I was stuck trying to get these lugnuts out of my Avalanche till 8 pm at night! I was going to give up until I watched this GENIUS video! You made the rest of my night so much easier and I was able to change the wheel bearings. Keep up the great videos!
BRO!!! YOU JUST SAVED MY ASS!!! I’d broken 2 breaker bars, two 1/2 -> 3/8 drive adapters, I’m too ecstatic to recall the rest! First supercharged vehicle and I stumbled into it looking for something for my daughter. Sooo, now she gets my truck and pappa go vroooom! Truly made the night, if I wasn’t broke AF, I’d send more lol 😂
I'm starting out as a tech. This has been invaluable to me. Thank you so much for explaining and for mentioning that a bit of anti seize on the head will go a long way.
A great display of how a few minutes of patience is better than an hour of primitive brute force that destroys things. Yes I have my own stories of what was brought to me from seized wheel nuts. One of those was the deciding factor in never letting a customer assist me in any way.
I am so grateful for your video explaining where the Lug is Really frozen. I spent over an hour trying brute force and extractors and was about to drill. Thankfully I took a break and found this video!! A sledge hammer, an impact socket, a breaker bar with a pipe extension and that lug was off in 3 minutes! Many thanks!
I've got one obnoxious seized lug nut on my old F-150 & I've used a ton of PB Blaster but my socket and breaker bar still won't loosen it. I'm hoping this method does! 3 tires down, just one more to go!!!
I was working on an 85 300zx that sat for 20 years, lug nuts were are all seized solid and even my biggest impact couldnt get em, found your vid and it took some meaty whacks from a small sledge but they came off after. Big thanks!
Would you consider a torque Multiplier Wrench, also maybe some penetrative fluid around the nut first? I have a load of old stubborn nuts to remove, all with the chrome covers. Looking into best method, concern i might snap the lug nut bolts
Great video! I just wasted an hour with an impact wrench, an hour with a breaker bar, about a quarter can of PB Blaster, and two trips to my local auto parts store. Exhausted, I decided to call it quits for the day and was planning on getting a good nights sleep and then going back at it tomorrow with a torch, to heat the lug nuts. No doubt you saved me a couple hours labor, and a migraine , with this solution. Thank you in advance.
Brother you are a champ! I've been mechanicing for 40 yrs. I had 4 tires put on my wife's Dodge Grand Caravan last month by a small shop. I went to take a tire off to get to the filler tube of the gas tank while replacing a fuel pump. The tire shop used impacts and way over torqued all the nuts. I got 2 wheels off and destroyed half the lug nuts. I got on the 3rd wheel and got 4 of the five off and the last one was so jammed up I wore it down to 50% of its size. I used penetration oil, extractor sockets. I was about to try heat when I found your video. I was like ,I don't have anything to lose. IT WORKED!!! Thank you for sharing.
I am a fan of the torque wrench. In this case, dissimilar metals reacted with road salt. I never liked aluminum rims. My love for the torque wrench is the prevention of warped rotors. I learn from your videos every time.
Kenny...I LOVE YOU!!!! SURELY i WAS GOING TO END UP MUSHED AND IN BIG TROUBLE. i TRIED EVERYTHING , even HEAT, BREAKER BAR AND FOR SURE i WAS GOING TO RUIN EVERYTHIGN....THE HAMMER ON THE SOCKET FINALLY WORKED...PRAISE THE LORD! OVER 2 HOURS TO GET OFF ONE LUG NUT BECAUSE THE LAST MECHANIC DID not APPLY ANTI SEIZE...Grrrrr I wish him the same problem! This is exactly why I am back to doing MY OWN BRAKE JOBS!
