After a winter my front tire lug nuts would not budge. My mechanic used his air ratchet to break them free, then told me to use just a little antiseize on the threads. I haven't had any issues with winter corrosion after that, For every Youtube video stating don't use antiseize there are others that recommend it. On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 at 11:03, William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> wrote:
This is what happened after getting 4 new brakes and 2 new calipers at the dealership. They over-tightened it!
- I tried 12in pipe (it's all I have). It slips, and I don't want to step on that. Maybe longer pipe will work.
- I've been told (by YouTube, Google) that you shouldn't apply any oil or anti-seize grease.
- VW uses 17mm bolt, instead of lug nut. So, cutting them off is not an option. :-)
1. I'll try to find 2-4ft pipe at reasonable price.
2. If not, Canadian Tire has sale on "air wrench" -
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/maximum-impact-wrench-with-built-in-regul... Web says "3/8", manual says "1/2", and I'll see what the box says.
Thanks guys. I wish I paid more attention to "shop class" in high school. "If I knew then, what I know now...".
On 2023-11-03 09:32, Don Tai wrote:
Can you drive your car to a mechanic? It might be cheaper to have them loosen it with their air powered impact wrench. Other options I've used 1. penetrating oil (as mentioned) 2. breaker bar (long pipe) 3. propane torch (also mentioned)
Once loosened then add some anti-seize compound so that this does not happen again in the future.
On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 at 03:07, William Park via talk <talk@gtalug.org <mailto:talk@gtalug.org>> wrote:
Hi (another very off topic),
Wheel bolts on my VW are seized pretty hard. Standing on 24in breaker bar doesn't help, and that's 300ft-lb torque. So, I'm thinking about getting an impact wrench. Those with greater than 300ft-lb are very expensive. I found one with 250ft-lb spec at my price range.
Question is, is there difference between static torque vs impact torque? In other words, will 250ft-lb impact wrench loosen 300ft-lb bolt?
Browsing YouTube, I learned that torque specs are always misleading and inflated. This means, I have to find 600ft-lb or greater, and that's serious money. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org <mailto:talk@gtalug.org> Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk <https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk>