Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:41:30 -0500
Reply-To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
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From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Subject: Re: lug nuts too tight
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On another type of vehicle I recently split a nut in half. The hex part
broke off the inner tapered part that was corroded to the alloy wheel
and the threads. Had to drill out the stud. Not fun.
Larry A.
Eric Zeno wrote:
> This can be avoided by using anti-sieze, grease, vaseoline, motor oil
> or anything that on the threads, and seat of the nuts.
>
> I just removed the wheels on my parts van. One wheel was over tightened
> a ton. I broke 2 socket, and the original VW tire wrench. I bent a
> Craftsman
> open end wrench, in to a pretzel, and (get this) I took a 4 way wrench and
> twisted it until it broke off. I gave up for the day. Next I brought my
> torches over.
> I was able to break them all loose but ended up that all of them had
> been on
> for so long and so tight, that they all gulled the thread.
>
> This could have all been prevented if anyone would have greased the
> thread
> any time in the life of this vanagon......
> ERic
>
> Debbie Walters wrote:
>
>> Wow, nice to see I'm not the only one that can't get the lug nuts
>> loosened!
>> I am going on a trip and went to Tire Kingdom yesterday to ask them to
>> loosen the lug nuts and hand tighten them, and the manager looked up the
>> required torque and said that VW requires them to tighten to a torque
>> of 123
>> lbs., which is even tighter than his big truck. Thing is, they usually
>> tighten the bolt for the spare that much too, and at that angle, I
>> can't get
>> any leverage to loosen it. At least with the main tires I can jump
>> up and
>> down on the lug wrench, but weighing in at 122 lbs., that doesn't do
>> me much
>> good either.
>>
>> deb
>> '85 Westy "Gypsy"
>> Look for me on the road between Orlando and Winston-Salem
>>
>>
>>
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>>> For those times when some jerk has used an air impact wrench to
>>> overtighten
>>> the lug bolts, I have your setup (1/2 inch drive, of course), plus a
>>> 4 foot
>>> hollow steel pipe for extra leverage.
>>>
>>>
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