RE: [T3] Steroid Freak at the Tire Store

["Latherow, Robert" <RLatherow@EssilorUSA.com>]

Well, a 6 foot length of pipe, a breaker bar, some incredibly wrong
squeling metal, and a little bit of mortal fear and my lug nuts came
off.  How do I check if I distorted the hub???

-rj

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>From: 	James MacNaughton[SMTP:JMac@uglyduckling.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, April 14, 1999 4:37 PM
>To: 	'type3@vwtype3.org'
>Subject: 	RE: [T3] Steroid Freak at the Tire Store
>
>Bummer.  Good luck, lad.  If you go with the 'beat on it' route; put a beat
>up socket over the end of the bolt, then beat on the socket.  You don't want
>to mushroom the bolt.
>
>If you decide to heat them, just remember there are seals and wheel
>cylinders that might not take to the temperature.
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From:	Latherow, Robert [SMTP:RLatherow@EssilorUSA.com]
>	Sent:	Wednesday, April 14, 1999 1:11 PM
>	To:	'vw'
>	Subject:	RE: [T3] Steroid Freak at the Tire Store
>
>	Wouldn't think so-  These are the original VW bolts (not nuts on
>	studs...)
>
>	>----------
>	>From: 	James MacNaughton[SMTP:JMac@uglyduckling.com]
>	>Sent: 	Wednesday, April 14, 1999 11:59 AM
>	>T®Oģ
>	>Subject: 	RE: [T3] Steroid Freak at the Tire Store
>	>
>	>Any possibility that they're right hand thread (like on the
>driver's side of
>	>the car)?  When I tackled my first all-original 50's GM car, I
>actually
>	>broke a stud off with a star-bar, cursing the whole time, only to
>discover
>	>the little 'R' in the end of the stud.
>	>
>	>	-----Original Message-----
>	>	From:	Latherow, Robert [SMTP:RLatherow@EssilorUSA.com]
>	>	Sent:	Wednesday, April 14, 1999 4:58 AM
>	>	To:	'vw'
>	>	Subject:	[T3] Steroid Freak at the Tire Store
>	>
>	>	Tried to remove my wheels of my fasty yesterday to
>temporarily swap
>	>with
>	>	the T4 (the 412s PO put 2 cans of fix a flat then let the
>car sit-
>	>its
>	>	mighty fun going 50...)
>	>
>	>	Of course, I couldn't even BUDGE the nuts.  Not a bit.
>Cursing
>	>crazy
>	>	crack smoking tire guys, I drag the air compressor and the
>impact
>	>wrench
>	>	out into the back yard.  
>	>
>	>	Still won't budge.
>	>
>	>	Crank the compressor up to 120 PSI, 
>	>
>	>	Still won't budge...
>	>
>	>	Anyone have any clue what I can do?  I guess the
>pipe/breaker bar
>	>	combo....
>	>
>	>	Oh, on a happy note, I bought a 97 passat GRX VR6 yesterday.
>I'm a
>	>	VW-only man  now.
>	>
>	>	-rj
>	>
>	>
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