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Stuck on lug nut.

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accidentprone86

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My two best friends in the garage are my impact wrench and propan torch.
Even when i combine the two i still cant get this lug nut off.
What else can i do???
 

1993SSP

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Might as well get a good breaker bar and break it off, get a new nut and a stud, had it happen numerous times
 

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Second that. Get "Ol' Betsy The Breaker Bar". Its either gonna break loose or break the stud. Usually the stud, I've been there.
 

tunedin302

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bubba-dough said:
Second that. Get "Ol' Betsy The Breaker Bar". Its either gonna break loose or break the stud. Usually the stud, I've been there.
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Had this happen last week. Tried my impact and then went to a breaker bar and a 3" Craftsman extension ... the extension broke a lot of wd-40 later and also using an impact extension, it came loose without breaking the stud. Good luck.
 

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use the pole from your jack as leverage.. that WILL get it off
 

bubba-dough

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My "Ol' Betsy" is a 3/4" breaker bar with a 4 ft piece of heavy duty pipe. I have had it since changing struts for the first time. My impact wouldn't break them strut bolts loose.
 

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Happen to me too, the other day. Lots of PB and a 2 foot pole, broke the nut loose.
 

accidentprone86

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well i have another problem then.
the wheel is on my old rear end.
I just got done swaping it and it is siting on the ground.
Any ideas on how to stabilize it so i can break it off?
 

darthcual

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Um remember the part of the instructions that say "Loosen the lugs and then jack and support on jack stands"? Why do you suppose they say that? Have you got a mounted vise grip? Or if you dont care what happens to it have a buddy park there truck on top of it. Good luck with that one.
 
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