Tough Nuts!

[ShawnS]

Maybe you guys can help.

Just this past weekend, Aurthur and I were working on a friends Civic. We were swapping out most of the suspension and putting in GSR components. Unfortunatly we couldn't get the front wheel hub nuts off. We tried just about everything; breaker bars, impact wrench, fat guys, etc... but nothing. So I was hoping you guys had any insight to this problem.

[ArthurS]

Yea that thing serisouly won't budge. Even with the air compressor.

But his Brembo's he installed looked sick on the civic.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

Hub nuts or wheel lug nuts? If you didn't already, soak it with penetrating oil (WD-40, etc.) multiple times, let it soak in overnight even. If that and a long breaker bar on the wrench doesn't even work, you can always try heating the nuts with a propane torch (not while the penetrating oil is still fresh! You don't want to light the car on fire...) to get them to expand and loosen a bit... do this at your own risk and be careful if you do. I've never had myself to but I've watched a mechanic do it.

[ArthurS]

Hub nuts. The lug nuts came off fine. We soaked them in a grease for a little bit but not overnight or anything.

The heat idea may work, since we tried most everything else.

[ShawnS]

I think the only thing left to do is torch it. We'll see if a mechanic can break them suckers loose when we take the car to get the rear arms dialed in. Not sure if it's legal, but it couldn't hurt to try.

[sperry]

I use liquid wrench instead of WD-40... it doesn't last as long in a lubricating role, but it sure does help break stuff lose. You should seen my 18" breaker bar flex trying to take off my crank pulley... like a 8" deflection!! Put some LW on there and waited 30 min... came back to it and THONK!!! that bastard broke loose! I fuckin trashed my knuckel... but that was expected.

Oh, and LW is NON-flamable! :twisted:

[ShawnS]

NON-flammable! Where's the fun in that!

[sperry]

NON-flammable! Where's the fun in that!

The fun comes later when you're *not* at the ER getting skin grafts... lol.

[ShawnS]

Chicks love scars! Just ask ArthurS :lol: :lol: :lol:

[ArthurS]

HA Ha Ha :x :lol:

My scars from last weekends drunken stupor still haven't healed.