Just fishin' from my wrote:
> >> I am having a major problem with the lug nuts on the drivers side front
> >> wheel on my 43 MB. I can't get any of them off. All nuts on the other
> >> three wheels came off without much effort. I've tried a lug wrench (with
> >> and without a hammer to assist) and an impact wrench. I also soaked all
> >> five in WD-40 with no luck. I even tried taking them off as if they were
> >> left hand threads. Again no luck. Any advise on how to get them off will
> >> be greatly appreciated.
>
> depending on how bad these are stuck on there, you might want to try some
> penetrating oil...
>
> on _really_ tight bolts (vw rear axle nuts are 300 ft lbs) i'd take a
> cheater bar (chunk of pipe or ?) over the end of the beefiest socket /
> breakerbar / lugwrench you have.. make sure the socket is a tight fit...
>
> and lean on it..
>
> if you have a 4 ft cheater on it and you can stand on it and nothin
> happens, chances are you're going to break the stud, so what i do is
> flatten the other end of the cheater, bolt a loop of chain to the other
> end, hook my come along to it, and tighten it up.. once it's taught, take
> in about another 2 inches of cable. (the idea here is to put a couple
> hundred foot lbs of tourqe on it, and then go to bed...) if that didn't
> break it loose, a little heat might do it. don't get it too hot or you'll
> screw up the heat treating on the studs..
>
> -dd
>
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