I spent 45 minutes trying to remove the last lug nut off a F150 - impact gun, breaker bar with 48 inch cheater - stood on it, and nothing happened. I found your video, hit the socket on the lug 5 times with a 3lb hammer, and it came right off. Thank you!!!
@Liberatus8 ай бұрын
I know exactly what you went through, I couldn’t believe it tried your list- 3/4” drive and a 4 Foot torque wrench 😂
@mhom43088 ай бұрын
@@Liberatus Pure trauma!
@toddh62348 ай бұрын
Put anti seize on the studs while the tire is removed. This prevents them from seizing. Same goes for the back of the rotors.
@mhom43087 ай бұрын
@@toddh6234 Never had it happen before. Will definitely be using antiseize from now on. It was ridiculous!
@ronhope39707 ай бұрын
Just snapped my breaker bar.... will give this a go, wish me luck.
@MichaelNomura-y7q Жыл бұрын
Mechanics in the rust belt area have an extra level of talent.
@cchemmes-seeseeart3948Ай бұрын
LOL
@martinthompson4462 Жыл бұрын
"Do it up with anti seize, undo it with ease."That is the slogan here in Aus and it works.
@donames6941 Жыл бұрын
I have had anti seize to cause the nuts to come lose on there own too and the wheel fall off when driving
@ricebike Жыл бұрын
@@donames6941I've been using it for over 2 decades, but not on the mating surface of an acorn lug nut to the rim as Kenny suggested (and still have the same bottle 😂) I don't slather it on, but just a very small dab & of course I recheck the torque after about 50 miles as well
@martinthompson4462 Жыл бұрын
@@donames6941 fair enough, personally I have never had a problem like that. I use the stuff on everything
@kellismith4329 Жыл бұрын
@@donames6941 that doesn’t happen, you just make sure to retorque the nuts a few times after you drive it around a bit, just like you’re supposed to when you don’t use antisieze - I use a skim of antisieze on everywheel I install and never have an issue
@dukwdriver29098 ай бұрын
@@donames6941 I have used a smear of anti-seize on all wheel fixings on cars trucks and buses for 45 years and never had a single nut come loose. Never had 1 seize on either.
@gwheyduke6 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting this! Took my car to Wal-Mart for 2 pre order tires to be installed by their "trained professional technicians"...One rear lug nut would not come loose even after two different impact wrenches and half can of "Break Away" penetrating oil. Looked up "stuck lug nuts" on KZbin and found your video. Called the supervisor over and showed it to him. He got a 3 lb. sledge and tapped the socket a couple of times. Nothing. I asked them to let me hit it (in case they were afraid of breaking something). They rolled the car out of the bay and handed me the hammer. - whacked it 6 or 7 good blows and said "try it now"..... Came Right OFF ! bingo! Changing 2 rear tires "only" took 2 and a half hours, but we "got 'er done" !
@pughconsulting Жыл бұрын
Old timers used to say, Don't force it, get a bigger wrench. Same with hammers. Get a bigger hammer. I heard my grandfather say those or similar statements hundreds of times. Impact force beats shear force in this application.
@oloferiksson9411 Жыл бұрын
I have learned to drive a few meters with the other bolts or screws loose so the one that is stuck loosens.
@Opuscus13 күн бұрын
Hmm. Might be something in what you are saying.
@robertlucyksr667 Жыл бұрын
Awesome trick, you can heat them also.
@roberttill37873 ай бұрын
DO NOT heat wheel nuts. It softens the steel and increases the risk of studs breaking off days later when you are out driving.
@glennfields8121 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tip! Who would know except you? These tips can ultimately save us time and money.
@MrShootMania15 күн бұрын
Today I was trying absolutely everything to remove 3 blocked bolts on my car. I really tried everything, so I went to a garage and they miraculously knew about this trick and it worked perfectly, this is the best and safest method to follow if this happens to you too 😊
@WrenchingWithKenny13 күн бұрын
@MrShootMania It saves a lot of aggravation. Keep wrenching! Kenny
@MrShootMania13 күн бұрын
@WrenchingWithKenny thanks kenny you are amazing, i'll keep this method in an area of my head until I die!
@cchemmes-seeseeart3948Ай бұрын
Another thing to worry about with trying to change my tire. Thanks for the warning of what else can go wrong. Blessings. Peace. Love wins
@simonatkinson1107 Жыл бұрын
I know this as “Shocking the Threads”. I’ve got a block hammer I use that’s fondly referred to as “My Friend”. He often ‘talks’ to stubborn nuts and bolts. I’m really lucky that I have a small, portable 24 litre air compressor at home. I hook it up to a hand held air hammer and “Brrrup” the socket the same way you used the BFH. This sounds like the classic Aluminium + Steel = seriously stubborn fastener and the skin off your knuckles.
