Lug nuts seized, they have caps!!
a little over two years ago I replaced my steel, rusting, trailer wheels with new aluminum wheels. The lug nuts were rusting too, so I bought the good ones (I thought) that were stainless steel. I had...
Forum Discussion
How many people know when to say when ?
When a lug nut cannot be spun down with the fingers (well, almost)?
Then go out and buy (32?) new lug nuts? Price lug nuts lately?
Special TORQUE SENSING extension adapters are used these days not a torque wrench.
Use lug nuts dry on dry threads down here and you are looking at 32 broken studs inside a year's time. Tropical salt air is m-e-a-n. Starting with new lugs on good threads (able to almost spin down with the fingers) if the nuts ever start to back off (without being corroded) harder, then you're doing something el wrongo.
Years ago I purchased a 12 volt INERTIA TYPE impact wrench from Harbor Fright. I set the digital LED torque to 80 lbs and then finish tightening with a 38" breaker bar and torque limiting extension.
When a lug nut cannot be spun down with the fingers (well, almost)?
Then go out and buy (32?) new lug nuts? Price lug nuts lately?
Special TORQUE SENSING extension adapters are used these days not a torque wrench.
Use lug nuts dry on dry threads down here and you are looking at 32 broken studs inside a year's time. Tropical salt air is m-e-a-n. Starting with new lugs on good threads (able to almost spin down with the fingers) if the nuts ever start to back off (without being corroded) harder, then you're doing something el wrongo.
Years ago I purchased a 12 volt INERTIA TYPE impact wrench from Harbor Fright. I set the digital LED torque to 80 lbs and then finish tightening with a 38" breaker bar and torque limiting extension.
