You Have Got To Be Kidding Me !!! Lug Nuts On BACKWARDS !! This was done by a local chain store...

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[@MostlyOldPartsAndRust]

And that's why nobody ever touches my vehicles. I do all my own work.

[@StoffelDilligas]

I fully agree with you. My mate thought he would improve my mountain bike by fitting new parts that changed the geometry and ergonomics. (I know he was trying to do a nice thing for me) but a absolutely flipped my sh1t. The weekend was ruined, I had to take every thing apart and put it back together properly. Because he didn't, and if i didn't check it, it would have failed on the trails.

[@dalemihocik4732]

After the dealership left an oily shop rag against my catalytic converter I do my own repairs.

[@DS-ss7vl]

I do too...when I can.

[@namastezen3300]

Before you are unable to work on cars, find a good mechanic (like dentists, they are tough to find)

[@JOHNWILSON1944]

Good work ain’t cheap, cheap work ain’t good.

[@doug8525]

I had an older Honda civic. To put the hubcaps on, you place them against the wheel, then put the lug nuts on. The lug nuts hold the hubcaps. I had tires put on at a shop. A couple days later I happened to notice the hubcaps were installed covering the valve stems.I had to go back and have it done the right way. It’s almost like you have to stand there and watch the job being done for it to be done right.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

Bring on the memes mocking the fools everywhere

[@bobkoller90]

I was helping a friend service his RAV4, oil change, etc. When it came time to check the tire pressure, I handed him a tire gauge and the reading came in at 60 PSI. Something is wrong, tried another gauge, same reading, I tried, same again, and on all four tires. Cold reading. He had new tires installed somewhere out of state just prior to moving here. So he had driven a fully loaded car with his family, 2000 miles with grossly overinflated tires. Unbelievable!

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Glad you helped him. Thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧

[@Itsme-vo4fx]

After having a flat tire repaired, I heard a knocking noice which a couldn’t identify. As I speeded up, the knocking became closer together. As I slowed down the knocking sound was farther apart. I put the transmission into neutral and revved up the engine. The time between knocking didn’t change which told me it had nothing to do with the motor. So, I concluded that I had picked up a twig under the car. Since there was a highway nearby, I decided to enter and speed up to eventually loosen and get rid of whatever was stuck under the car. However, now I could feel a vibration in the steering that got worst as I stepped on the gas. I pulled over to the side of the road to have a look. Believe it or not, I had one loose lug nut left on the wheel he had fixed the flat. That’s all that was holding the wheel. I borrowed one lug nut from the other 3 wheels to replace the lost lug nuts and drove back to the garage. They claimed no responsibility and I had no prove that the lug nut were only hand tightened. All that I can say is God was watching over me and made sure I pulled over before that last lug nut came off.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

WOW! Your guardian angel was certainly busy that day. It was a great idea to use 1 lug nut from each tire. Thanks for sharing & watching the channel. Keep wrenching!

[@limprooster3253]

The lug nuts are tapered because they not only hold the wheel on the car, they also center the wheel on the studs. If the tire is on the ground when the lug nuts are torqued, the wheel will not be able to move on the studs if it is not already centered/seated against the brake rotor, which causes the lug nuts to get tight without actually moving the wheel. Once you start driving, the wheel will then shift and move slightly, and the lug nuts will no longer be tight against the wheel. This is fairly common, especially if the lug nuts were torqued with the car on the ground (which is often necessary.). Because of this, it is pretty common to find loose lug nuts after a wheel has been reinstalled, and it is standard procedure to re-torque the lug nuts after 50 and 100 miles. TLDR: The lug nuts are supposed to be re-torqued after driving, and depending on how far you went the shop may not have done anything wrong

[@squangan]

Don’t be to surprised. Years back I went to pick up a semi truck from a shop and they had actually installed the.’Budd’ type wheel on the drivers side steering axle inside out on its mounting hub. I scratched my head for a minute not believing what I was seeing, the steering tire was sticking out past the trucks fender supposedly good to go for me to drive away with.

[@Dannysoutherner]

When I was 16, in 1979, every teen was a gearhead or wanted to be. We worked at gas stations, tire stores, you name it. Cars were all we cared about and we learned right. DAMN, common sense and looking at how something comes off should clue you as to how it goes back on, specially a lug nut. Maybe this is why VW uses lug bolts.....

