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...
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RJsfishin wrote:
The question was to lube or not. Over tightening is another topic.
Come on you ole timers,...........do you really use a "tork" wrench on lug nuts ?? Head bolts, and valve bodies yes, but when the day comes where I loose the "feel" of tightening a lug nut (w/ or w/o lube) short of stretching it, just put me 6'under !
I use and keep a torque wrench in the truck specifically the trailer. I know, I know its overkill but I have made it so convenient that there is no excuse.
The reason I use it is that I cannot tell when the nuts are tight enough. I remember taking wheels off my truck to do a brake job and the nuts were so tight it took a six foot breaker bar, 3 grown men and a Chihuahua to remove it. :B
