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hey guys i cant get some lug nuts off and seems like when my car went into the shop they tightened those f***er's tight as anything. what can i do to get them off easier without stripping the nuts. silvertaws6 said wd 40 is that ok to use?
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You could try using one of those long breaker ratchets and put the boxed end of a large wrench at the end of it for more leverage.. its worked for me before anyways.
Either that or take it back to the shop and raise hell complaining about how you could have been stranded ;)- <a href=\"http://www.thenebula.com/carpics/pics2/camaro2.JPG\" target=\"_blank\">White \'99 V6 Camaro</a> (M5, 3.23s)<br />- 3\" Borla Exaust, RK Sport Induction Lid, Fast Toys Ram Air, K&N Air Filter, !Silencer, !MAF Screen, B&M Short shifter, Manual Fan Switch, 160° Hypertech Powerstat, BMR Boxed LCAs(rubber/poly), BMR STB<br /><a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=386884&page=1\" target=\"_blank\">*My Cardomain Website*</a> -
Try a long pipe around a breaker bar. Leverage is the key, longer the pipe, the easier it'll be.<a href=\"http://pics.projectpredator.com/thumbnails.php?album=16\" target=\"_blank\">2003 Zinc Yellow Mustang GT</a> 1 of 701<br />ET : TBD<br />But our shenanigans are cheeky and fun! Yeah, and his shenanigans are cruel and tragic. Which... makes tComment
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Yup, breaker bar would definitely be good to use along with the WD-40 (to get a little slickness on there).
Where in NJ are you? I'm in central Jersey.
Chris<b>2002 BSM TransAm WS.6 M6</b><br /><b>350rwhp, 365rwtq</b><br /><b>Stock:</b>13.455 @ 105.39 2.129 60\'<br /><b>Mod:</b>12.449 @ 113 1.832 60\'<br /><br /><b>2004 QSM GTO M6</b><br /><b>303rwhp, 329rwtq</b><br />Stock: 13.74 @ 102.14 2.1 60\'<br /><br /> <a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/silvertaws6\" target=\"_blank\">http://members.cardomain.com/silvertaws6</a> <br /><br /><b>1984 Firebird S/E M5</b><br />2.8LComment
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hey man i am from edison so far the damn lug is on there i just checked some other lugs around my car and some r wore too wtf seriously i am pissed now i guess i should bring it to the dealership now2000 firebird w68, auto, t-tops , 3.42 , k&n, whisper lid, taylor 8mm spark plug wires , bosch spark plugs , 3\"in/out carsound CAT , 3\" i pipe, take off trans am muffler, C6 Z06 rimsComment
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Yeah, I'd take it back. They probably put them on with an air wrench. When it's necessary to have a shop mess with the wheels I always ask them to tell the mechanic to hand tighten the lug nuts to 100 ft/lbs, because the disks can be easily warped. In addition to being true, I figure they're more likely to be careful if there's a reason and I might come back to complain about the disks.2000 Firebird convert, chameleon/tan, M5, Y87, TCS, BMR tower brace and panhard, KBDD sfcs, 245/50-16 GSCsComment
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<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ramair6:
hey man i am from edison so far the damn lug is on there i just checked some other lugs around my car and some r wore too wtf seriously i am pissed now i guess i should bring it to the dealership now<hr></blockquote>
Yeah, definitely take it back then.
I'm not that far from you. You should come down to E-town sometime for drag racing, it's fun and you could meet some of the Jersey crew [img]smile.gif[/img] .
Chris<b>2002 BSM TransAm WS.6 M6</b><br /><b>350rwhp, 365rwtq</b><br /><b>Stock:</b>13.455 @ 105.39 2.129 60\'<br /><b>Mod:</b>12.449 @ 113 1.832 60\'<br /><br /><b>2004 QSM GTO M6</b><br /><b>303rwhp, 329rwtq</b><br />Stock: 13.74 @ 102.14 2.1 60\'<br /><br /> <a href=\"http://members.cardomain.com/silvertaws6\" target=\"_blank\">http://members.cardomain.com/silvertaws6</a> <br /><br /><b>1984 Firebird S/E M5</b><br />2.8LComment
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hey guys thanks for the advice i just got back from the dealership and they were so nice gald i didnt buy it from a highway dealership they didnt charge me for anythin so i was happy.2000 firebird w68, auto, t-tops , 3.42 , k&n, whisper lid, taylor 8mm spark plug wires , bosch spark plugs , 3\"in/out carsound CAT , 3\" i pipe, take off trans am muffler, C6 Z06 rimsComment
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yea man i go down to englishtown alot now with friends and see some drag. i wanna take my car on but afraid of what i might run. what u think i would hit high 15s?2000 firebird w68, auto, t-tops , 3.42 , k&n, whisper lid, taylor 8mm spark plug wires , bosch spark plugs , 3\"in/out carsound CAT , 3\" i pipe, take off trans am muffler, C6 Z06 rimsComment
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