[@milfordcivic6755]

VW uses lug bolts to make everything difficult

[@monoralph1375]

Same in the 1960's.

[@monoralph1375]

@@milfordcivic6755 So does Volvo and BMW. Can't put them on backwards

[@24roughing76]

I think there's an app on your phone now that you can play a game 🎮 where you are a teenager who is a gearhead that works on cars at a gas station.

[@PRO4XKEV]

I graduated HS in 1979, I took auto shop 1-2 3-4 5-6 and metal shop and wood shop. I worked at Kmart auto doing oil changes, tune ups, and tires.. for 2 years before moving on to Boeing which I retired at in 2016 with 35 years. Kmart had other mechanics that did brakes and front end suspensions, exhaust, front end alignments.. I became a very good mechanic and to this day I still do all my own work on my vehicles. I also work on families cars, and some neighbors.. just to help them out.

[@dfalstaff1]

Recently took my dakota to a local tire shop and had new tires put on. They obviously did something wrong as a few days later I had the rear drivers tire pass me. Seconds before heard a loud series of pops. Was the six lug bolts snapping. A bystander on the road saw the brake drum sail across the hood of a prius. Thankfully noone was hurt.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

😳 that's insane!!! Thankfully everyone was OK. Did the shop cover all the damages or did you go through insurance? Just curious

[@dfalstaff1]

@WrenchingWithKenny No shop won't admit their fault. My insurance covered the tow bill. So far out of pocket I have spent maybe $500. Seems dodge discontinued quite a few brake parts for 11 inch braking systems. Still hunting down a backing plate to finish the repairs. Worst case I have to convert the back to 9 inch or convert to disc brakes. Gives me a chance to drive my old International pickup though.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Wow that's crazy! Enjoy the time in you International. Keep wrenching 🔧

[@rogerrossman5124]

We had a similar situation at work many years ago. The apprentice put the tires on the test car with the lugs backward. No one noticed till the car got to the test track and started jumping up and down before getting up to speed.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

😳 that was a learning lesson for the entire crew! I'm glad everyone is OK. Thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧

[@justjeff1506]

We’ve had a few like that come through our shop. Their mind is everywhere but on the job.

[@fastone371]

Its probably because they spend more time on their phones than they do actually working. Mobile phones are going to prove to be the downfall of human society.

[@GNXClone]

THIS! Is why I do my own work. Also to save lots of money. And to know how the job was done.

[@Medic911pr]

Had that happen to me. While driving a 2 mph, the wheel came off the lugs . It sure made me think where the heck I take my truck. Thanks Kenny. 🚑🇵🇷

[@user-kj1od5ed7p]

This happened to me at a very popular oil change place that offered to check my brakes my wheel fell off before I got out of the parking lot thank God

[@Michael-yi4mc]

Forward the car to “ Just Rolled In”.

[@fvrrljr]

*EXACT-A-MUNDO!*

[@bobby9195]

Happy Friday Mr Kenny hope you and Mrs Kenny have a great weekend

[@danhuttinger5040]

That is some scary crap Kenney I worked on trucks and heavy equipment in my own business for 42 years and it is amazing what stupid stuff you come across I really enjoy your videos.

[@towmantowman]

I'm surprised there isn't a collar on it where the pan head is. I will admit I accidentally left the lug nuts on one of my wife's tires hand tight as I got distracted when I was rotating her tires. She drove to work then it started to wobble really bad so I went to her work and found the tire was loose as the nuts backed off a little. Thankfully it didn't chew the rim, hub, or lug studs so we both got lucky for no damage or an accident.

[@gimpygardner3377]

You should always torque the lug nuts, drive the car for a mile or two and then re-torque them. Many times you will find a loose but.

[@sylviaday3569]

I have work today automotive shop for 45 years and yes about every 3 years I run into this

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

It's frightening! Thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧

[@SeanBZA]

Which is a big plus for bolts, impossible to put on wrong, though you can use the wrong length ones, and damage the inner parts of the hub.

[@ernestsmith3581]

What I don't understand is why bolts haven't been universally adapted. They work so much better.

[@big500]

They’re allowed to breath and they walk amongst us

[@danaowen9014]

That is amazing on how some people do not have any regards to any ones safety, and they can sleep at night.😥

[@redfalcon4469]

Years ago, I had my car at a mechanic to do brake pads and rotors. He done them and after some time I went to replace the tires, all wheels bolts snapped!!! I replaced 9 out of 20. The tyre shop tolled me he hammered the rotors and the bolts and tried to fix it but sized the wheel nuts in the process.

