Re: [MV] Stuck Lug Nuts

Richard Notton (Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:53:45 -0000

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Bode <ecbode@mtu.edu>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: 07 December 1998 15:37
Subject: Re: [MV] Stuck Lug Nuts

>Do Not use a breaker bar with an extension. This can and will shear the
bolts.
>
I've found this only happens with more than 15' of scaffold tube. . . .
. .

>First put some penetrating oil like liquid wrench on the nuts. Use an
impact
>wrench. An impact wrench is like taking a hammer to a breaker bar to
hammer it
>down, but it does it at 1000 hits a minute. This will loosen up some of
the
>rust. If you do not have a impact wrench, or a large enough go to the
local gas
>station with service center.
>
A trick here is to cycle the impact (windy) gun between forwards and
reverse, often trying to do the nuts up a bit before undoing will free
them off.

Richard
(Southampton UK)

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