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Thread: Stuck wheel bolts :(

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    Stuck wheel bolts :(

    Does anyone have any voodoo incantations or magic that can help take off stuck fast wheel bolts? I honestly cannot get of the bolts off the front wheels, which need the tires to be replaced. Whoever torqued the bolts on last thought it would be a good idea to put them on tight enough so that there was never going to be a change to take them off...

    Oh and did I mention the car is an unregistered VR6?

    Thanks in advance, Branko.

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    You could always try Loon's approach:

    Quote Originally Posted by Golf Loon View Post




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    Then we cut the remnant in half along the bolt and smasked it off with a hammer.

    The bolt then unscrewed by hand!!

    You should have seen the guys face at the tyre place
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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Hawk View Post
    You could always try Loon's approach:

    D:
    I remember that .... I really don't want it to come to that, although its looking like it.

    They're on so tightly that I'm turning the wheel as I'm trying to undo the bolt. I also released my inner Balkan, that didn't help either and now there's a few more scratches on the rim

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    do up the other lugs nice and tight and try. otherwise go buy a nice big high tensile drill bit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jayjay View Post
    do up the other lugs nice and tight and try. otherwise go buy a nice big high tensile drill bit.
    They all on tighter than the (insert simile here) and are not coming off... That drill bit idea does sound rather good at the moment.

    I'll have another go now, and I'll try not to pull a hernia or something...

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    What have you been using to undo your lug nuts? See if you can loosen them by extending the handle with a pole. I haven't come across a nut/bolt I couldn't loosen when I've got like a metre long handle to untorque with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rayray086 View Post
    What have you been using to undo your lug nuts? See if you can loosen them by extending the handle with a pole. I haven't come across a nut/bolt I couldn't loosen when I've got like a metre long handle to untorque with.
    I'm using the POS oem pipe thing.. I'll dig around the garage to see if I can get anything with a bit more leverage...

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    I've got something here at home for you to use, let me know if you need it. You've got my number?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rayray086 View Post
    I've got something here at home for you to use, let me know if you need it. You've got my number?
    Errr... no I don't looks like I didn't save it and I deleted that previous PM...

    Can I just come over now Ray?

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    U just need a longer breaker bar and someone to hold the brake pedal while u undo it. If its hard to undo thats fine, if its rounded thats a whole lotta problem there!

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