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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Me Again wrote:toolman1 wrote:
Having run a front-end and alignment shop for a number of years I have seen this all too many times. The aluminum alloy lug nuts interact with the steel studs that they are threaded on to. Not corrosion, but something similar to electrolysis. I don't care how large of an air impact a person use's those lug nuts will usually destroy the threads of the studs. So a torch might be necessary, but that is usually a last resort. The bottom line will be stud replacement, as well as new lug nuts, and a good coating of "Antiseize Compound" will prevent future problems. Yea, it'll cost ya now, but there isn't any other option. Sorry.
What vehicles of which you speak use such lug nuts. I have owned quite a few vehicles in the last 55 years and have never seen that. Chris
Do a GM service bulletin search my friend, somewhere in the 1995-2005 decade. Thread corrosion on lug nut threads was a HUGE issue on C,K, and G series vans.
