Wrencher Oppos: what is the diagnosis? 

Kinja'd!!! by "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
Published 12/20/2017 at 12:40

Tags: FAT AMERICAN BABE BENDS BLACK IRON OUT OF SHAPE AFTER ENDLESS TUGGING.
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I made this video of my jeep’s left front wheel making the weird noise I was talking about. I was trying to remove the wheel but the lug nuts were so tight I bent my fucking iron.

I’ll have to go ask my neighbors for some tools, yo.


Replies (25)

Kinja'd!!! "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
12/20/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 0

Is the dust shield rubbing on the brake rotor?

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 0

I couldn’t remove the wheel so I couldn’t check properly :(... but a quick push with the iron made me think it was reasonably distant.

Kinja'd!!! "crowmolly" (crowmolly)
12/20/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 2

My vote is brake related. Gotta get the wheel off and look for uneven pad wear.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 12:51, STARS: 0

Will try to! But the wheels ain’t coming off with my tire iron (see tags)

Kinja'd!!! "crowmolly" (crowmolly)
12/20/2017 at 12:53, STARS: 1

I saw. Brutal.

Kinja'd!!! "EL_ULY" (uly)
12/20/2017 at 12:56, STARS: 0

rock between dust shield and rotor?

Kinja'd!!! "crowmolly" (crowmolly)
12/20/2017 at 12:57, STARS: 0

PS: you might be able to just go to a tire shop and have them gun the nuts loose/re-tighten them more reasonably.

Kinja'd!!! "XJDano" (xjdano)
12/20/2017 at 12:57, STARS: 0

Get a 4 way lug wrench. The one you got it’s for roadside emergencies changing tires, but wouldn’t do you any good.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Custom-Accessories-84441-14-4-Way-Lug-Wrench/20552693?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222228016775578&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=51780382511&wl4=pla-83194008311&wl5=9022875&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=20552693&wl13=&veh=sem

The 4-way you can push & pull on it.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 12:57, STARS: 0

I gave the shield a nice push with the iron (strategically avoiding the rotor) and nothing fell out of it/sounded weirdly.

Once I can remove the tyre I’ll inspect the rotor.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 12:58, STARS: 0

Yeah, I’ll go to the local tyre center over at costco.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 12:59, STARS: 1

I know its for emergencies, but if it was an emergency I’d be as screwed as those lug nuts are to the wheel!

Kinja'd!!! "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/20/2017 at 13:06, STARS: 0

Might be debris in the caliper/pad area, or a pad clip that’s come loose and is contacting the rotor. Do you hear it while driving? It ALMOST just sounds like normal pad skimming the rotor. Could be normal, could be the sign of a slightly stuck caliper.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 0

It does that sound when driving, it intensifies after highway driving or hilly driving (hot wheels) one of the theories is that the lug nuts are too tight and wrapped the rotor (saw it in another post)

Kinja'd!!! "Cash Rewards" (cashrewards)
12/20/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 1

It is a quality tag

Kinja'd!!! "KevlarRx7" (kevlarsupra)
12/20/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 2

You need a torque multiplier, possibly a truck one.

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Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/20/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 1

When you take the wheel off, I’d clean and lube the slide pins for the brake caliper. The caliper might not be retracting all the way because of dirty slide pins.

I also I’d test for a collapsed brake hose. I forgot the exact procedure, but IIRC you lift up the wheel and spin it like you did, then pump the brakes a few time and spin it again to see if there’s more resistance.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 1

I’m sorry, but I can’t take a device called “Nut buddy jr.” seriously...

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 0

It said up to 1200nm of torque... I stood atop the iron and jumped, now I think I produced between 900-1100nm and it didn’t budge at all.

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 13:31, STARS: 0

I just checked the detail print on the mech’s invoice... instead of changing the brake fluid and bleeding the system, dude just “added some brake fluid when he saw it low”

Look, I live amongst apes...

Kinja'd!!! "KevlarRx7" (kevlarsupra)
12/20/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 0

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As I said you might need a truck one, that’ll get any lug nut off.

Kinja'd!!! "cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
12/20/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 2

Gotta love the “mechanics” that say “I can feel the torques from an impact in muh hands.” They should use a torque stick, bare minimum.

Kinja'd!!! "Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
12/20/2017 at 15:04, STARS: 0

Dude, you need a breaker bar and a FiST muffler

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/20/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 0

What about the bent iron welded into the old sway bar?

#T=D*F

GIVE ME ALL THE TORQUES!

Kinja'd!!! "XJDano" (xjdano)
12/20/2017 at 17:52, STARS: 1

Right. That’s why I mentioned it wouldn’t have done you any good. A 4-way is good to have as it fits my 4 different cars on one tool. I also use a breaker bar and appropriate socket.

Good luck.

Kinja'd!!! "Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
12/20/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 0

Possibly a wheel bearing