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 that recommend it.
On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 at 11:03, William Park <opengeome...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > 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 apply any > oil or anti-seize grease. > > - VW uses 17mm bolt, instead of lug nut. So, cutting them off is > not an option. :-) > > > 1. I'll try to find 2-4ft pipe at reasonable price. > > 2. If not, Canadian Tire has sale on "air wrench" > - > > https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/maximum-impact-wrench-with-built-in-regulator-3-8-in-0581968p.0581968.html > Web says "3/8", manual says "1/2", and I'll see what the box says. > > Thanks guys. I wish I paid more attention to "shop class" in high > school. "If I knew then, what I know now...". > > > On 2023-11-03 09:32, Don Tai wrote: > > 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 does not > > happen again in the future. > > > > > > On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 at 03:07, William Park via talk <talk@gtalug.org > > <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> 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-lb are very > > expensive. I found one with 250ft-lb spec at my price range. > > > > Question is, is there difference between static torque vs impact > > torque? > > In other words, will 250ft-lb impact wrench loosen 300ft-lb bolt? > > > > Browsing YouTube, I learned that torque specs are always misleading > and > > inflated. This means, I have to find 600ft-lb or greater, and that's > > serious money. > > --- > > Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org <mailto:talk@gtalug.org> > > Unsubscribe from this mailing list > > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > <https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk> > > >
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