I had driven it around the parking lot before the head gaskets blew. I need to plug these injector seal vacuum leaks to have enough power to drive it again. I've had 3 out of 4 wheels off of the car before. They did not stick to the hubs. I found a cheater bar at work that I hope will be strong enough. I'm bringing it home today. --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > Don't know what style lug nuts you've got, but: > > Most "stainless steel" lug nuts are really carbon steel with a > stainless cap. Cap doesn't respond well to high impact. Best success > is slow pressure with long handle (put a cheater on your breaker bar). > > If you can get caps off, nuts are often hollow on end -- great place > to sheet some penetrating oil. > > Remember wheels are aluminum -- electrolysis (different metals weld > themselves together in presence of moisture). Road salt just makes > situation worse. What's going to be fun is after you've gotten lug > nuts off and wheels are stuck to hubs. > > Has your vehicle actually moved yet? > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > > I spent the day with Mike "The Detail King" Cohee. If you want to make > > your car look excellent, and like-factory condition, and on the cheap, > > he's the guy to see. > > > > On to other issues: > > > > I have lug nuts on the front wheels that won't come free with a 265 > > ftlb air-impact wrench. This baffles me. One wheel I expected problems > > with because I wasn't able to get it off -before- I bought the air > > tools. The other wheel I don't understand because I had removed and > > installed it with the factory lug wrench. Talk about rust! > > > > The lug nuts are beginning to round off. Before I destroy them, what > > ways are there to bust these things free? Are there nut-splitters that > > can get at them in those recesses? A torch? Would I be better off at a > > professional garage? > > > > I have 4 brand-new BFG Radial T/A's sitting in my basement, ready for > > mounting. Lend me your thoughts! > > > > Rich > > #5335 -Maryland Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=245454.3656312.4921743.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1457554/R=0/SIG=11c6fnta2/*http://ipunda.com/clk/beibunmaisuiyui wabei> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=245454.3656312.4921743.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1457554/rand=887961328> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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