I was trying to change to my winter tires but i can’t get the lugs off, i’ve borrowed this big ass impact from a buddy but ts still is not spinning, if they are threadlocked is there any way to get them off without ruining the studs?
I was trying to change to my winter tires but i can’t get the lugs off, i’ve borrowed this big ass impact from a buddy but ts still is not spinning, if they are threadlocked is there any way to get them off without ruining the studs?
I don’t fully recommend this - but I had my lugs locked on mags, front tires.
Old school Mechanic suggested I loosen as many lugs as I could a bit if possible, not on stands. Crank the front wheels left and right a few times, jack it up and try to loosen using the breaker bar.
It worked and I was able to remove the wheels. But super risky.
Loosening them like that isn’t too risky and is often how you need to on the fronts if doing it manually (pretty sure parking brakes are only on the rears) or else the wheel will just spin. Not a big fan of turning the tires though, but I guess he was thinking they may have rust on the hub or something.