Ugh wheels tightened by an ape

[vinnie01]

Why do some garages insist on bking up wheel nuts so tightly you cant get them off by mere mortal means? I only wanted to cross the tyres

[vinnie01]

Sounds like im 8-9 stone too small then... its an excuse to eat junk though win-win

[vinnie01]

GroundEffect said:

'lb-ft'

'stone'

[twitch]

Prefer Metric?

[vinnie01]

soad said:

Do you pump iron, OP? Go to gym so you can build overdeveloped shoulders (and arms!).

Maybe i should I'm 5 feet 4 and 57 kg

[vinnie01]

JB! said:

I have bought cars with stretched wheel bolts, quite a concerning moment when you wind them out and you can see the loss in width.

Also if your wheel corrodes to the hub/disc/drum, run the bolts out, then put them all back in finger tight, drive slowly a short distance and it should break the wheel free.

I just use a rubber topped mallet on stuck wheels. I take the bolts off and then give a the wheel a few taps until it lets go.

[vinnie01]

JB! said:

I've had wheels not budge when smashing 7 shades of st out of them with a hammer, but the weight of the car always seems to work!

Well i suppose 1/4 of the vehicle weight is still more force than we mere mortals can manage