@BourneAccident Жыл бұрын
I live in the rust belt. I used to run two garages back in the day. I've been putting a light coat of "never sieze" on lug nuts, lug bolts, and studs for decades and decades. I also put it on the threaded portion of valve stems, especially if the car has metal caps. Never had a single problem. Many people don't like this practice, but it works. Especially good for the old splined spinners on foreign sports cars.
@frank9649 Жыл бұрын
Mmmmm....on big rigs..on some trucks there is ahead of axle nuts not wheel nuts , cups or acorn you might say, always get the split ones, meaning there's a cut portion, they aren't solid all around. Them ones are easy to get off, the solid ones are a pitta to get off. In your case, if the hammer trick doesn't work, I would use freeze off, it's a spray that cool's the fastener down to -60 in a few seconds and what it does is breaks the bond between two pieces of metal. Works like a charm on any rusted on fastener. thanks for the vid, be well!
@petersmart1999 Жыл бұрын
Chrysler had/has those wonderful lug nuts with the cover caps,those were always fun!
@ricebike Жыл бұрын
Oh snap, I think I seen the same on my 2006 Nissan Altima... time to order a one piece acorn lug nut set😢
@danh2134 Жыл бұрын
I've dealt with that type of lug nut on toyota and ford too
@kellismith4329 Жыл бұрын
Ya and if it old chrysler the nuts on the driver side are reverse thread so that really causes a problem
@ricebike Жыл бұрын
@@kellismith4329 what year and model specifically??? Haven't seen a left hand thread lug bolt or nut since I've been driving in 1987
@kellismith4329 Жыл бұрын
@@ricebikepretty much any chrysler product built before 1972, unless someone has already converted it
@thomassciurba5323 Жыл бұрын
When I was young and even more dumb than I am now I had a steel wheel rust to a brake rotor. It took a lot to break that free. Asked a mechanic about it and he told me to use white lithium grease on the rotor or drum before installing the wheel. He also told me to use a little anti seize for the lugs and the mating surfaces on the lug nuts. Never had another problem and I drive old cars up in the rust belt. Lots of people say don’t use any type of oil or anti seize on lugs. Personally I think that is baloney if you torque the nuts properly. If anything a little lube helps set the torque correctly. They don’t get loose and they come off easy. But do what you are comfortable with. Lots of the problems in my opinion is failure to torque correctly. I see the mechanics where I work grab a torque stick which I don’t trust or worse yet just drive them home with an impact. Who cares, it’s a customer’s car and the next guys problem right? I also remember when I was a teenager my girlfriend”s father had trouble breaking a lug nut free. He left the other lug nuts slightly loose and took a slow speed run up and down the block and it came free after that. I have never tried that but it worked for him. Sort of like the BFH trick but in a pinch you could try it roadside.
@silentstryker1590 Жыл бұрын
Used this method many times working matinance for gravel pits, wonderful way to remove a stuck bolt in a threaded plate or structure, just hit it square and don't deform the head.
@markk3652 Жыл бұрын
The hammer method is a good fix, if you shoot some aerokroil in that stubborn lug hole, it will help break the friction of the corrosion. I find a light coating of copper nickel anti-seize stays in place a little longer than the brake grease.
@trevorf8411Ай бұрын
this worked perfectly when nothing else would. thank you
@voodoo_chicken12 ай бұрын
Best to use a tire chock so ur pawl doesn’t get abused. Use it on at least 2 tires. U can also use an extension and set up a jack stand to help leverage downward force if u stand on ur breaker bar. Or u can introduce a floor jack to crank upward. Using a BFH can cause BFPs. Or get urself a 40” breaker bar with a 3/4 drive.
@robertball3578 Жыл бұрын
I got lucky, replacing rounded over lug nuts on a 2005 GMC 2500HD last week; several nuts appeared to be corroded at the alloy wheel, I purchased a big breaker bar a few years ago to compensate for old age. I put my body weight on the bar, then bounced just a bit and they all broke loose. Truck was in MI but now enjoys salt free AZ. I had never heard of lug nuts shearing off, probably Chinese metallurgy.
@hickorystx Жыл бұрын
Great tip!!! Been there and didn't have a BFH, but a dead blow hammer helped, along with PB Blaster and a torch, and prayer!!!