[@Justiceincorporated.]

Good work ain’t cheap, n cheap work ain’t good

[@kmath50]

My sister took her old Dodge Dart in for new axle bearings. The left axle had left-handed threads on the lug bolts. When they re-installed the axles, they swapped them, so that the right side now had the left-handed lug bolts. Chrysler was one of the few that did that.

[@ldnwholesale8552]

That does not work, Darts are the same as Aussie Valiants and they have different length axles and they cannot be put back in the wrong side. Those l/h thread nuts are a pain at times. Plus I had one with 3 l/h thread studs and 2 r/h ones which of course I was trying to undo the wrong way. Alloy wheels as well. I shone the light in then discovered the 2 r/h thread ones and then the wheels came off.

[@bobblum5973]

I knew someone with a 1958 Pontiac that had left-hand threads lug nuts on one side. 🤔

[@reddyfreddy]

actually took a car to the dealer for a front end alignment. 2 weeks later I noticed my lock lug? as gone.. the guy didnt check the tightness of the lugs before alignment OR HE DID THE ALIGNEMNET with 4 lug nuts. ! the DEALER!!!

[@milfordcivic6755]

They dont call it the stealership for nothing

[@dustymorningwood1427]

A youngster taking auto shop at school did this once learning to rotate moms tires. ALL 4 WHEELS

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

😳 hopefully nothing bad happened. Thanks for watching 🔧

[@JeffinTD]

Nice. I recently bought tires for my dually. Later went to check pressure and they’d installed them so access to the inner valve stem was blocked…. Took it back down there and one of their experienced guys had a laugh.

[@glennfields8121]

Competence is everything! You are the man brother Kenny!

[@MaverickandStuff]

I had my rear brake drum shear off the rear lug nuts before. My truck just stopped moving about 2 blocks from getting on the interstate. Did not know until after I got a new rear end and jacked up the truck.

[@glasshalffull2930]

My dealership tried to charge me $1,500 labor to replace the steering click spring. About 1.5 hours to do the job. I checked with multiple other shops and they were all under $200 labor. Sometimes cheaper May mean they aren’t thieves.

[@DonaldFrye-pi2dl]

Girlfriend went to pep boys 4 tires geo metro 4 hugs wheel they sent her down the road with 2 stripped 1loose with the kids in the car. I came in fn glued on those people, I'm a 7 year army airborne veteran. The manager was yes sir no sir paid the 50 mile tow bill and I got 4 new tires for my work van for free. I took pics of the job they did and threatened to sue crap out of them.

[@dylanfinch6186]

Love this. 😂 You've become one of my favorite channels. I get some really good laughs and some knowledge.

[@brucesheehe6305]

Glad you are feeling better.

[@waylinghh2045]

I watch you often I really like the way you fix things very thoroughly. #1 you say your name is on it. I tried to work the same way.

[@falcorthewonderdog2758]

Years ago i had an asian customer who regularly cane in for tire rotation and oil change. Each time he would show up with the lug nuts installed backwards. I would do the service and of course install and torque the lugnuts to spec. Next time he'd come in their were reversed. I had to instruct this asian man who couldn't understand english how dangerous it was for him to reverse the nuts each time.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Maybe he thought they were backwards 🤔 thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧

[@James-vr2cb]

Yes this happens! My girlfriend had a friend swap 4 winter wheels while I was away...drove all winter...when I went to swap back to summer wheels in the spring I noticed all the lug nuts were on backwards! I was surprised and very upset. But the her actually drove fine...no vibration...got lucky...it was a 97 camry.

[@bcbikerace]

I used to drive a wrecker, so I’ve seen a lot. One of my favourites is showing up for a no start. The client says “I don’t know what’s wrong, my brother put in a new battery yesterday”. I jokingly said “Well, that’s the problem”. Sure enough, brand new battery. Brother didn’t think to connect to the terminals.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

You must have a great stories about stupidity 😂 that story is bananas! Thanks for sharing & keep wrenching 🔧

[@bcbikerace]

@@WrenchingWithKenny Many times I’ve showed up to hear “no start, no start”. I open the door, move the shifter out of D and into P and say “try it now”. I wouldn’t even explain to them bc you can’t fix stupid.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

That's fantastic 😂😂😂

[@hotpuppy1]

The owner SAID it was done by a local chain. If you watch 'Just Rolled In' you see a lot of "Another shop worked on my car." when you know darn good and well that it was the OWNER that did it.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

A local tire shop did that when they did her brakes. Crazy! Thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧

[@gregatkinson7276]

"uncorrectly" LOL!

