Can't get left front wheel nuts loose?

[Drifz1]

hey, i was gonna do the wheel flip for better handling but i cant get the 4 nuts on the left wheel loose the ones on the right came loose fine but the ones on the left just wont budge i tried tapping them with a hammer etc nothing ! there so tight they were about to ring when i was trying to loosen them! so ??

 

[acezeesawtooth]

PB blaster is your friend... and are you sure you are using the exact size socket? also if its a 12 point try switching to a 6 point socket nearly impossible to strip a correctly sized 6 point

 

[Drifz1]

dont hve pb blaster over here lol

 

[sheeblast]

also, what tool you using to loosen it?
try using a long handle driver/breaker bar.
the best way to get most torsional force onto the nut, have the handle of the bar cross the wheel to the other nut on the other side as shown below

also that is for the right side, make sure you are not tighten it on the left side.

 

[acezeesawtooth]

well what kind of penetrating lubricant you got there... use it

 

[TechBlaster]

well what kind of penetrating lubricant you got there... use it

Liquid Wrench/equivalent works great!!!!

 

[phragle]

Penetrating Lubericant.... Like...

 

[sheeblast]

Penetrating Lubericant.... Like...

like a red x????

 

[Drifz1]

coke has a lot of acid so i supose that lol we have wd-40

 

[phragle]

like a red x????

Only people who aren't cool enough to see the pik get to see the red X

 

[acezeesawtooth]

Only people who aren't cool enough to see the pik get to see the red X

the picture is 10 trillion times better... lol and yes phragle that should work perfectly... for getting a nut off that is...

 

[NOVIS]

slide a long pipe on the end of the rachet and give 'er. should be able to get it with more leverage. get one person to hold the socket on so you dont slip off and strip it.

 

[darederek]

big long breaker bar got mine off. and if you do strip them use vice grips. or in my case my one wheel lug ended up being a 7/16, extension, and a BFH lol

 

[ZoMbIeCuStOmS]

always use a six point and a little heat could help just be very careful around the tires wouldnt want them to explode or anything

 

[Drifz1]

it rung and its hard t get the vice grips on ill ask dad tomorrow lol got the other 3 off though

 

[Whitty21]

impact gun FTW.......

 

[phragle]

Frozen nuts and bolts = improper maint.

 

[Drifz1]

Frozen nuts and bolts = improper maint.

i never touched them since i got the quad!!

 

[darederek]

Okay phragle ur kinda pissing me off with the maintenence thing not everyone is jesus on a blaster like you. If you don't mind me asking how does maintenence have anything to do with a frozen wheel lug? I put some anti seize on mine cause they were really hard to get off but i can't think of anything else you could do???

 

[phragle]

to pull the front hubs to check the brakes, throw some grease in there and in the rear, to grease the splines on the sprocket and brake hubs along with the the wheel hubs. not to mention checking the wheel bearings and axle bearings once a season or so.... all reasons for the wheels to come off a couple times a year.