@jimdooner4375 Жыл бұрын
I have put a dab of never seize on the tapered seat of the lug nut and a dab on the threads of the stud and torqued the nuts to specs never had a wheel come loose especially you have aluminum rims been doing this for the last 30 years since I bought my suburban with factory aluminum wheels and 8 lugs back in 1990. Saved myself a lot of aggravation and back pain 😂
@John-ky9nz Жыл бұрын
Anti-seize works best as rust inhibitor property and also anti-seize the wheel center hub area .
@weirdalgummidge Жыл бұрын
Hi Ken, I saw that you pulled upwards on the breaker bar. I pulled my back out one time doing that. I always put the bar on so that I use my weight to push the bar down. Much easier. just sayin.
@rharris76357 ай бұрын
BFH for the win! Thanks for this idea. I will definitely add it to my "bag of tricks".
@thomasdaum192711 ай бұрын
As soon as I saw the BFH I realized what you were going to do ! Great idea . Thanks so much !…….
@joefzd40403 ай бұрын
That works so well, you saved me a whole heap of pain! Managed to split a socket in half so had to use a loose one. Word of warning, the loose one flew off when I hit it and just missed my face so a chainsaw helmet and visor are a good idea. Thanks again.
@bobcombs7138 Жыл бұрын
Great tip Kenny! Enjoy all your vids!
@JemTheWire Жыл бұрын
Brilliant tip. I would never have thought of that.
@jthonn Жыл бұрын
I hate those type lugs, nice trick. Back many moons ago, I worked for a Goodyear store and had a customer ask me not to use the impact on his wheels, because he claimed he couldn't get them off. I took him in the back, even though I wasn't supposed to. I showed him the difference in using an impact and using the 4 way. I told him if I used that 4 way, for sure he would never get them off.
@jimpoteet1 Жыл бұрын
Kenny sir, you are good... i`m a subscriber, retired foreign car mechanic ...you have shared so many valuable lessons- this one in particular i like...thanks...
@edwardmmanns7454 Жыл бұрын
The best thing I learned so far is not to drain anything until you know you can open the hood or get the filter off.
@Eric-k2i6t Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up. New trick. I learned something.
@RSCCTV Жыл бұрын
I have seen the lug nut seized on the lug bolt. Using a pipe for more leverage snapped the lug bolt.
@user-yw6ei8yt4q Жыл бұрын
Awesome idea. Never had this happen but now I'm ready if it does. Thank you
@ricebike Жыл бұрын
Neat trick to get those acorn nuts free... never seen it personally seized to the rim like that before 😮 dissimilar metals so just happen with aluminum alloy rims? Never seize compound is my friend in the North East as well. 😅
@dperreno Жыл бұрын
Wow! Huge thumbs up for this! For all of us with older cars, this could be a life-saver!
@dw30944 ай бұрын
Older cars are NOT the problem! It's the newer cars that have aluminum rims. When you put aluminum and steel together then add a chemical such as salt, it seems to fuse them together. It's a good idea to loosen and retighten them a couple times a year!
@dperreno4 ай бұрын
@@dw3094 By "older cars" I meant cars that have been subejcted to salt during the winters for more than say, 10 years. The last car I owned with steel rims was made in 1982, over 40 years ago.
@erg0centric Жыл бұрын
About 300 years ago I had a VW beetle with overtorqued lug nuts. One breaker bar, one eight foot pipe and a pair or steel shank boots jumping on the pipe removed those nuts. But Those nuts were made in Germany, not China.
@shadymaint1 Жыл бұрын
I am definitely going to try this. Thank you for the tip.
@FredMiller Жыл бұрын
"I'm lucky I did not break the tail light" LMAO and almost spewed my coffee this morning.. Thanks Kenny and great tip.. Keep wrenching my friend!
@gordbaker896 Жыл бұрын
Great Hack. The Steel Lug Nut becomes bonded to the Alloy wheel via Galvanic Action. I put a light smear of Never Seize on mine in the tapered area you describe.
@jensenwilliam5434 Жыл бұрын
Your go to love that dog.
@anwalt693 Жыл бұрын
Great tip Kenny - i'd never seen that before. ALSO thank you for using the tripod. It makes it easier to see what you are doing.
@baztameez66933 ай бұрын
Took your advice and it worked. Took a few big hits with a large hammer. Thank you
@BellaRocko Жыл бұрын
That's a good tip, Kenny. I never thought about that, most people would have just gorilla-gripped that breaker bar. You're the only one I've seen on YT mention that about the acorn part seizing to the rim instead of the lug stud. Thanks for sharing.
