Lug nut stuck.

I am coming in at the end of this, but PB Blaster works pretty good around the garage for me. Let it set for a few hours and give it a try. You could get the big "red wrench" out - the worst is you would loose a socket, but if you were careful you could get if off with that method. Hope this helps.
 
grapehead said:
never use any type of lubricant on lug studs. some jackass put white lithium grease on all of the studs on all of the triangle rent-a-car airport shuttles and i spent an entire rainy ass day cleaning them off, waiting for them to fall off again, and repeating.

use a wire brush to remove rust or corrosion and leave it at that. you will not be able to acheive proper torque with anything else on them.
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White lithium grease is a FAR different animal than anti-sieze. Used in the proper amounts, it does NOT affect getting a good torque...in fact, I've seen more wheels with improper torque because when tightening, the torque you're reading was working against friction and not clamping torque.
 
ive always been told not to put anything on lugs

and thats 7+ years of safety meetings.

take it as you want.

it's your life.
 
12 years of me using it on all kinds of high stress, high vibration equipment, and every car I've owned/serviced since then has told me it works perfectly.. up to 170mph, ~1G lateral, and with ~10,000# on the axle. (Yes, different vehicles on all 3)

Ever tighten a lug nut and as you're getting close to spec, the bar "pops" and the bar rotates another 5* or so? that's torque being used to overcome the friction, and not clamping the nut to the wheel.

Between the truck, the FJ, and the trailer, I've got 100 lug nuts, all of which have 'em on it. (Damn that's alot, never thought about it till now)
 
Galloways uses anti-sieze compound when they install wheels & tires. I've watched them do it.
 
We recommend it on our trucks - you are exactly right rich, it is the right thing to especially if you ever got a stuck lug on a big truck - not fun at all.
 
grapehead said:
ive always been told not to put anything on lugs

and thats 7+ years of safety meetings.

take it as you want.

it's your life.
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Rich is right.

The trucking company I work for has 150+ tractors & 200+ trailers. All use Anti-Sieze on all of the lugs. Zero problems.

The key to using it is not to get any on the contact points between the the wheel and the lug nut. Just apply a little to the threads on your studs and you will not have any more stuck lug nuts.


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You might try pounding/using one of those lug nut remover sockets on the socket that's stuck to the lug nut.
 
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Did you ever get that nut off? the only other way I can think of besides cramming a stick of dynamite between your brake drum/rotor and yor wheel and running, is to tighten all the other lug nuts on that wheel, and use an air hammer to twist or just mushroom the nut off. You may have to sacrifice some blingage, but at least youll get it off.
 
Been there done that.
4 plus pages of lug tech. :D

A center punch used on the end of the nut, which at this point is probably the only flat spot on the lug, and then an 1/8 inch drill bit. ( a GOOD bit)
Follow it up w/ a couple more sizes of bits, and then a sharp whack with the center punch should break it. Pry it apart and off.
I've managed to save studs this way.

Matt :huggy:
 
Ingersoll Rand model 2190TI 1" impact. 1600 ft-lbs and only ways 16 lbs. I can get it for 522.50 w/ my discount. If the lugnut is stuck enough it'll flip YOU over
 
k, i dont know which way to think. i'm inclined to trust rich's advice about antiseize, having not found any clear evidence indicating either way. i mean, it isnt a lubricant, but everything i've ever read advised against applying anything to a lugnut or stud, indiscriminately so. if it works, and you trust it, do it.
 
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