Hi I was on a trip in Borego springs CA this past weeked 110 degrees and i got a flat tire in the middle of the desart not the place to be with temps so high anny ways
I get out to change the tire and gess what all the Lug nuts are so dam tight i cant remove a single one its so hot i cant even hold the lugwrench . With no cell phone signal MILESS from anny wear i wait for a car to pass buy takes just over two hours for some one to pass buy they give me a ride to the next town i find a tow truck guy comes out to change it for me well he cant remove them we have to tow it back to his shop to use impact gun to remove them...
how is a regualr person to change tires onthere own when there so dam tight ?
do i have to carry an air compresser with me?
All 4 tires were super tight
i have a 2000 ford explorer.Change a tire?Bring a breaker bar or have a pipe to extend the tire iron so you don't need to use as much force. Most likely the lugs were overtightened at some point, at a shop etc, many 'cheap' shops don't care about overtightened lugs/bolts etc.Change a tire?in a case like that, there isnt much you could do... it sounds like the last person who rotated your tires or put your wheels on, used an impact wrench and tighted the lugnuts until they would tighten no more... he should have tighten them and torqued them to manufacturer recommendations... which wouldnt have made them so darn hard to remove...Change a tire?Have your tires rotated every 6000 miles. Make sure the shop uses a torque wrench to tighten them to spec (usually about 90 - 100 ft.lbs) that way you can get them off if this ever happens again.Change a tire?I feel your pain , I am sorry for that however who ever put them on went way beyond the specs on lug nuts 150lbs should be all it needs, If I were you stop by the parts place and get a 4 way lug wrench and that should solve any problem that you should ever haveChange a tire?All cars have a torque specification for lug nuts. yours were obviously to tight. You can buy torque sticks so your lug nuts are at the right specification or a torque wrench. People usually tighten lug nuts more then they have to because they freak out and think its not tight enough and their wheels are going to fall off. But go to an auto zone get a HAYNES MANUEL for your year make and modle and it'll tell you the torque specification for the lug nuts in there. Not many people take the time to do all this but if you don't want any more incidents then this may be a good idea.Change a tire?for about 60 bucks, you can get a 6v impact wrench to loosen the lugs with the push of the trigger, plugs in your cigarette lighter, I keep a set of plugs with an installation tool for holes, and a 20.00 compressor, got me out of more than one jam.Change a tire?Now that you have your flat fixed and I would hope you had the other nuts loosened get a can of never seize it comes in a can with a dipstick like paint brush. Re-loosen your lug nuts and on the studs apply a little never seize to each stud and then re-tighten all the lug nuts. Next time you have a flat a good lug wrench will break all the nuts loose without getting a hernia.Change a tire?Like almost every nut or bolt on a vehicle, there are torque specs for lug nuts. If you can prove that the last guy who tightened yours didn't follow them, give him the tow truck bill. .
I carry a half inch drive socket, and a long %26quot;breaker bar%26quot; with me. I can stand on the handle if I need too. I haven't seen a lug nut yet that can resist my lard. The lug wrenches that come with cars are usually junk.