@yorkiepit2 ай бұрын
I does it with penetrating oil, put the breaker bar so it's closer to the ground, then use a floor jack to slowly jack up the handle, it will break it free every time.
@PermianPanther9 күн бұрын
Hi thank you so much dont have a great breaker bar this method worked
@WrenchingWithKenny9 күн бұрын
I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for watching. Keep wrenching 🔧 Kenny
@mildthing7 ай бұрын
Imma gonna be doing this for sure. Thank you for the video! Dont think I'd ever seen this tactic before
@WrenchingWithKenny7 ай бұрын
Glad I could help. Thanks for commenting & watching the channel. Keep wrenching 🔧
@robertlacob8831 Жыл бұрын
Great tip Kenny! I use this method all the time but now since driving pretty new vehicles most of the time, I haven't used it in a long time!
@randyblanton3684 Жыл бұрын
Well I would have never thought of that, seems backwards to hammer it on when you're trying to take it off, good information.
@edwardmmanns7454 Жыл бұрын
Once again a lifesaver solution... don't get mad, just beat it.
@jorgefernandez-mv8hu Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that tip!
@sirkdopsah1081 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice. If you know you know. A lot do not. 👍
@forkhorn77 Жыл бұрын
That’s a great trick , years ago my grandpa would laugh at us young know it alls struggling with something like that on the farm. He would say , here’s an old Indian trick that a young cowboy showed him
@WillDogJones1 Жыл бұрын
I have invested in a Torque multiplier. It puts smooth constant pressure and that has worked for me. Also run a small grinder over that rim to smooth out any knicks that caused the lock up.
@BWGPEI Жыл бұрын
Youth and enthusiasm won't fix this problem, but age and treachery will! The old line didn't include the word experience, but you I hope get the grin.
@williamdyckman9704 Жыл бұрын
Good tech tip !! Thanks !!
@shmeleu Жыл бұрын
The wheel stealers use another method to free wheel locks - they loosen the other lug nuts a bit and let the customer drive for a few weeks and do the job helping them to remove wheel lock "by hand".
@frankiem749 Жыл бұрын
Ive broken three or four of those dumb Chrysler studs with a tire iron. The studs break off completely at the base never just the "socket" portion as you described. But yeah got a bfh and pounded out the broken stud and replaced with doorman studs never had that problem the next brake job ir tire rotation. Only the factory studs on steel wheels (no alloys) were the issue. Was actually told that Chrysler studs were problematic by a tire technician.
@garyosborne8906 Жыл бұрын
Great tip. I can think of several other things I would have tried but I doubt that I would have tried beating on it with a 16 lb sledgehammer. Fast easy option…..a little counterintuitive but brilliant.
@thomasskogh800 Жыл бұрын
Good idea!👍
@WilliamBowden-u7n Жыл бұрын
Good job. That’s Smart.
@edrannou39148 ай бұрын
I had a 1989 Cherokee with a seized lug one time. Sheared the drive (square) end of an old original 3/8 drive Snap On extension (the full shaft diameter style, not the necked down version they sell now). Broke two Craftsman 1/2" breaker bars before the third one got it. Still have that bar. Wish I knew this trick.
@pairofdogs Жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@markk36524 ай бұрын
I just lived this out times 6 with my F150. I whaled on those lugs, took 45 minutes and my Milwaukee hd impact gun, but they all came off, with the aerokroil as well.
@joelkelley1092 Жыл бұрын
very good advice. I've done this trick several times. also Chevy Silverado 3/4 and one tons are bad at this....keep on wrenching...
@Headface3 ай бұрын
Guy knows his stuff
@Barry-v3s Жыл бұрын
Great tip. Hope to see you next time I am in Durham Keep Wrenching
@adampalmer66195 ай бұрын
sir your bfh method worked out great im like wow
@buffystclair9042 Жыл бұрын
The thing that’s always pissed me off is that I know the last time I had the tire off I did not over tighten the lug, actually I am in the habit of torquing them 90% of the time. I find if tightening onto a steel rim the torque isn’t as critical if I accidentally over tighten.
@uspaint8 ай бұрын
This man is a legend!
@kotjmf1968 Жыл бұрын
I have one on my 2002Grand Cherokee. The nut split in half. The Acorn is still threaded in.
@AccessRealityTruthАй бұрын
Cheers!