I have for years. As Kenny says, grease or anti-seize on the lug to wheel surface, not the threads. Also have put anti-seize on wheels after having to kick them loose from the rotor because of tight clearances/corrosion 'welding' themselves on. After wire wheeling the surfaces first.@@ChromeLuxx
I tried everything to remove stuck nut. Then saw this awesome video. Nut was rounded from trying to muscle off with breaker bar, impact hammer. Pounded socket over rounded nut, 5 smacks with big hammer, came off easy. Thanks
Hi Kenny, had similar experiences as you describe here, whack socket with hammer and off she comes. Dammed alloy wheels look good but give me a steel wheel anyday particularly if it is on a 4x4. Also, if you deal with Toyota cars they use a very substantial nut with a generous shoulder that protrudes into the wheel deeper than most types, I find this quite superior to most popular designs. Great video as always fella, keep it up 👍
For a whole week I'll try to get the lug nuts off my truck until I see your video today and it worked exactly the way you said it would so I want to thank you you're awesome thank you
Thank you so much for this video. I was needing to change my swollen factory lug nuts on my Toyota Tundra and you saved me a lot headache on this one. I had watched another video from a different guy who drilled his out. Your method was simple. Blessings to you!
Glad I found your video! After hours of frustrating brute force work on a stubborn nut, a couple hammer blows as you demo'd and it came right off! Thanks much!
valuable demonstration. I was thinking "HAMMER" all the way up to your first showing of the dead blow hammer! Steel wheels not generally a problem but alloys of aluminum are like a grip surface, promoting a physical locking of the nut. If you have an old car that has had many wheel removals you will note that the seat in the wheel that engages the nut will be washed out, the grinding of the nut when tightening causes an actual removal/displacement of the wheel alloy. I use a little lube on my lug nuts and do not tighten to excess. I never have used a torque wrench since starting wrench turning in 1965, snug up firm but easy enough that you can change a wheel with a cheap lug wrench.
You're the man! I've been fighting a stuck locking nut for a week. I hammered on a 19mm 12-point socket and it wouldn't budge, it just worked it's way off. Then I slid a 3/4 deep socket over it, banged on it with a heavy hammer and hit it again with the impact and boom - spun right off. I've been fighting that thing for hours before watching your video.
Greetings from northen Sweden and a fellow mechanic, more or less. Been working on cars, tractors, city buses, boats, ATV, snowmobiles. When lug nuts are not seized but the rim is,, air hammer, works on brake drums too. Sometimes when the rim is stuck I put the nuts back on by hand and drive the vehichle with tight turns, sounds like a gunshot sometimes when the rim comes loose. Stay safe and take care.
Hello my Swedish Brother !! I am actually Swedish myself !! I was born in Goteborg into the Holmqvist/Wessel family !! If you're on Facebook, look me up !!
Many Thanks man. I had a lug stuck and the tire shop was not able to remove it. Kept on hammering with the Milwaukee mid torque wrench. Got the van home, watched your video. Took out the hammer (small one though) and went crazy. Used the Dewalt new mid torque wrench, 10 seconds tops and it came off. Thank God. Saved the rim, stud and money.
Tried everything then saw this awesome video. Worked perfectly. Nut got rounded trying to muscle it off with breaker bar, impact hammer. I pounded socket over stripped nut, 5 hard smacks with a hammer, easy to remove.
I have seen so many Tire places put wheel nuts on with an M8 impact driver, then checked it with a torque wrench. They don't move, but goes click. Fools have way over tightened the nut. I use a Dewalt impact in the second setting, then torque to 90tr/lb.
Sir… YOU JUST SAVED MY ASS. After trying everything for about an hour. I put the socket on the broken lug nut and hit it 4 good times with a hammer. Use the breaker bar and it came right off. Took less than 5 minutes. THANK YOU SIR!!!!!
Going to try it. Was ready to change rear brake pads on my '07 F150 and I knew getting the lugs off was going to be the toughest part. Sure enough 4 came off with the air gun, one with a breaker bar and pipe but the 6th one wouldn't budge. Rounded it off slightly when the breaker bar and socket slipped off. Just glad it didn't break off leaving the taper like you showed. Tomorrow I'll use the dead blow and see if it works.
