We have chiseled drilled etc. Four of them were easy. Now seems that we have it out, the wheel doesn't budge to get off. 1988 jeep any tricks?
2006-09-17 09:29:54 · 16 answers · asked by willy 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Heat it up.
2006-09-17 09:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by Ray 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, this nut should not have been this tight. Every lug nut has its own torque specifications listed by the manufacturer. Most garages use a tool called an impact wrench to tighten and remove lug nuts, and therein lies the problem. I too would have said to try WD-40, but you have already damaged the nut (possibly the bolt also). Some rotors are made with holes to insert the bolts and some rotors come with the bolts welded on. Should the bolt be also damaged, you may possibly have to replace the rotor, if it is a rotor that has the welded on bolts.
Now if the bolt is fine, try this:
If you put your weight on the end of a two-foot long lug wrench, you ought to be able to generate about double your weight in pounds of torque on the lug nut. Better yet, if you jumped on the wrench, you could add kinetic energy; your weight in lbs. accelerating from a height of about one foot. That ought to do the trick.
Are you sure that last nut is not a wheel lock lug nut, a special lug nut that needs a specially adapted tool to remove it?
If all else fails, you will have to take it to the shop. Good Luck.
If a lug nut is difficult to loosen, place the lug wrench on the lug nut until it is as close to horizontal with the ground as possible. Then stand close to the end of the lug wrench as safely possible and do a little jump. This will crack the stubborn lug nut loose.
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2006-09-17 17:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by Guess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll have to replace the one lug thats messed up once you get the wheel off. To do this use a sledgehammer and whack the back of the rim, turning every now and then untill the rust built up around the hub frees and the wheel will pop right off. They get sticky.
2006-09-17 16:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by ThisJustin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local auto parts store, Autozone, NAPA, ETC and get a tool called a "nut-splitter". Yeah, I know, it sounds painful. All you do is tighten it around the lug-nut with a socket and it will crack and fall off.
2006-09-17 16:37:03 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Versatile 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you removed all of the nuts, the studs or rim might be mushromed. Try punching the studs out. You have to replace them anyway.
2006-09-17 16:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wd 40-vise grips and a tap with a hammer on the locked vice grip
2006-09-17 16:33:23 · answer #6 · answered by super stud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to say use WD-40 but since you have damaged it way too much it will have to be cut off.
2006-09-17 16:32:51 · answer #7 · answered by shirley e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WD-40
2006-09-17 16:32:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try heating it up a bit with a propane torch then try taking it off again.
2006-09-17 16:35:09 · answer #9 · answered by Dorkboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure way way is to heat it red hot and let it cool.use a smoke wrench.
2006-09-17 16:48:45 · answer #10 · answered by old man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO TO A PARTS STORE AND GET A "NUT CRACKER". IT'S A TOOL MADE FOR JUST SUCH A THING.
2006-09-17 16:34:55 · answer #11 · answered by Ironball 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