Re: lug bolts

John Souders (frodo4(at)ix.netcom.com)
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 01:28:17 -0500 (CDT)


Did you try the usual trick of , after tightening the puller as much as possible, hittting it hard on the end with large hammer. This usually does it.

John

You wrote: >
>An idiot at the local tire repair shop with a week mind and very
strong >air wrench tightened to lugs down on my SV so tight that I had to
stand >on my X lug wrench to get three of them off. The fourth broke off
all >by its self.
>
>I started to remove a bolt from my parts car, but alas the bolt is too
>long to be removed. It looks like replacement will entail pulling the
>hubs. I have a good sized gear puller and it won't budge the hub. I
>assume this is what I have been reading about on this list when people
>talk of zillion pound hydraulic presses.
>
>How do you build one of these? I assume that you weld a plate with
the >lug bolt pattern punched into it onto some type of cadge to hold a
>hydraulic cylinder which presses on the axle. I have a small jack.
>Will these work in the horizontal position? Is there a source of
>something better that will not require a second mortgage on my home?
>
>