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Projects & Parts => Garage/Tech => Topic started by: Mudduck on May 22, 2011, 01:21:29 PM

Title: 5 ton lugnut
Post by: Mudduck on May 22, 2011, 01:21:29 PM
What else can u do to take the lugnuts off the 5 ton beside using blowtorch to heat em.... last axle i had to heat them to take them off and now with aceyline shortage i havent had chance to switch to propane yet so i got no way to heat em and my impact gun w sissy air compressor wont do any good any other idea?
Title: Re: 5 ton lugnut
Post by: J.C. on May 22, 2011, 03:38:58 PM
breaker bar with a pipe? some off them were reverse thread...
Title: Re: 5 ton lugnut
Post by: BigFrank on May 22, 2011, 07:14:56 PM
Quote from: Le Dude on May 22, 2011, 03:38:58 PM
breaker bar with a pipe? some off them were reverse thread...
i had to use a 3/4 drive socket with a breaker bar and a 6 foot pipe and jump up and down on it to get em to break loose   driver side are lefty loose and right tight and oppositr on pass side
Title: Re: 5 ton lugnut
Post by: Mudduck on May 23, 2011, 06:45:53 AM
I know the tread are different on opposite side i had broke my half inch.tuffy bar already guess i ll.try 3/4 in tuffy bar gotta buy em though