try using a star lug wrench http://i24.ebayimg.com/02/i/03/79/65/96_1_b.JPG
also hit it with a hammer to shock it
What is the best procedure for removing a frozen-on wheel lug?
I've applied JB Blaster penetrating oil, and even broke a Craftsman 17mm socket, with no luck so far.
try using a star lug wrench http://i24.ebayimg.com/02/i/03/79/65/96_1_b.JPG
also hit it with a hammer to shock it
Tap on the head of the lug bolt with a hammer- this should loosen it's grip on the wheel a bit- you also might have luck using an impact wrench (air or electric)- they usually create enough shock to crack the lug loose.
Leverage can be your friend, but if you use a pipe over a breaker bar- make sure you are not applying the twisiting force at an angle- you'll be more likely to break the head off the bolt if you do. One of those "X" shaped 4 way lug wrenches with the correct size end can be useful too.
Bret.
18" flex breaker bar and 1/2" 17mm socket. I still have yet to find a bolt that I cannot get off.
Originally Posted by Tiger
Well, you're a better man than I, Gungadin, cuz that's exactly how I broke the Craftsman 17mm socket. This sucker is pretty ornery.
Use impact socket instead... Sears will give you new socket for free.
I agree w/ tiger.
My car SAT in a field for 2 yrs prior to my buying it. One of the rear BBS caps was lost during that time.
For the life of me, I couldn't get the lugs out (wasps had also made nests in the holes) Even with a Craftsman 350lb impact wrench (broke the STANDARD socket as well as the impact converter).
So I went to NAPA and bought a 17mm deep well impact socket.
Took them out in no time. Then I had to unfuse the hub and wheel...that was fun
PB Blaster is awesome...so is antiseize.
best, whit
Last edited by Kalevera; 02-25-2005 at 01:15 PM.