Just spent an hour w a small torch getting 5 lug nuts off on a HD truck, last three didn’t budge, tried this trick, easy off. Thanks wish id seen the vid sooner
Excellent video. I've never had this happen to me, being a driveway mechanic. After watching this I'll definitely be cleaning them up and applying a little anti seize! I always torque them btw. Appreciate your videos
UPDATE: Thank you, Sir! Your BFH concept worked perfectly! The two seized 7/8 inch lugs I finally broke free off my 2017 Jeep GC. Your attention to detail is greatly appreciated. SALUTE!
Thanks Mate from Sydney! Got my rusty boat trailer wheel bolts off after watching this, also sprayed with wd40 and used an extended lever, very pleased 👏
Great information. I have removed several using special sockets but usually still end up with broken caps and or lots of time removing socket from the lug once I get the lug nut out. I’m going to try you method as my grandsons Escape has the usual Ford Frozen “Nut” syndrome
If the tires are rotated each year, this won't happen 😃 because they don't have time to bond like that. The Ford F-150 lugs and wheels do this also. I bought one used and most of the nuts were totally frozen on. I told my wife I needed a much larger impact wrench lol... which got all but one of them off. I paid someone to remove the last one (used heat). I replaced all my nuts with solid ones (no dumb decorative nut cover) that are chromed. It's been years now and no problems.
I've got one seized lug nut on the final rim of my 1986 F-150 (already swapped out 3 tires) and I've used a ton of WD-40 (that worked on the other lug nuts that were frozen on the other rims), & a ton of PB Blaster on this last frustrating one, so I'm going to try this out! I really want to do it myself rather than call AAA (none of my neighbors have impact wrenches or many tools at all - I have more tools than most of my neighbors), so wish me good luck!!!
I've been working on cars for over 30 years and this little tip was new to me. But boy did it ever work! And saved me from having to drill out and replace my studs! Thank you very much
Good tip, I need to remember this one as it works on all nuts/bolts and can save them from breaking. Mayhew makes a pneumatic bolt breaker that I’ve used from time to time on stubborn fasteners that attaches to an air hammer and you turn with a wrench.
I've been in this situation on the side of the road .. the frustration was crazy .. tried everything .. fail after fail .. it's crazy how much trouble ONE stuck nut can cause 😂😂🏁
Thanks! This makes sense. I have a tractor wheel I was heating the lugs and cooling with WD. With so many lug nuts it was very time consuming. This will work better.
Thanks for the great video. I think the hammering helped. I was working on a mcgard lock nut and it was so tight I snapped the key. I ended up welding the key part to a nut and heating the lock lugnut with my induction heater and hitting it with my impact. But it came off after the big hammer blow. So thanks again as I would never dream of using a sledgehammer like that ( 2012 Chevy equinox) not a fan. Now onto the nut that has the chrome cover that rusted out. Off to get a 20mm impact socket.😂
Very helpful! I hope this works on mine that we’re probably over tongued! I twisted two of the lug nuts complete off! And left that acorn part on there.
Thank you for the good tip here is one for you i would have used a hole saw over the stud done that before and if your lucky you will not mess the threads on the stud up😊 have a blessed day
I had to heat mine up with a blowtorch. They came off but it partly melted my plastic center caps. LOL Had I known about this method, I'd have saved myself some time and money. Good video. Will try it next time.
My dad taught me to put anti-seize on the threads but not on the face 40 years ago. That was back when all wheels were steel and lug nuts were steel. I can see now how with aluminum wheels and steel lug nuts you would get and electrolysis happening causing corrosion and for them to stick together. His worry was if anti-seize was used on both the threads and the face the lug nut could come loose. Do you recommend reducing the torque by 20-30% since it is a "lubricated" thread when anti-seize is used.
Canadian guy here Remove the chrome cap and heat the steel nut with the torch. Comes off every time. If the nut is a 19mm with the cap is off it’s actually an 18mm. Cheers
Thank you great video . I have a jaguar that has the same problem . Lugs stuck won’t budge . Thank you for your video I will try it your way 🙏Thank you great video
5 Star Chrysler tech, yep, Chrylers lugs and rims notorious for this problem. Torque lugs nuts to spec, and still when vehicle come back for next service, lug nuts difficult to remove. Doesn't help the cover on the nut because , the nut cover , cushions the blow from the impact gun. I had 3/4 impact gun ready for times like this. Another issue, the Chrysler rims corrode very easily, builts up corrosion between the rotor and rim contributing to the problem. I have to add, that, at the dealership, I ran bigger air lines and air fittings for all my tools than everyone else at the shop. Even though the dealership worked on passenger vehicles and light trucks.