@RobinColbourne7 ай бұрын
I wish I had seen your video before trying to take the wheel off my Citroen C3 Picasso. So far, two sheared wheel bolts, one snapped wheel wrench and a snapped 1/2" extension.
@terrymax5340 Жыл бұрын
I'll try that . Thanks.
@spelunkerd Жыл бұрын
It was an "oh my" moment when I realized the problem was not at the threads. I like that idea of antiseize or a dab of brake lube on the outside of the acorn. As you say, not on the threads, a little corrosion is helpful there.
@fire..49394 ай бұрын
Awesome video
@michaelbolton2741 Жыл бұрын
Dissimilar metals + water = galvanic corrosion. Big fun (not). Great tip; hopefully I shan't have to use it with the family brake jobs I'll have in the near future. 😉
@no-damn-alias8 ай бұрын
I had a car once where the rims weren't taken off the hubs for 12 years. At least it had all weather/all season tyres on that were that old. You could drive it without the wheel nuts. They just couldn't be removed. So what we did is just remove them with the brake discs in the front and the drums in the rear to change the tyres. Probably still like that today if that car wasn't scrapped
@invisiblerevolution3 ай бұрын
Brilliant 👍🏾
@Jo3sX7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@WrenchingWithKenny7 ай бұрын
I hope it helped. Thanks for watching 🔧
@manuelgalvao657 ай бұрын
Thank you for help. This help me. Wow.
@joecook44514 ай бұрын
Many thanks 🙏 I bent my ratchet with cheater bar and used electric impact gun and no dice... But your trick worked so far, but now impact needs charged. But I'm hopeful now 🙏
@WrenchingWithKenny4 ай бұрын
@joecook4451 I'm glad I could help. You've good this. Keep wrenching 🔧 Kenny
@joecook44513 ай бұрын
@@WrenchingWithKenny it worked like dream, many thanks !!
@willyhwang1059 Жыл бұрын
great video so the purpose of hitting with a hammer is to force the stuck parts to come unstuck with a bit of brute force?
@jake-mv5oi Жыл бұрын
Gives it a little shock load to break the bond of the corrosion.
@robertrpenny3 ай бұрын
Might be a good idea to have the e brake set firmly so the park pawl doesnt take too much abuse.
@brunofeitosafl10 ай бұрын
Great video!
@jimmykulik3438 Жыл бұрын
Wow I have changed alot of tires working in a tire shop, l never had a lug nut brake liklike you mentioned, snapped a lot of studs! But l too always hammer the lug nuts if lm reaching the point that l suspect trouble!🤣
@williamwhite9767 Жыл бұрын
Don't pull up on the breaker bar Kenny! Get on the other side and push down using your weight. I actually pulled my right arm out of my shoulder socket pulling up on a breaker bar trying to remove a wheel from my F150!!!!
@gregmaggielipscomb92467 ай бұрын
Bravo!
@kd4baoc612 Жыл бұрын
I learn something new every day, thanks
@cpk2GIRL8 ай бұрын
It worked!
@mozpogson3639 Жыл бұрын
I have seen head seize onto the head bolts to the point we replaced the engine.
@steveu2356 ай бұрын
Thanks best lug nut removal video thanks
@petersmart1999 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! 😂
@dsotojc46454 ай бұрын
I am subscribing to your channel. I was just on my way to buy used wheels for my liberty. Thinking is about time to torch the crap out of it. Gonna try this next. Always scared, what if a get a flat tire then people are going to think what a useless person. “Can’t get a tire off” trust me I’ve thought about it that way. Maybe this people ran into the same problem and there I was thinking negative about them. But once again thank you so much SIR. I will post back on it.
@philiptaylor174 Жыл бұрын
Maybe a low speed drive around the block might have helped? With the other four lugs loose but in place?
@peterwill3699 Жыл бұрын
Hi,I missed your talk show last Sunday. I am having a hard time finding their current shows on their site too.I tend to snap them right off with the impact wrench.
@joelmollenkopf3767 Жыл бұрын
Interesting
@craigstubbs1991 Жыл бұрын
How often do you have to change the rear brakes? If they last 3 to 4 times longer than the front then the brake bias is set wrong and the fronts are doing too much of the work. Maybe your proportioning valve has always been defective or out of adjustment.
@TimDyb Жыл бұрын
Better to push down on the breaker bar. Save your back!
@mikecopenhaver4484 Жыл бұрын
More than once I’ve heard you say you don’t need to put fresh coating of oil on an oil filter or on threads, little brake grease and problem solved. Take the time to prevent this from happening!