[@Obi-JuanJacoby]

I usually cross thread them too it holds them on better when they’re backwards and cross threaded😂🤣

[@NASNICK01]

That was truly amazing!

[@milfordcivic6755]

It's amazing the damage these Jiffy Lube rejects can do with an impact

[@Toolaholic7]

Sometimes you find it during a visual inspection real easy in plain sight.I seen it with brake pads installed wrong,brake pad material side on the caliper piston side.

[@joesmith1574]

Wow! I’m not a mechanic, but even I know how to put on lug nuts.

[@samjohnson9811]

😂 that was funny lugs in backwards. I had a service center fix a flat and as I drove off that same tire came off they didn't install the lug nuts 😑

[@GenderSkins]

Back in the 1980’s, and I had a customer come in to the full service Gulf station I worked at. She asked to have her tire fixed as it had a flat, after haven taken it to another shop to have a flat on the same tire fixed. So like always I aired the tire up to find the leak while she waited, then broke the bead and removed the tire to patch the tire that’s when I noticed the patch it had on it did not look right. I pulled the patch off with my bare hand, only to notice steel belt showing then asked the customer to follow me into the service bay to show her what I saw. I tried another patch, a plug patch, and a plane old plug could not get anything to hold told her I could not fix it then loaded the tire and the rim into her truck so she could get her tire the other shop ruined replaced.

[@maxheadroom8097]

Just like I will never go to a hole in the wall shop

[@MICHAEL-ys3pu]

I believe a lot of people try to fix things themselves, stuff it up and take it to a work shop to get repaired and say another work shop did it.🇦🇺

[@vm722]

Take it to Discount Tyre.Out of 6 lug nuts they stripped 4. Then they told me that they don't replace those. Yeah but you sure are professional at PHAUKING it all up😂

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

That's some BS right there!

[@Rodeo32145]

Sure the driver didn’t change a tire and didn’t fess up?

[@KM-os4be]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261]

The answer to that is "Are they like this on one wheel or four?"

[@fillup40]

Thank you.

[@gilbertotrevisan6538]

THAT'S is why they put a saying on batteries to not drink that liquid...

[@dingbop963]

This is very real. Seen it a few too many times.

[@HELLCAT395]

The angle on those Lugnuts are supposed to match the angles on the rim which will self center the holes on the rims with the lug screws. That was the major part of the out of Balance plus it was insanely dangerous because those lug nuts will come loose without the extra bearing surface on the nut to the rim contact.

[@paulradice3534]

Hand-Andy Strikes Again.

[@PRO4XKEV]

The scary thing is we all are driving around next to cars, etc.. that are improperly worked on, either by the owner or a shop that did the work. Local chain store, so I say maybe WalMart automotive. ?

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Right?! It's terrifying. Thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧

[@thomask4836]

LOL! Almost makes you wonder why many newer vehicle lug nuts are closed on one end so that you can only put them on one way.

[@brianmiller-iz6vf]

Look for a Jiffy Lube oil change sticker on the windshield? That would be my guess!

[@madhatter5331]

And look underneath at the rounded off oil pan bolt.

[@kurtknapp4864]

Until I retired I was in sales for years. When people would tell me "I found it cheaper" I would always say "Price Is Relative To What You Get".

[@tcpUtube1]

I bought a used car from a Chevrolet dealership in Houston a long time ago. I had their shop turn the disc brake rotors and replace the brake pads, and replace the front wheel bearings and ball joints before I picked it up. When I picked up the car the brake stone shields were bent and rubbing against the rotors and the front wheel lug nuts were installed backwards. When I showed this to the service manager he told me to take it up with the mechanic that worked on the car. The mechanic immediately became belligerent. He accused me of trying to burn him and threatened me. The service manager just stood there watching. The service manager didn’t offer to have the shields straightened, reinstall the lug nuts, or have the brakes, bearings and ball joints checked. All the service manager did was tell me to leave. I ended up driving to a parking lot and fixing shields and lug nuts myself. Next day I had another shop inspect the all the front end work and check over the whole car for anything else that might need to be repaired or replaced. I have no idea why the mechanic did this or why the service manager was so unconcerned and rude to me. I had never met any of these people before. I had never done business with the dealership before.