The lug cap just got loose, the reason why it worked because when he hammered the socket it press the lug cap back into place. Roadside assistance tech here.
Snapped a stud one time.. i also put a lil grease in my lug nuts to avoid the rust sieze as well..but yes lug to wheel sieze is an issue sometimes as well
What is a wheel vs rim? Rims vs. Wheels: The wheel is the metal unit that attaches the wheel hub to an automobile via an axle, while rims are the outermost part of the wheel assembly. Perhaps think of it this way: “rim” means “edge,” and rims are located on the edges of your wheels.
Wish I'd seen this earlier 😅 mine started twisting, hopefully can get it tomorrow without breaking. Had a feeling it was the base seizing, I put spray of fluid film in the wheel lug holes and of course on the back face before I remounted the rest of the wheels.
I've had this happen on a toyota truck, had give up and use a 1in driver breaker bar and sheered the hex ends off of every single one. similar situation as yours, previous tech went to town with an impact and just made everything worse
You, sir, are a genius. I couldn't get the lug nuts off my Corvette today, and after watching this, they were off in five minutes!
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching. Keep wrenching 🔧
No shit genius ! I’m almost 70 but still rotating tires .
I was stuck trying to get these lugnuts out of my Avalanche till 8 pm at night! I was going to give up until I watched this GENIUS video! You made the rest of my night so much easier and I was able to change the wheel bearings. Keep up the great videos!
BRO!!! YOU JUST SAVED MY ASS!!! I’d broken 2 breaker bars, two 1/2 -> 3/8 drive adapters, I’m too ecstatic to recall the rest! First supercharged vehicle and I stumbled into it looking for something for my daughter. Sooo, now she gets my truck and pappa go vroooom! Truly made the night, if I wasn’t broke AF, I’d send more lol 😂
I'm starting out as a tech. This has been invaluable to me. Thank you so much for explaining and for mentioning that a bit of anti seize on the head will go a long way.
Never be afraid to ask a question !
Remember, the only stupid question is the one not asked.
YOU ARE A REAL AMERICAN HERO. I thought all hope was lost until i watched this. Great trick.
Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad my trick helped you. Keep wrenching 🔧
A great display of how a few minutes of patience is better than an hour of primitive brute force that destroys things. Yes I have my own stories of what was brought to me from seized wheel nuts. One of those was the deciding factor in never letting a customer assist me in any way.
I am impressed. I'm a Tool and Die Maker that works on his car and truck and I did not think about the taper being the problem. Thanks. Great video.
Thank you so much! My husband did this after working on the rim for over an hour and it worked in minutes!!
I am so grateful for your video explaining where the Lug is Really frozen. I spent over an hour trying brute force and extractors and was about to drill. Thankfully I took a break and found this video!! A sledge hammer, an impact socket, a breaker bar with a pipe extension and that lug was off in 3 minutes! Many thanks!
Glad I could help !!
Same boat! Saved my life!
I've got one obnoxious seized lug nut on my old F-150 & I've used a ton of PB Blaster but my socket and breaker bar still won't loosen it. I'm hoping this method does! 3 tires down, just one more to go!!!
@@catherinefisher624did this work for you
I was working on an 85 300zx that sat for 20 years, lug nuts were are all seized solid and even my biggest impact couldnt get em, found your vid and it took some meaty whacks from a small sledge but they came off after. Big thanks!
Thats awesome !! Glad it worked out for you !! Thanks for watching !!
People torque them down way more than necessary too
More times then none of the person is doing burnouts it will stick
Yeah fookin idiots over tightening!
Tire shops use air tools to tighten. Not a good idea. Easy to over torque.
