by "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
Published 12/19/2017 at 22:39
by "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
Published 12/19/2017 at 22:39
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Also fuck you Chyrsler and your wierd chrome caps!
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
12/19/2017 at 22:43, STARS: 1
Chevy likes those dumb lug nut caps too.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
12/19/2017 at 22:49, STARS: 2
Am I looking at a twisted tire iron?
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/19/2017 at 23:08, STARS: 2
You are looking at twisted iron
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/19/2017 at 23:08, STARS: 0
I hate these!
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/19/2017 at 23:09, STARS: 0
I was trying to check the wierd sound coming from the tyres, but damn, those thingns did not give up!
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
12/19/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 0
VW does that shit, too. Little black covers that require a special tool to remove.
I only removed them once. Visible lug bolts/nuts are a thing of beauty.
"Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen" (distraxi)
12/19/2017 at 23:15, STARS: 0
Well if it’s any consolation, if it was a Subaru you’d be looking at a broken wheelstud not a bent tire iron right now.
Though I guess the wheel would be off...
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
12/19/2017 at 23:16, STARS: 2
dumba$$ airgun jockey... “tight is good! tighter must be better!”
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
12/19/2017 at 23:16, STARS: 5
Too many ugga duggas with the rattle gun again. Ugh.
"Nerd-Vol" (Nerd-Vol)
12/19/2017 at 23:22, STARS: 4
*gooder
"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
12/19/2017 at 23:34, STARS: 1
Looks like a job for a 3/4" drive, 3-foot breaker bar.
" The Compromiser" (charger)
12/19/2017 at 23:48, STARS: 0
I’ve had to replace them all once, and now a single one because the tyre guy thinks full on air ratchet is the correct torque. Had to drill the stud out.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/19/2017 at 23:48, STARS: 0
And Ford.... we’re talking about the chrome metal caps press fit to the lug nuts that always swell and then get mashed when you try to take them off because they’re in-between sizes, right?
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/19/2017 at 23:52, STARS: 3
#TorqueStickArmy
"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
12/19/2017 at 23:56, STARS: 0
I specifically bought special lug nut sockets from the Snap-On guy to deal with Dodge/Chrysler and GM chrome capped lugnuts.
They’re 18.5mm, 19.5mm, 21mm, 21.5mm, 22mm, and 22.5mm.
"Tohru" (tohrurokuno)
12/19/2017 at 23:58, STARS: 2
“Aw shit, I gave it three ugga duggas but I was using the 3/4" impact instead of the 1/2".”
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 00:33, STARS: 0
Yes, exactly those... which are useless! if you get a flat in the highway the head can’t get in.
The nut is literally too big and swollen!
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 00:34, STARS: 0
Oh god...
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 00:34, STARS: 0
Yes.. without a doubt... now I’m scared because the same caveman did my front suspension rebuild!
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 00:40, STARS: 0
I suspect he did have a torque wrench, but read the requirments in NM and the torque wrench was calibrated in lbft!
DAMN YOU IMPERIAL UNITS!
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
12/20/2017 at 00:43, STARS: 0
I bought a 3/4" drive, extendable to 24" ratchet on Amazon a little while back for something like $25 US. It is very handy for breaking stubborn lug nuts free. I’ve also started using a torque wrench when I put them on. I know that if I ever take it to a mechanic it will probably get the air gun, but at least when I do them I know I’ll be able to get them free later.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 00:47, STARS: 0
Well, getting shit from amazon here is way more complex! I think i’ll go to Walmart or something and look for something useful.
More than anything I can’t diagnose myself anyway, so trying to take the nuts out anyway is futile.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
12/20/2017 at 00:52, STARS: 0
Yeah I meant to say that you should be able to find something similar at a similar price - I figure getting things from Amazon would be either a pain or not possible. I think I missed part of the story here - are they just on too tight, or are they swollen to the point you can’t even get the wrench on there properly?
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 01:01, STARS: 1
The car had been parked for the better part of two days, so they aren’t swollen. They get swollen in the highway and when its out, then its a pain to remove them!
I’ll get a better wrench (Read: longer) with a torque meter
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
12/20/2017 at 01:18, STARS: 0
Gotcha. It is better to get two wrenches if you can afford it and have space to store them - one with a torque meter and one without. You can knock the meter out of calibration by using it to break loose stuck nuts. You can go cheap on the non-meter one if you like. There are non-ratcheting breaker bars that are essentially just a 3/4” drive head pinned onto a long steel pole made just for getting nuts loose. You can get them up to a meter long. On the torque wrench side you want something that’ll go up to around 120 ft-lb (160 Nm) for lug nuts. I don’t know if they are available in Mexico, but I have a Tekton that was reasonably priced and I am happy with.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 01:38, STARS: 1
Well, I mean, we make the lug nuts so we better have wrenches!
My car’s manual specifies 120nm... so yeah, I need a high capacity meter!
"ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied." (theplasticone)
12/20/2017 at 06:31, STARS: 2
Found him.
"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
12/20/2017 at 10:18, STARS: 0
Had to buy a 4ft breaker bar once because some monkey with an air-tool torqued the lugs so tight the rotors were warped and squeaking.
Although the breaker bar has come in handy since then.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 11:01, STARS: 0
rotors... sqeaking
I think I found the issue!
"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
12/20/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 0
It might not be something most people immediately think of. I thought I needed new break pads maybe or there was a rock chip caught between the brakes or something. Went to take off the wheel just to have a better look - the lug nuts were insanely tight. When I put them back on at a normal torque the squeak was gone. It’s a common problem with over tightened lug nuts though.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 12:33, STARS: 0
Oh god.
I’ll check that out, but I don’t have a torque meter... If I go to a dealer and have them check it would it be insanely expensive?
"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
12/20/2017 at 12:38, STARS: 0
You don’t really need a torque wrench for lug nuts. Using a stock lug nut wrench (not a huge breaker bar) at a good amount of force is close enough. I’ve used that method forever with no ill effects. It’s not rocket science, you just don’t want to use an air impact driver that will way over torque it.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 12:41, STARS: 0
Yeah, I suspect that’s a great solution...
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 12:50, STARS: 0
I stood on the edge of the tire iron and I must have produced about 900nm of torque on the lug and it did not even move...