On 9/24/14, 10:03 AM, Tony Hwang wrote:
J Burns wrote:
I bought tires a couple of months ago. Yesterday I tried to remove a
wheel to check the bearing. The nuts wouldn't budge.

They're supposed to be torqued to about 65 foot-pounds. After letting
penetrating oil work overnight, I got 15 of the 16 nuts with a cruciform
wrench with 10" arms. I used a pipe to extend one arm and stood on the
other.

I believe I'm applying well over 200 foot-pounds. The wrench twists so
far that I think more force would be dangerous. I'll see what tools
neighbors have, or maybe go to a mechanic.

Can I have the dealer and his crew sent to prison?
Hi,
You don't have impact wrench? Now you used oil and they're all no
good.Must be a small old vehicle. If you don't have compressor, how
about trying electric impact wrench? Can't rent/borrrow one?

If you mean the kind of wrench you hit with a hammer, I have two. I
think one has a 1/2" drive. I never had much luck with it in the past,
but I'll look for it.

Now that I've used oil, does that mean my lugs and nuts are no good?

When I reinstalled the first 15 with a torque wrench, I discovered that
the L wrench that came with the car gives the right torque "by feel."
How about that!