That's because auto manufacturers tell people to torque to 150 foot pounds
Would you consider a torque Multiplier Wrench, also maybe some penetrative fluid around the nut first? I have a load of old stubborn nuts to remove, all with the chrome covers. Looking into best method, concern i might snap the lug nut bolts
Great video! I just wasted an hour with an impact wrench, an hour with a breaker bar, about a quarter can of PB Blaster, and two trips to my local auto parts store. Exhausted, I decided to call it quits for the day and was planning on getting a good nights sleep and then going back at it tomorrow with a torch, to heat the lug nuts. No doubt you saved me a couple hours labor, and a migraine , with this solution. Thank you in advance.
Brother you are a champ! I've been mechanicing for 40 yrs. I had 4 tires put on my wife's Dodge Grand Caravan last month by a small shop. I went to take a tire off to get to the filler tube of the gas tank while replacing a fuel pump. The tire shop used impacts and way over torqued all the nuts. I got 2 wheels off and destroyed half the lug nuts. I got on the 3rd wheel and got 4 of the five off and the last one was so jammed up I wore it down to 50% of its size. I used penetration oil, extractor sockets. I was about to try heat when I found your video. I was like ,I don't have anything to lose.
IT WORKED!!!
Thank you for sharing.
I am a fan of the torque wrench. In this case, dissimilar metals reacted with road salt. I never liked aluminum rims. My love for the torque wrench is the prevention of warped rotors. I learn from your videos every time.
Kenny...I LOVE YOU!!!! SURELY i WAS GOING TO END UP MUSHED AND IN BIG TROUBLE. i TRIED EVERYTHING , even HEAT, BREAKER BAR AND FOR SURE i WAS GOING TO RUIN EVERYTHIGN....THE HAMMER ON THE SOCKET FINALLY WORKED...PRAISE THE LORD! OVER 2 HOURS TO GET OFF ONE LUG NUT BECAUSE THE LAST MECHANIC DID not APPLY ANTI SEIZE...Grrrrr I wish him the same problem! This is exactly why I am back to doing MY OWN BRAKE JOBS!
Nobody applies anti-seize to lug nuts…come on!
I have for years. As Kenny says, grease or anti-seize on the lug to wheel surface, not the threads. Also have put anti-seize on wheels after having to kick them loose from the rotor because of tight clearances/corrosion 'welding' themselves on. After wire wheeling the surfaces first.@@ChromeLuxx
Best advice to get off a seized lug nut!😀
I wish I had seen this soon before my lug nut needed a smaller size socket to come off.
I tried everything to remove stuck nut. Then saw this awesome video. Nut was rounded from trying to muscle off with breaker bar, impact hammer. Pounded socket over rounded nut, 5 smacks with big hammer, came off easy. Thanks
Worked like a charm!! After over an hour and almost passing out that damn lug is free. THANK YOU
Hi Kenny, had similar experiences as you describe here, whack socket with hammer and off she comes. Dammed alloy wheels look good but give me a steel wheel anyday particularly if it is on a 4x4. Also, if you deal with Toyota cars they use a very substantial nut with a generous shoulder that protrudes into the wheel deeper than most types, I find this quite superior to most popular designs.
Great video as always fella, keep it up 👍
I appreciate your response! Thanks for watching. Keep wrenching 🔧
For a whole week I'll try to get the lug nuts off my truck until I see your video today and it worked exactly the way you said it would so I want to thank you you're awesome thank you
Hands down one of the best videos ever made. You sir are brilliant! Saved my weekend. Thank you
Thank you so much for this video. I was needing to change my swollen factory lug nuts on my Toyota Tundra and you saved me a lot headache on this one. I had watched another video from a different guy who drilled his out. Your method was simple. Blessings to you!
Glad it helped
I'm getting same results with my 2020 Wrangler.
