01-20-2020, 03:25 PM | #1 |
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Lock nut won't loosen
Evening all,
Went to the tyre shop to check my rear tyre which was loosing pressure. Turns out it was a nail. The tyre fitter tried to take the wheel off, but the lock nut wouldn't budge. He tried everything barring a long bar and jumping on it. He was too scared to jump on it as he said the lock nut thread will break/split... His advice was to take it to the dealers and get them to heat it up and remove it. Any thoughts or ideas? I really don't want to waste my time at the dealers over such a simple 'tyre change' issues. : Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated |
01-20-2020, 05:55 PM | #2 |
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Must be incredibly tight well past the 102lb/ft recommended. Try again but I would advise against an impact wrench as these should be removed by hand.A long bar with a person pushing the wheel nut in with a lump of wood at the same time someone else putting force on the long bar a bit at a time instead of all at once.
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