Stuck wheel bolt

[scott thomas]

Same happened to me a month ago. Broke all of my 17mm sockets, four
craftsman ratchets, and a breaker bar. Tried heating it, didn't work.
Tried hammering it, nothing. I took it down to the shop around the
block and they tried their impact tools. Nothing. The last thing was
to try a CRAFTSMAN breaker, with the I beam construction. I held the
brake as hard as I could and the bolt finally broke free. Slowwwwly.
The next day, I bought a Craftsman breaker bar.
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From: Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net>
Sent: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:58:17 -0500
To: Eyvind Spangen <eyvind.spangen at c2i.net>, quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Stuck wheel bolt


At 10:43 PM +0100 2/3/03, Eyvind Spangen wrote:
>Any good tips to remove a completely stuck wheel bolt? I damaged lots
>of tools today trying to remove it.. With an allot wheel, I don't
know
>how I can heat it without damaging the wheel..

1/2" impact wrench socket, 1/2" socket handle, and a long(4 feet or
so) piece of pipe.  Don't bother with a normal socket- you'll break
it(been there, broke that) unless it's of very good quality.

If you strip the head of the bolt, weld the socket on- this was the
only way they got a lug nut off a student's car at a NEQ track event
when the student torqued the bolts RIGHT after coming off the
track(DOH!)

Tip- wear an ear plug on the ear closest to the pipe(yes, when it
finally breaks loose, it's LOUD).

Brett
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