Breaking Rusted wheel Lugs Nuts Free?

Busin · Samba Member Joined: June 20, 2007 Posts: 213

I have been trying to remove some lug nuts on my 67 bus and I am having real trouble getting then to break free!. So far Iv tryed dw40, Heating them with a tourch then poring cold water on them, Using a 3ft cheater bar, hitting them with a hammer and everything I could think of doing, but still then wont break loss. Any idea's? Thanks!

mintonman · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject:

impact gun is what you need.
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mintonman · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject:

you are turning them counter clockwise correct?? Laughing

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jeremyrockjock · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject:

Before I had air tools I had a craftsman 3/4" combo wrench I used to hit with a hammer to break stubborn ones loose.
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Levonbenelli · Samba Member Joined: September 28, 2004 Posts: 1171

barring the purchase of a compressor and impact gun, I suggest an even longer cheater bar....say 10 feet or so... seriously.
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Bryan67 · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject:

Get a BFH and hit the lug bolt square on the head a few times. That will loosen it up.
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Anniehum · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject:

aero kroil penetrating oil, let it sit, then use the cheater bar that you can step on... At least that worked for me when the 66 had been sitting for 22 years...
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UZI · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject:

in the event that the above methods don't work, you may need to drill out the centers of the lub nuts, get a torch and heat it up all glowy pouring flame down the hole. it will turn out like butter.
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66uno · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: impact wrench

My mechanic buddy is gonna lend me his ELECTRIC impact wrench to do mine. Doesn't sound as good as air, but he swears that it works great.

420GOAT · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:07 am Post subject:

pb blaster penetrant and a hammer square on the lugnut.....jerk it right .....then back out left.......worked for me.

Gina · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject: follow up question

Hey Levenbanelli? What would you suggest the 10 foot cheater bar be made of? Seriously, because I have the same problem on my Super ........(I know, cut me some slack)............. Beetle project.
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Lohe · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject:

Ok I just got mine loose after weeks of trying different things.

Went to home depot, got a 6 foot plumbing pipe. It's very thick and heavy.

Have a 1/2" craftsman ratchet.

Have an impact socket.

Tried having 300lb neighbor stand on wheel [took drum off spindle] but I turned HIM.

Had neighbor drive Jeep up onto my driveway. Lifted Jeep and put wheel under Jeep wheel. Lowered Jeep onto VW wheel.

That worked Wink

This after trying heat, using impact set at OVER max air pressure going cw and ccw, and using PB on back end of studs.

Pain in my ... hah

Lohe · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: follow up question

Gina · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject:

I know I can get the right tool......at Total Rental.......for 28 bucks a day and I know I can get an impact wrench from a VW community friend, but I was just wondering about ingenuity with what we have in our yards. Thanks for the info.
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Stocknazi · Samba Member Joined: June 18, 2004 Posts: 5470

i have only had 1 lugbolt that i could'nt remove with a long breaker bar. it was already rounded off and the socket kept slipping.

curious if anyone has ever actually broken off a lugbolt trying to remove it?
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roberto · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject:

Nic B-C · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject:

If its rounded just hammer a smaller socket onto it
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BarryL · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:32 pm Post subject:

Sometimes the really stuck part is on the cone of the wheel part not the threads. If you can get them loose, always loosen them together, not take one off at a time. The last two always seem to get stuck that way. Also if you can get 4 tough ones off and the last one is the frozen one then rotate the wheel and lug bolt together against the drum. Kapische?

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dms · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:01 am Post subject:

I had a 7 foot piece of pipe in a cheater bar .
I was lifting the bus 6 or 8 " off the ground .
I found that the wheel would turn , so I tied a cement block through the one of the openings in the rim . It didn't turn then .
The cement block trick might not work if you have 14" rims , the slots are smaller , or they dont have any , I forget which .
Either way , best of luck with it .
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