Glad I found your video! After hours of frustrating brute force work on a stubborn nut, a couple hammer blows as you demo'd and it came right off! Thanks much!
valuable demonstration. I was thinking "HAMMER" all the way up to your first showing of the dead blow hammer! Steel wheels not generally a problem but alloys of aluminum are like a grip surface, promoting a physical locking of the nut. If you have an old car that has had many wheel removals you will note that the seat in the wheel that engages the nut will be washed out, the grinding of the nut when tightening causes an actual removal/displacement of the wheel alloy. I use a little lube on my lug nuts and do not tighten to excess. I never have used a torque wrench since starting wrench turning in 1965, snug up firm but easy enough that you can change a wheel with a cheap lug wrench.
You're the man! I've been fighting a stuck locking nut for a week. I hammered on a 19mm 12-point socket and it wouldn't budge, it just worked it's way off. Then I slid a 3/4 deep socket over it, banged on it with a heavy hammer and hit it again with the impact and boom - spun right off. I've been fighting that thing for hours before watching your video.
Greetings from northen Sweden and a fellow mechanic, more or less.
Been working on cars, tractors, city buses, boats, ATV, snowmobiles.
When lug nuts are not seized but the rim is,, air hammer, works on brake drums too. Sometimes when the rim is stuck I put the nuts back on by hand and drive the vehichle with tight turns, sounds like a gunshot sometimes when the rim comes loose.
Stay safe and take care.
Hello my Swedish Brother !! I am actually Swedish myself !! I was born in Goteborg into the Holmqvist/Wessel family !! If you're on Facebook, look me up !!
Many Thanks man. I had a lug stuck and the tire shop was not able to remove it. Kept on hammering with the Milwaukee mid torque wrench.
Got the van home, watched your video. Took out the hammer (small one though) and went crazy.
Used the Dewalt new mid torque wrench, 10 seconds tops and it came off. Thank God.
Saved the rim, stud and money.
After tussling with the lug nuts on our jeep all morning, this video helped us finally get them free! Thank you so much for this!!!!!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧
Tried everything then saw this awesome video. Worked perfectly. Nut got rounded trying to muscle it off with breaker bar, impact hammer. I pounded socket over stripped nut, 5 hard smacks with a hammer, easy to remove.
I have seen so many Tire places put wheel nuts on with an M8 impact driver, then checked it with a torque wrench. They don't move, but goes click. Fools have way over tightened the nut. I use a Dewalt impact in the second setting, then torque to 90tr/lb.
Went to do brakes on my wifes Caravan and lug nuts were frozen solid. Found your video and POOF!! They came flying right off doing your trick THANKS!!
Sir… YOU JUST SAVED MY ASS. After trying everything for about an hour. I put the socket on the broken lug nut and hit it 4 good times with a hammer. Use the breaker bar and it came right off. Took less than 5 minutes.
THANK YOU SIR!!!!!
Going to try it. Was ready to change rear brake pads on my '07 F150 and I knew getting the lugs off was going to be the toughest part. Sure enough 4 came off with the air gun, one with a breaker bar and pipe but the 6th one wouldn't budge. Rounded it off slightly when the breaker bar and socket slipped off. Just glad it didn't break off leaving the taper like you showed. Tomorrow I'll use the dead blow and see if it works.
Just spent an hour w a small torch getting 5 lug nuts off on a HD truck, last three didn’t budge, tried this trick, easy off. Thanks wish id seen the vid sooner
Excellent video. I've never had this happen to me, being a driveway mechanic. After watching this I'll definitely be cleaning them up and applying a little anti seize! I always torque them btw. Appreciate your videos
This tip is going in my mental toolbox. Thanks a bunch. Two great tips for one vid!!! Well done.
This is a piece of true wisdom. Thank you for posting this!
UPDATE: Thank you, Sir! Your BFH concept worked perfectly! The two seized 7/8 inch lugs I finally broke free off my 2017 Jeep GC. Your attention to detail is greatly appreciated. SALUTE!
Thanks Mate from Sydney! Got my rusty boat trailer wheel bolts off after watching this, also sprayed with wd40 and used an extended lever, very pleased 👏
Great information. I have removed several using special sockets but usually still end up with broken caps and or lots of time removing socket from the lug once I get the lug nut out. I’m going to try you method as my grandsons Escape has the usual Ford Frozen “Nut” syndrome
You just saved us a ton of hassle, thanks!!!
