"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 09/20/2020 at 17:02 • Filed to: None

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Whoever invented two-piece lug nuts can go fuck themselves. Wi th a cactus.

That is all. You may return to your regularly scheduled car stuff.

Just Jeepin' > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2020 at 17:10

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They are awful. As soon as I discovered that mine were (of course, that discovery meant I was SOL when trying to remove a wheel) I had all of them replaced.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2020 at 17:37

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Yeah I don’t get the point of them. This stupid idea caused me to replace all the lug nuts on one or two of my previous vehicles 

DipodomysDeserti > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2020 at 17:45

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Working on a Jeep by any chance? I had to get real creative getting them off my Jeep when they decided to start separating.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2020 at 17:46

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Same. I had to have my mechanic use a twist bit to pull them off, and then replaced them all with normal lugs. 

Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2020 at 17:54

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Thank you for reminding me- last time I had my wheels off, I found that some of the lug nuts were swelling up. I swore to get some one-piece lug nuts for next time, but I never got around to putting that order in. Well, there’s no time like the present!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DipodomysDeserti 09/20/2020 at 17:54

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Yes.

onlytwowheels > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2020 at 18:42

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Not really an issue if you use anti-seize and torque to spec. I had to replace one after nine years on our Grand Caravan, the chrome cover split and came off.

Tekamul > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2020 at 19:15

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Yup, those suck.

A friend had a Wrangler with a flat he couldn’t get off because a swelled, split lug. I ended u p hammering on an undersized tire iron at 9 at night in 10 below weather.

Th ey’re the worst kind of corner cutting.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > onlytwowheels 09/20/2020 at 20:13

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Nope, still an issue when moisture gets in, regardless of proper torque or antiseize 

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/20/2020 at 20:13

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Same goes with chrome clad lugs

onlytwowheels > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/20/2020 at 20:23

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Well, my experience with them has been different than yours.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/20/2020 at 20:26

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Studs are also the devil’s work. All cars should have hardened lug bolts

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > onlytwowheels 09/20/2020 at 20:30

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Do you not live above the rust belt?

onlytwowheels > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/20/2020 at 20:36

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I had the Grand Caravan while in California.  I live in Maine now, where good cars go to die.