Questions tagged [lug-nut]
for questions about lug-nuts, the nuts used to fasten the wheels to the vehicle.
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Lug nut won’t come off, edges ground down
Was trying to remove lug nut on BMW, the edges of it got ground down so any wrench I use won’t turn it properly. Need to change tires at some point, so is there anything I can do to remove it?
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Can I use the "Auto" mode on my Hercules impact wrench to safely put lug nuts on?
I'm new to DIY auto mechanic stuff, and I just bought a Hercules 1/2" compact impact wrench (HCB84B2) mainly to get lug nuts off the car. I know you're not supposed to use impact wrenches to put ...
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Is a click torque wrench more accurate in the middle or close to the top end of its range?
Given the choice between 10-to-150 lb.ft and 25-to-250 lb.ft click torque wrenches, which would you choose if you're only interested in tightening car wheel bolts to 88.5 lb.ft?
The equivalent metric ...
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Using bicycle tool and technique for lug nuts
Since I already have two 1/4″ torque wrenches for bicycle work (click style; 20 Nm and beam style; 9 Nm), I am hoping that my 3/8″ torque wrench (Beam style; 90 Nm — 800 inch.pound) would be adequate ...
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Spinning lug nut
Any recommendations on how to remove a spinning lug nut so I can replace the stud? Current lug nut was cross threaded. I tried backing out and letting it shear the stud off since it needed replacing ...
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Trailer spare tire mount: U-bolt threads too long for lug wrench
I'm installing a spare tire mount (U-bolt) on the tongue of my boat trailer.
https://www.princessauto.com/en/spare-trailer-tire-u-bolt-mount/product/PA0008007005
The tire mount/U-bolt's threads are ...
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What could be the cause of damaged wheel nut surfaces on aluminum rim?
I recently managed to damage the rear right door area of my car, including minor cosmetic damage to my rear right rim, and got a new rear rim paid by insurance.
Today was the time for seasonal wheel ...
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I need help determining lug removal tool
I bought a used vehicle. It came with Ultra Motorsport Hunter rims installed and no tool to remove the lug nuts. I am not even sure how to describe this - it doesn’t look exactly like the spline nut ...
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Seized lug nut, Stud came loose from the hub, Wheel still on. How to remove?
How I got here:
I replaced the front axle (steering) U-joints in my 1997 Jeep Wrangler, as one had gotten loose. The other looked okay, but when I pressed it out, it was rusty on the inside as well, ...
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Lug nut not fitting steel rim holes?
I recently purchased a second set of rims for my car, a 2009 Kia Cee'd SW (ED). This is a set of steel rims, and as the other one are not, they had a different type of lug nuts than normal.
So the ...
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Is Torque a Property of Lug Nuts or Lug Bolts?
I recently ordered some new rims and tires through the local tire shop. Because the tire shops almost never use a torque wrench on lug nuts, I am going to bring my new wheels home and install them ...
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1989 S10 Blazer loose lugnuts after tire change
I made a rookie mistake of overtightening my lugnuts after the tire change with an air wrench.
I noticed that as I was driving around the block all but one of the lugnuts came loose. Thank God I didn'...
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broken lug bolt - nut still on - can't remove wheel
I was replacing the brake pads on my 2014 Scion XB and the lug bolt is broken. I can't put enough pressure on the nut to take it off as the bolt with the nut can just jostle around even going in and ...
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Torque lugnuts in air and on ground
When changing tires, on a front wheel drive vehicle with alloy rims, the parking break on, and entire front or back end lifted: after hand tightening the nuts, can they be torqued to spec off the ...
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Using wheels with fewer holes
I have a ford E350 van with 8-hole (8-lug?) wheels. On short notice I need to find some steel rims on which I can travel at a short distance (50 meters) at a low speed (< 10 Km/h).
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One or two lugnuts will move slightly when retorquing after replacing rotors
Have a 15 Hyundai Accent, I changed all the brakes and rotors on (as well as struts and shocks).