This tip is worth a Nobel prize. Cheers buddy!
If the tires are rotated each year, this won't happen 😃 because they don't have time to bond like that. The Ford F-150 lugs and wheels do this also. I bought one used and most of the nuts were totally frozen on. I told my wife I needed a much larger impact wrench lol... which got all but one of them off. I paid someone to remove the last one (used heat). I replaced all my nuts with solid ones (no dumb decorative nut cover) that are chromed. It's been years now and no problems.
You're right. I like how you got a larger impact wrench. Smooth operation! 😂 thanks for your comment and watching the channel. Keep wrenching 🔧
I think that corrosion is caused by fretting corrosion ,look up the definition. I learned about this from a old millwright almost 50 years ago.
Good information...
I've seen guys hammer the wheel nuts on with a impact so fast that the friction welds the nut to the wheel
I've got one seized lug nut on the final rim of my 1986 F-150 (already swapped out 3 tires) and I've used a ton of WD-40 (that worked on the other lug nuts that were frozen on the other rims), & a ton of PB Blaster on this last frustrating one, so I'm going to try this out! I really want to do it myself rather than call AAA (none of my neighbors have impact wrenches or many tools at all - I have more tools than most of my neighbors), so wish me good luck!!!
I've been working on cars for over 30 years and this little tip was new to me. But boy did it ever work! And saved me from having to drill out and replace my studs! Thank you very much
Good tip, I need to remember this one as it works on all nuts/bolts and can save them from breaking. Mayhew makes a pneumatic bolt breaker that I’ve used from time to time on stubborn fasteners that attaches to an air hammer and you turn with a wrench.
I've been in this situation on the side of the road .. the frustration was crazy .. tried everything .. fail after fail .. it's crazy how much trouble ONE stuck nut can cause 😂😂🏁
Thank you for a great explanation on what's happening to the lug nut
Thanks! This makes sense. I have a tractor wheel I was heating the lugs and cooling with WD. With so many lug nuts it was very time consuming. This will work better.
The taper of the lug nut kind of acts like a holding taper.. like in machine shop tools
Very valuable information!
Thank you!!
Thanks for watching. Keep wrenching 🔧
I always put anti seize compound on all my jobs. Make it easier for the next guy
Thank you so much! Used a similar method before seeing this video to remove a broken 3/8 lung nut remover.
Excellent share!! 🎉
I never knew this i always assumed it seized to the stud man great video i learned something new makes total sense
Thanks for the great video. I think the hammering helped. I was working on a mcgard lock nut and it was so tight I snapped the key. I ended up welding the key part to a nut and heating the lock lugnut with my induction heater and hitting it with my impact. But it came off after the big hammer blow. So thanks again as I would never dream of using a sledgehammer like that ( 2012 Chevy equinox) not a fan. Now onto the nut that has the chrome cover that rusted out. Off to get a 20mm impact socket.😂
Very helpful! I hope this works on mine that we’re probably over tongued! I twisted two of the lug nuts complete off! And left that acorn part on there.
Bravo sir, great video 👍. I just ran into this recently on a Ranger. Wish I had seen your video a couple of months ago
And like u said, on my f150 the hex part did bust off. It sucked. You take care Kenny
It’s a case of dissimilar metals bonding Had it happen to me with valve stems , aluminum valve stems bonded to steel valve caps.
Thank you for the good tip here is one for you i would have used a hole saw over the stud done that before and if your lucky you will not mess the threads on the stud up😊 have a blessed day
You know the old saying….”work smarter…not harder”…you sir are a genius…
Gonna give it a try - seems to be well worth it! Thanks!
I had to heat mine up with a blowtorch. They came off but it partly melted my plastic center caps. LOL Had I known about this method, I'd have saved myself some time and money. Good video. Will try it next time.
I just snapped two adapters trying to use a breaker bar to get out my seized lug nuts. Now I know what I’m doing tomorrow. Thanks.
What happened? Any luck?