[@ronaldcadorette4353]

Bought a brand new Ford flare side truck many years ago from a local Ford dealer. Got it home and for some reason, I still don’t know why, I decided to check the wheel nuts for correct torque. Both front wheels had two nuts partially tightened, the other three were finger tight! This from a dealer? Be careful out there people!

[@ScatManAust]

No joke mate there mate. I only just last week had to replace springs and hangers as well as service the wheel bearing on a tandem work trailer. Yep, all 24 wheel nuts on backwards. Apparently only recently had all the tyres replaced from their local tyre place. Only saving grace was the rims were a nice snug fit on the hub centering boss.

[@werner.x]

I've actually seen that happening. It was an apprentice on his first day. He thought, the rounded side was going outside to create a better look.

[@SeanPat1001]

When I saw this, that was my thought, too. Somebody thought they looked better with the rounded side out. This is why you have to keep an eye on new guys. 😑

[@thomasschwarting5108]

I've heard before that if there is a WRONG way to do something, someone will find a way to do it! This is a PERFECT EXAMPLE! 😊

[@KitYeeScott]

You missed an opportunity to discuss the fact there are also different styles of luge nuts such as spherical/ball & conical/tapered. I went to a local shop, thought to be reputable, and was getting snow wheels & tires for my SUV. I could only watch from outside the bay. As the mechanic was putting on the left front, he made the comment: “that will get you out of here”. I thought odd? About then a second mechanic comes up, starts working on Right rear. First he asks the other mechanic, which holes are you using? (2 types in the wheel, but only spherical fit my car). Turns out the first mechanic was fitting conical lug bolts into the spherical holes & going to send me out that way!! Very dangerous! Glad the second mechanic was safety aware.

[@thewatcher5271]

Pretty Sad, Huh!?! But It's Still Better Than What Happened To Ron White! Thank You.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

😂😂😂 the tire guy was "sick on lug nut day" Thanks for making me laugh! Keep wrenching 🔧

[@geoffsclassiccars]

Something I've seen customers do when they put their spare tire on but never seen a shop do that 😬

[@scottwhitcher265]

Everybody's got to learn and someone has to teach them but it says something about the supervision if they miss basic items like this. ...Then, I remember when over tightening lug nuts on mid sixty's Mopars when trying to take a left wheel off was a thing..

[@r.m.3020]

Bit surprised car owner didn't have "his buddy" put some pigeon dropping welds on each lugnut in an attempt to fix the wobble. Can't fix stupid even with gorilla tape.

[@johnmccorquodale6406]

This happened to me in Titusville, Fl., done by a local chain store.

[@joebruiser7167]

Did this actually fix the customers issue? I’m curious. TY for your videos!

[@MegaTapdog]

This happened to me in the 80’s I lended a friend my ‘67 Falcon Sports Coupe for his mechanics class at school as he did not own a car. Long story short, my front right wheel fell off the next day, luckily I was driving slow and no one hurt.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Wow! I'm glad you're OK. Thanks for watching

[@darlenegeorgeboyd8493]

I also had a 67 FSC. Swapped the 289 for a 351 Cleveland. It had the top loader 4 speed. Sure wish I had kept it!

[@olivemcrae9566]

I saw a tube type tire that had come in for a balance problem. Someone doing a tire repair had left a flashlight between the tire and tube.

[@paulerickson1906]

One of the lugnuts is a closed ended type so you have to put it on the right way. You would think it would have given them a clue as to which side goes first?

[@robertredden4429]

Ive.seen them put on backwards and run until the wheels were wallowed out and.the lugs worn through the complaint was not a noise or vibration it was that lugnuts were missing stud were breaking completely

[@olegknowsbest4971]

Thats why I do my cars myself.

[@shadowmaster8122]

If it was only on one wheel, Maybe the car owner did it. Maybe they had a flat. Had somebody pick them up and take them to a shop to get the flat fixed. Brought the tire back and put the Lugnuts on themselves. Not mechanics. Just a normal person who doesn’t know anything about cars. I love your videos by the way.