Mfg states 80 ft lbs for wheel torque. Original rims, and wheel hub are on the car. After driving the ...
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Locking nut removal - hammered a socket onto spinning collar
I have a Vauxhall Astra UK model, not sure they are in the US but don't think that matters... I needed to replace a brake caliper as it was seized.
Long story short:
My locking nut broke, the bit in ...
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Wheel Spacer Question - Stuck Nuts
I bought a car that had wheel spacers fitted, they are for cosmetic reasons only but I prefer the car to be standard so today took the wheel off and proceeded to remove the spacers nuts.
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Do you know a way to remove a 7-spline lug nuts?
I lost the key, and I cant find a store that sell this item.
I tried to use Gator Grip but the tool is not that deep to remove the lug nuts.
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Is it safe to drive with spare wheel but with proper tire?
I recently got a puncture and had to swap out the entire wheel. Luckily, the spare I had was a full size tyre, i.e.: not a skinny tyre like you sometimes see.
It looks roughly like this:
So, the ...
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Importance of balancing lug nuts?
I want to install one locking lug nut on each wheel for security. These are slightly larger than standard lug nuts and I wonder if it will cause problems with wheel balance.
McGard claims that their ...
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$50 To Throw on a Missing Lug Nut
So I got 4 new tires put on my car a few months back and just took my car in for an oil change at a different garage. The guy there mentioned that I was missing a lug nut, and that they could put one ...
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Recommendation For Tightening Wheel Stud
I have to replace a broken wheel stud in the rear of a kia Optima.
I do not have an impact gun to tighten down the stud properly but I do have a torque wrench. The problem is that the hub will spin ...
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How to get torque on frozen lug nuts on trailer?
I have an old trailer that needs a tire replaced. I've looked at all the answers on how to unstick lug nuts, but they all assume that the wheel can be locked so when you apply torque to the lug nut ...
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How to get this lug off
My truck had these fancy lug nuts and I accidentally broke one off and I don't know how to get the remnants off. Any ideas?
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wheel lock nut identification
I have purchased a used car, but it appears not to have a wheel lock key or any information in the manual and the tyres are in need of a change. I would like to know what make of bolt this is as i ...
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installing a locking lug nut
When putting the lug nuts back on after replacing a spare tire you're supposed to tighten them in a criss-cross pattern. So what do you do if you're replacing just a single lug nut? Do you go through ...
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If over tightening wheel studs can cause them to wear/break, why do most mechanics use impact guns?
An impact gun seems to tighten a nut as far as it will go therefore I guess this is over tightening.
If over tightening can cause wheel studs to damage/break then why do most mechanics use impact ...
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What can cause a wheel to fall off/hub to break?
Recently my wheel came off as you can see in picture.
I want to know what could be the various causes for this. Is it just that the wheel/lug nuts haven't been torqued down proplery or could it be ...
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How do I remove a destroyed lug nut?
A neighbor friend of mine offered to change my brakes on my Pontiac Torrent, well my husband had the proper tool to remove the lug nuts off my car in his truck, and the neighbor along with some other ...
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How tight to tighten my lug nuts?
I have a 2005 Diesel Mazda Bounty UTE, which is also called a B2500. Similar to a ford courier / ranger.
I inspected my disc brakes, then put my tyre back on. I have since realised I need to torque ...
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Do I need to use a torque wrench for wheel lug nuts and brake caliper bolt?
I want to change my brake calipers so will not to remove wheels and caliper bolt.
When reassembling, do I need to use a torque wrench to get to the recommended tightness or can I just use a normal ...
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What lug pattern fits a 1994 Dodge Dakota?
I inherited my mom's 1994 Dodge Dakota after she passed.
She always wanted to fix it up. So in her honor, I plan to do that. Wheels are the most attractive upgrade for looks in my opinion and the ...
