[Vwpickups] Frozen Lug Bolts

[Mathew Banack]

If you are most interested in getting things apart without breaking anything, use heat and impact... If you're driving a show truck this might be tricky.
 
heat the bolt heads with a small hand-held propane torch. If you have mapp gas, use that.  Hammer on the end of the lug bolt, either directly with the hammer if steely wheels, or with a drift if you have alloys with recessed bolt heads.
 
If using a socket, try to find a 6pt.  If all that fails, something will bust, and you'll have broken bolts to remove...
 
Mathew Banack

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> From: whitelbl at netzero.net
> To: wem7020 at sbcglobal.net; Vwpickups at neubayern.net
> Subject: RE: [Vwpickups] Frozen Lug Bolts
> Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 23:52:08 -0700
> CC:
>
> If you use the pipe method - wear big boots and try not to slip and break a
> leg. It will probably turn the bolt (break the bolt off). That will allow
> you to take the hub off and take it to a machinist for drill, torch and bolt
> remover.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill [mailto:wem7020 at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 8:06 AM
> To: Vwpickups at neubayern.net
> Subject: [Vwpickups] Frozen Lug Bolts
>
> All,
>
>
>
> Does anybody have a solution for removing frozen lugbolts without damaging
> anything? Mine will not come off even with an impact wrench. I'm going to
> try hosing them down with PB Blaster and letting them soak today, just
> didn't know if anyone had any other solutions.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill M.
>
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