Date:         Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:03:47 -0400
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
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From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: lug nuts too tight
Comments: To: Debbie Walters <debbwa@EARTHLINK.NET>
Comments: cc: emz@fyi.net
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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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>>From: Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>Reply-To: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>>Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 00:00:08 -0400
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>>Subject: vanagon Digest - 5 Aug 2003 (#2003-796)
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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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