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Stuck/rusted/frozen lug nuts, unable to get to a store
I blew a tire leaving my house yesterday(I mean BLEW it to shreds) and I have a spare/donut but can't get the lug nuts to budge to get the blown tire off.
They are somewhat rusted and it is also in ...
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Importance of Retorque Lug Nuts
I just had a new set of tires put into my Honda CRV. The lug nuts were torqued at 80 ft/lb (manufacturer's specs). The installer told me to come back to retorque the lug nuts after 50 miles.
If the ...
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Help identifying wheel lock "key socket" replacement
My wheel lock key socket has broken and I am no longer able to remove the lug nuts from my wheel. I tried looking up the model and size of my wheel, but I am having no luck identifying the replacement ...
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How can pit crews remove wheels so fast?
Every once in a while I'll watch an absurd video of a pit crew switching tires on a car. I can understand a lot of it is repeated practice; I don't understand how the guys running the impact find can ...
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Socket stuck on lug nut stuck on wheel
With the acknowledgement that this is not my finest hour, I've got an issue with a stuck and rounded off lug nut.
(This is not my photo, but it shows my problem exactly)
Long story short, I need to ...
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Is it safe to drive with broken wheel lug nut.?
My Vitz front wheel lug nut broke. I need to drive to garage 4km. How safe is this? What should I pay attention for while driving ?
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Should anti seize lubricant be used on the wheel lug studs when rotating tires? [duplicate]
This my question:
Should anti seize lubricant be used on the wheel lug studs when rotating tires?
There is nothing else to add here.
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Is it safe to use a lugnut with a different outer shank diameter?
I have an older care with one of the lug nuts missing and they are proving hard to find and exact replacement for. I picked up some lug-nuts that fit down snug but my concern is that the new lug nut ...
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Can lug nuts be tightened with a powered non-impact driver plus torque wrench?
I understand that lug nuts should not be tightened with an impact wrench because of the risk of over-torquing. Could a lug nut be tightened most of the way with a powered non-impact driver and then ...
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How can I remove perfectly round locking wheel lugs? What tool can I use?
So of course, I seem to have lost the key to my locking lug nuts. I'd like to be proactive about the situation and remedy it before I have a flat on the side of the road. I've read several guides that ...
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Grease on wheel bolts or not?
My father (an engineer, but not an auto mechanic) taught me to use a tiny dab of machine grease on the thread (not the rim) of each wheel bolt. This would help against corrosion, and help when ...
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Are there any risks if I use impact wrench to loosen lug nuts while the tire not touching ground?
I was watching a couple of videos on how to change tires and I keep hearing that it is recommended to loosen the lug nuts while tires are touching the ground.
I followed this advice when I changed ...
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Identifying Lug Nuts that came with Motegi Wheels
I'm looking for some help identifying the Lug Nuts that came with the wheels I recently ordered and had installed on my car. The purpose of identifying them is to be able to go get the proper tool(s) ...
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Is it acceptable to use a 3/4 inch socket to loosen what are presumably 19mm lug nuts?
I have a spare six-point 3/4" flank drive socket I'd like to keep in the trunk with a breaker bar. (From recent experience, the little collapsing wrench that comes with the seventh-gen Chevy Malibu ...
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Is it safe to drive in race conditions with missing lug nuts?
You know sometimes you read something and think "What?"
Well, would you be happy to drive a 900 BHP car in a competition with lug nuts missing? Apparently NASCAR has introduced a rule change so that ...
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Loud bang while driving, then lug nut is missing - what happened?
I was driving the other day - car (1998 Toyota RAV4, FWD) recently serviced, four brand new tires recently fitted - when I heard a loud bang from my front left wheel. I eased to a halt, thinking one ...
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Does using an impact wrench instead of a breaker bar prevent damaging to nuts or bolts?
I broke two of my car's lug nut studs, and I had to take the car to mechanic for repair. The mechanic explained that sometimes lug nuts are highly over-torqued because all shops use impact gun to ...
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