Shocking ! Very Good tip
Sir. You are the best. Happened to me today. Saved me time and frustration. Thank you!
Thank you for posting and sharing your expertise! You are the best!
thanks for the great advice, I have just had the same problem and will now use your method
Thank you Sir, I use the breaker bar and acetone and it worked, amazing
My dad taught me to put anti-seize on the threads but not on the face 40 years ago. That was back when all wheels were steel and lug nuts were steel. I can see now how with aluminum wheels and steel lug nuts you would get and electrolysis happening causing corrosion and for them to stick together. His worry was if anti-seize was used on both the threads and the face the lug nut could come loose. Do you recommend reducing the torque by 20-30% since it is a "lubricated" thread when anti-seize is used.
Canadian guy here
Remove the chrome cap and heat the steel nut with the torch. Comes off every time. If the nut is a 19mm with the cap is off it’s actually an 18mm.
Cheers
Thank you great video . I have a jaguar that has the same problem . Lugs stuck won’t budge . Thank you for your video I will try it your way 🙏Thank you great video
you saved me! Wish I would have watched this first before doing my first tire on my rv. the stud bolt wound of spinning into the drum.
Awesome tip. Thank you for the post.
Thanks Man great advice-Happy days!!!
Glad to see actual knowledge being spread ty
5 Star Chrysler tech, yep, Chrylers lugs and rims notorious for this problem.
Torque lugs nuts to spec, and still when vehicle come back for next service, lug nuts difficult to remove.
Doesn't help the cover on the nut because , the nut cover , cushions the blow from the impact gun.
I had 3/4 impact gun ready for times like this.
Another issue, the Chrysler rims corrode very easily, builts up corrosion between the rotor and rim contributing to the problem.
I have to add, that, at the dealership, I ran bigger air lines and air fittings for all my tools than everyone else at the shop. Even though the dealership worked on passenger vehicles and light trucks.
Awesome solution! And I subscribed to your channel, BECAUSE you waited till the end of your video to ask me.
Two dissimilar metals contacting each other create the worlds greatest thread locker. Mother nature truly is amazing 👏
Great tip!
Thanks for sharing
Steve
I always learn something new from you Thank you
The lug cap just got loose, the reason why it worked because when he hammered the socket it press the lug cap back into place. Roadside assistance tech here.
You are the guy I want to live next door to
And I’ve been in a business for 45 years
This video saved most definitely saved me, extra frustration and paying a shop to remove them
A great teaching video. Thank you.
Worked perfectly. You saved my day. Thanks!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching & keep wrenching
Great video, about to a friends later today, for sure doing this first, thanks so much ,take care and God bless!!
Snapped a stud one time.. i also put a lil grease in my lug nuts to avoid the rust sieze as well..but yes lug to wheel sieze is an issue sometimes as well
Thanks a lot…
From Houston Tx
Great solution thx. Haven't needed it yet, but good to know.
I hope you will never have to deal with swollen nuts. Thanks for watching 🔧
THIS video SAVED me! MUCH APPRECIATED!!!
Awesome! worked! Thank you!
What is a wheel vs rim?
Rims vs. Wheels:
The wheel is the metal unit that attaches the wheel hub to an automobile via an axle, while rims are the outermost part of the wheel assembly. Perhaps think of it this way: “rim” means “edge,” and rims are located on the edges of your wheels.
Wish I'd seen this earlier 😅 mine started twisting, hopefully can get it tomorrow without breaking. Had a feeling it was the base seizing, I put spray of fluid film in the wheel lug holes and of course on the back face before I remounted the rest of the wheels.
Corrosion from Galvanic action bonds the Steel Nut to the Alloy Wheel. Coat the taper on the nut or Wheel with NeverSeize.
Omg I keep buying and exchanging tools 😂thank you so much
I've had this happen on a toyota truck, had give up and use a 1in driver breaker bar and sheered the hex ends off of every single one. similar situation as yours, previous tech went to town with an impact and just made everything worse
Ah that's rough. They went bananas & you got stuck dealing with it. Keep wrenching 🔧 Kenny