Wheel nut question.
Discussion
Before I make an arse of myself (Or get battered by an angry tyre fitter)...
I bought 2 tyres in February, fitted to the front wheels. Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago and I wanted the front wheel off to cure a bit of a "shimmy"... Tyre fitters (different place) couldn't get the locking nut off and then broke the key trying.
Went down to Claytons yesterday and they supplied me a new key, but managed to break that unsuccessfully trying to remove it again.
They kindly only charged me for one key, so I do have one now, but obviously I still need that wheel to come off, because sods law dictates that it'll be the one I puncture!
Is there any way wheel nuts could have tightened themselves over the past months, or otherwise seized etc? I'd like to put the ball back in the court of the original tyre fitters to get the wheel off they fitted! It hasn't been removed since.
I bought 2 tyres in February, fitted to the front wheels. Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago and I wanted the front wheel off to cure a bit of a "shimmy"... Tyre fitters (different place) couldn't get the locking nut off and then broke the key trying.
Went down to Claytons yesterday and they supplied me a new key, but managed to break that unsuccessfully trying to remove it again.
They kindly only charged me for one key, so I do have one now, but obviously I still need that wheel to come off, because sods law dictates that it'll be the one I puncture!
Is there any way wheel nuts could have tightened themselves over the past months, or otherwise seized etc? I'd like to put the ball back in the court of the original tyre fitters to get the wheel off they fitted! It hasn't been removed since.
When I lost my key, I got one of these:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
I know you haven't lost it, but these use reverse threads so could get a lot more purchase on the head of the bolt/nut.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...
I know you haven't lost it, but these use reverse threads so could get a lot more purchase on the head of the bolt/nut.
kambites said:
My local place does wheel nuts up with a proper hand torque wrench, I wouldn't take it anywhere that uses an air-gun.
So does mine. Unfortunately what they do is "heave on torque wrench until it clicks... and release... and another quick pull on torque wrench until it clicks... and release... and quick pull again on torque wrench until it clicks... and release...Now between click one and click 3, the torque wrench has turned about 20 degress or so - but try to explain to them that means it's overtightened and they say "no we did it with a torque wrench..."
Which just goes to show that if you try hard enough, you can get it wrong, doing it right.
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