On 2023-11-03 14:18, Don Tai via talk wrote:
After a winter my front tire lug nuts would not budge. My mechanic
used his air ratchet to break them free, then told me to use just a
little antiseize on the threads. I haven't had any issues with winter
corrosion after that, For every Youtube video
After a winter my front tire lug nuts would not budge. My mechanic used his
air ratchet to break them free, then told me to use just a little
antiseize on the threads. I haven't had any issues with winter corrosion
after that, For every Youtube video stating don't use antiseize there are
others tha
OH!
Go back to the dealership with your wheel wrench, and tell them they
overtightened your wheels, so you can't fix a flat when you have one. Get them
to break the nuts loose, and you tighten them.
And if they say no, take their names and complain to their manager.
--dave
On 11/3/23 11:02
On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 at 09:32, Don Tai via talk wrote:
> Once loosened then add some anti-seize compound so that this does not happen
> again in the future.
Anti-seize compound will reduce the friction between the threads, so
if you use the recommended torque for the nuts you will end up over
torq
On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 10:03 AM William Park via talk wrote:
>
> This is what happened after getting 4 new brakes and 2 new calipers at
> the dealership. They over-tightened it!
This would get me to take it back to said dealer with the instructions
to 'fix it' .
If they refuse there would be so
This is what happened after getting 4 new brakes and 2 new calipers at
the dealership. They over-tightened it!
- I tried 12in pipe (it's all I have). It slips, and I don't want
to step on that. Maybe longer pipe will work.
- I've been told (by YouTube, Google) that you shouldn't ap
Can you drive your car to a mechanic? It might be cheaper to have them
loosen it with their air powered impact wrench. Other options I've used
1. penetrating oil (as mentioned)
2. breaker bar (long pipe)
3. propane torch (also mentioned)
Once loosened then add some anti-seize compound so that this
On 2023-11-03 07:03, David Collier-Brown via talk wrote:
Yes: the acceleration rate of a torque wrench is almost zero, while
that of an air wrench is substantial, and it's applied the same way a
hammer-drill is, in bursts until the nut starts to turn.
In a previous life as a motorcycle- and
I would second Evans suggestion before running out and buying an impact
wrench.
If you can afford to give it a day or so to penetrate that would help.
A trick my father use to use was to slide a metal pipe over the breaker
bar to extend the length and hence the force.
I have a small ryobi bat
William,
Mechanical designer here. I specify screw torques.
Torque is a convenient but not very accurate way to control screw tension.
Most of your torque is friction, rather than screw tension.
You can try whacking the end of your wrench with a hammer. Maybe this is a
good t
William:
Have you tried dousing the crevice at the nut / threaded stud interface,
with penetrating oil ??
E.g. brand name "liquid wrench".
Repeat application a few times and allow a couple of hours for the
penetrating oil to seep into the crevice.
HTH.
Steve Petrie
Original Me
Yes: the acceleration rate of a torque wrench is almost zero, while that
of an air wrench is substantial, and it's applied the same way a
hammer-drill is, in bursts until the nut starts to turn.
In a previous life as a motorcycle- and occasionally car-mechanic, the
order was
* start with a
On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 2:07 AM William Park via talk wrote:
>
> Hi (another very off topic),
>
> Wheel bolts on my VW are seized pretty hard. Standing on 24in breaker
> bar doesn't help, and that's 300ft-lb torque. So, I'm thinking about
> getting an impact wrench. Those with greater than 300ft
William Park via talk wrote on 2023-11-03 00:07:
Question is, is there difference between static torque vs impact torque?
I think the impacting has an effect, else the tools wouldn't have it (it
requires clutches and other extras that must be there for a reason).
In other words, will 25
Probably obvious question: Have you applied a good penetrating oil (like
Liquid Wrench)?
That has saved my behind with rusted bolts on more than one occasion.
On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 3:08 AM William Park via talk
wrote:
> Hi (another very off topic),
>
> Wheel bolts on my VW are seized pretty har
Hi (another very off topic),
Wheel bolts on my VW are seized pretty hard. Standing on 24in breaker
bar doesn't help, and that's 300ft-lb torque. So, I'm thinking about
getting an impact wrench. Those with greater than 300ft-lb are very
expensive. I found one with 250ft-lb spec at my price
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