[@steveb7310]

I’m sure you know that old adage: if you want it cheap and fast, it won’t be good. If you want it good and cheap, it won’t be fast. If you want it good and fast, it won’t be cheap…and sometimes like in this case it’s none of the above.

[@brianjeske481]

Bought a used van and developed same vibration, front wheel lugs - backwards, rear ones on the right way🙄

[@LA_Commander]

Well at least it was a simple, straightforward fix

[@dom11949]

worked on cars40 years. seen that almost every year

[@am74343]

Good help is hard to find! And now that nobody wants to be a mechanic anymore, these places are literally hiring anyone who's got a pulse!

[@maxpinson5002]

Just one of the many reasons that we need to get back to merit based hiring. The most qualified gets the job

[@stuartbrock7586]

I guess that's why they make them solid on one end, 😂

[@craigraider5572]

They're wandering freely amongst us as we go throughout our day.....

[@lennymiller9308]

I found a semi trailer not too long ago with the old style stud piloted nuts on backwards holding on the outside wheel. Not just car mechanics doing stupid stuff

[@jackhudgins871]

I do my own maintenance, I do not trust people.

[@johnwang9914]

Well experienced service requires someone for them to gain their experience on... Hopefully, there will be some mechanism for them to learn that they made the mistake of installing the lug nuts backwards...

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

I hope so, too! Thank you for your service 🔧

[@johnwang9914]

@@WrenchingWithKenny Sorry, that was an auto correct or keyboard problem, I was trying to type in "Well" and it came out "WWII". Experience is a little more general than the great generation, I was just saying the experienced learn their experience somewheres and it'll just be from previous customers...

[@ygstuff4898]

This should be reported to the local Better Business Bureau. Also, the shop that did the work is liable for any accident caused by this--absolutely dangerous.

[@wingman8447]

Unfortunately it doesn’t surprise me. I do most of my own work, but things like wheel alignments and tires I have to take it somewhere. When I get it home I look to see if there are fresh marks on the front end to see if they actually put a wrench on anything. Also, with tires, check psi and wheel torque. I’ve found them way off. 70 psi once in one tire, loose lug nuts another time, stud broken off another time.

[@bobgronenthal6100]

Were all four tires that way?

[@jasonheimlich6506]

Thats why the price is what it is . Seeing more of it everyday

[@jamesebarker226]

Didn't Crager wheels have an oblong spacer and special lug nut to adapt the wheel to different lug patterns? I never changed one but I can see where the same problem could occur.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Yes they did. I was not a fan of those. Thanks for watching & keep wrenching

[@danielclark5170]

Dingle berries, just hanging around for a paycheck. That shop would be liable if it caused a wreck.

[@kamlee4010]

The owner must have a shaking ride 😂

[@mikep1085]

You: "There's a difference between good and cheap.. cheap ain't good" Yeah... except expensive doesn't always equal 'good' either! I have seen people ripped off by both budget places, and the expensive 'professional' shops.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Pretty much! Thanks for watching & keep wrenching!

[@David_Johnson_]

So did the road test after rectifying the situation show this was the issue?

[@Whateva67]

Couldn’t do that with closed end nuts😁

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

That is a great point! Thanks for watching & keep wrenching!

[@ricebike]

Ugh, those 3 out of 4 are aftermarket replacement lug nuts... Except the one that seems to be a capped nut 0:43 My Altima has that darn 2 piece design that will eventually rust jack between that dumb beauty cover and the solid light nut Time to shop for newer one piece lugs & scrap/sell the old ones 😅 But this is almost as bad when someone puts on the brake pads backwards and goes metal to metal to ruin the new rotors as well😅

[@jthonn]

I have seen that before. The stupidness out there is disturbing. Imagine them installing a battery, a 50/50 shot of blowing out the pcm and other components.

[@user-ig1xo3om2x]

1:00 WTF!!?? I swear I have never seen this before, not even from rapid fit places.

[@Tmax-ub5br]

I talked to a guy one time who said he didn't know anything about cars he said he tried to put a wheel on his car backwards, and I'm not a mechanic myself but doing something like that makes me feel like one.

[@hoonhwang4778]

😂😂😂 the owner is lucky the guy didn't force wrong size wheel nut. They put non metic on my Honda and I had to change 3 hubs later.