Tight nuts
I took my Dodge 3500 to the local Dodge dealer for a tire rotation today. They said that they couldn't get the lug nuts loose on the rear duallies. They tried soaking them with penetrating oil but the...
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The "hurry-up" shop mistakenly used an air wrench to install them. This is a common problem. The correct way is to maybe use a power screwdriver, or very loose air setting, to spin the nuts on and then hand-tighten them with a real static torque wrench, or simply the talented feel of an experienced mechanic. Air wrenches get tighter the longer they are held on to hammer.
Don't fool around and wreck the studs. Use a nut splitter. Chase the stud threads with a die, then oil, or anti-seize, the threads to re-apply new nuts. Take care to not overtorque them back on or let anyone else do it either. They only need be tight enough to keep from coming loose... no more. Recheck for tightness after the first few miles. That's it.
Wes
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The "hurry-up" shop mistakenly used an air wrench to install them. This is a common problem. The correct way is to maybe use a power screwdriver, or very loose air setting, to spin the nuts on and then hand-tighten them with a real static torque wrench, or simply the talented feel of an experienced mechanic. Air wrenches get tighter the longer they are held on to hammer.
Don't fool around and wreck the studs. Use a nut splitter. Chase the stud threads with a die, then oil, or anti-seize, the threads to re-apply new nuts. Take care to not overtorque them back on or let anyone else do it either. They only need be tight enough to keep from coming loose... no more. Recheck for tightness after the first few miles. That's it.
Wes
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