever rounded made pretty striations like that

Gotta agree there Mark. lol

Even so, it's still not 'round' You could have brayed an 18mm (assuming it's a 19mm) over that and had it off in no time.

Biggest thread of fail on here for a very long time! Cheers for the +ve rep btw. lol

God knows what you would have done if you lost the locking wheel nut key like I did just after xmas. BTW I had all four 'lockers' off in about 15 minutes. Would have been much quicker if not for trips down the garden to the garage to use the vice. lol

[Sloth]

moral of this thread: buy decent tools in the first place.

[brainsnova]

moral of this thread: buy decent tools in the first place.

and always source a fat mate to jump on the breaker bar ;)

[Sloth]

i'm fat already....

[bmw156]

moral of this thread: buy decent tools in the first place.

my thoughts excatly:d

more of the right tool then decent.

as some one else has said, i have never had a tool fail doing its job.

[L14MNP]

Moral of this thread get a clue. Even with crap tools you can remove a wheel. Could have probably removed it with a swan neck spanner tbh! lol

[Curtoise]

lmfao yeh pretty much altho i didn't have the proper tools! and i think its rounded oddly because the socket split so ony gripped a few edges i guess oh and it coming flying off grr, yeh i need tools

[Curtoise]

erm no you couldnt it was too far set in

[Curtoise]

i have pretty much used every pikey tool there is and nothing worked lol. i need to invest in a big bar me thinks

[bazil]

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=65301&group_ID=2299&store=uk&dir=catalog

lol

[brainsnova]

this is good for the cash and might be cheaper elsewhere http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=6&ved=0CBwQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toolspot.co.uk%2Fproduct%2Fex tending-wheel-brace-with-17-19mm-socket&rct=j&q=wheel+brace&ei=BDiRS9-5Id3NjAf-w6GACw&usg=AFQjCNExTXZg5_CuLw90EAuQlkiXFPl6cg

[Curtoise]

extendable? would that not make it weaker lol

[MK999]

extendable? would that not make it weaker lol

It's ok I don't think you'll manage to snap it lol

[Curtoise]

Moral of this thread get a clue. Even with crap tools you can remove a wheel. Could have probably removed it with a swan neck spanner tbh! lol

how is that the moral lol its the opposite proved? lol and its not simply removing a wheel lol i didn't even remove the wheel when i got it off lol


you welcome for the rep

[Curtoise]

i have already snapped a bar lol, makes me think need to adjust the handbrake tbh, hmm another epic thread of fail ?

[L14MNP]

Those things are crap. They can snap/bend.

Get yourself a 150pc Halfords Pro (older style) socket set and a scaffy bar.
You don't even need a breaker bar, bust the drive in the ratchet and they will replace it for you een though they aren't supposed to. lol

[L14MNP]

Get a clue is an acceptable moral. I'd see if you can buy one of those before you blow money on tools. Try the car boot sale, you can get everything there expect dignity.

[scott.parker]

Well done, see it was not so hard was it, though i think if the thread on the bolt was not shagged in the first place would of helped, it probably made a right mess inside the hub thread?

Scott

[Curtoise]

expect dignity lol? well tbh im not a pro at fixing cars but im learning lol, and thanks to some ppl now i have a bit more knowledge and next time i will just get the right stuff instead of faffing lol

[Curtoise]

lol i didn't even look just screwed the new 1 in and out 3 times all went smoothly lol, much smoother than the other one.

[scott.parker]

lol i didn't even look just screwed the new 1 in and out 3 times all went smoothly lol, much smoother than the other one.

Dude that cus if you look at the thread on the old one it was buggered before you put it in, if something wont go in most the way just by hand (as in no tools, just use a socket, and turn by hand) then there is something not right, you might be cross threading it etc, so stop and remove the bolt and inspect it, keep this in mind for anything bolt/nut wise in future mate.

Scott

[Curtoise]

Dude that cus if you look at the thread on the old one it was buggered before you put it in, if something wont go in most the way just by hand (as in no tools, just use a socket, and turn by hand) then there is something not right, you might be cross threading it etc, so stop and remove the bolt and inspect it, keep this in mind for anything bolt/nut wise in future mate.

Scott

kk thanks good tip, i guess because the offset is ****e i couldnt do it up with fingers lol, do had to use the wheel brace therefore not feeling the fault

[bai1ey]

i would just like to say well done for getting the offending bolt out.
but have we got pics of why you needed them out

[Curtoise]

no lol i just wanted it out and not stuck so when i do have to change the wheel lol, get it outa the way

[L14MNP]

Wheel offset has FA to do with the reason you couldn't access the bolt btw. lol

[Curtoise]

well i couldnt test it with my fingers lol

[muzzy]

Is it off yet lol

[Curtoise]

yeh look back a couple of pages lol

[muzzy]

I was lost as to how far through the 20 pages I actually was lol

[Benn]

Copper slip your wheel bolts next time.

[mowgli]

Copper slip your wheel bolts next time.

and only put them on with a genuine wheelbrace, ie a short manually operated one.

windy guns are good for taking them off, not putting them on

[Benn]

True^ i have a bad habit of doing them up with my bar way to tight. I know they don't need to be but just don't want them comming off..lol ever tho i know they wont.

[Vausey_Nova_Knotla]

today just taking the wheel off and one of my bolts is stuck on super bad, i have tryed wd40, and stamping on the wheel wrench but nothing :(
any ideas?:thumb:

only read first page :L and well shock thead it aload of times them big bar it if not working for you still big bar it wile shock threading it lol:thumb:

[Vausey_Nova_Knotla]

True^ i have a bad habit of doing them up with my bar way to tight. I know they don't need to be but just don't want them comming off..lol ever tho i know they wont.


over tightening road wheels is still bad idea as the stress on the bolt wile traveling at speed can snap it and then ur ****ed so do it to recomended torque or as you do just abit tight not OTT

[MK999]

True^ i have a bad habit of doing them up with my bar way to tight. I know they don't need to be but just don't want them comming off..lol ever tho i know they wont.

Just remember that torque ratings are for a reason, too loose and they come off, but snapping one is just as bad if not worse lol That should scare you into not jumping on them next time lol