Tyre company over tightened wheel nuts, can't get the wheel off.

[Simon998]

My gf got a flat tyre at the weekend after hitting a pothole. She had a couple of new tyres put on two weeks ago by a reputable company. I went to take the wheel off to bring it to get another tyre and I can't get the nuts off.
I've tried an electric ratchet, air ratchet and a 6ft scaffold bar on the end of my breaker with two people standing on it and can't shift any of the 8 nuts on the front two wheels.

Should I ring the company that fitted them and see if they can get someone out? I'm out of ideas and George isnt about these days.

 

[pablo]

can you get the car to them?

 

[Simon998]

Nah. It's a good 17 miles away too.

 

[Boabybooster]

Try and tighten then loosen and tap the nuts hard with a hammer.

 

[Simon998]

I've hit them a tap with an extension bar and the hammer. I tried tightening them too but only with my little breaker bar, I didn't want to wreck them further.

Also tried Plusgas and left it overnight, then tried wd40 and left it for a few hours both to no avail.

I need to either get hold of a heavy duty rattle gun or ring one of those mobile tyre fitters and let them have a go. I don't think the company that fitted the wheels have that service though.

 

[stevieturbo]

It'd be worth calling the place who fitted the wheels...as it is clearly their fault. But if a 6ft bar isnt shifting them...something is wrong, the amount of torque you'll push with that is leaps and bounds more than any rattle gun.

 

[southsky sunrise]

Iv a Milwaukee here @Simon998 if you want to try it?

 

[Simon998]

That's what we used earlier, It was one of the smaller 700nm milwaukee's ones though, not the 1800nm jobbie. I thought the 6ft breaker bar and someone tapping the socket with a hammer would have done it. I've no idea what the hell they used to tighten them. I'll call the place in the morning, if we can't come up with a solution I may have to take you up on that Fred.

 

[Antoin]

Whereabouts are you Simon?

 

[kennymcg]

Leftie loosie righty tighty... just in case.

 

[southsky sunrise]

That's what we used earlier, It was one of the smaller 700nm milwaukee's ones though, not the 1800nm jobbie. I thought the 6ft breaker bar and someone tapping the socket with a hammer would have done it. I've no idea what the hell they used to tighten them. I'll call the place in the morning, if we can't come up with a solution I may have to take you up on that Fred.

No bother bud. I’m heading home anyway will be in all night.

 

[Simon998]

Whereabouts are you Simon?

The car's in Whiteabbey

 

[big cyril]

Two people standing on a six ft scaffold bar over the breaker bar is likely to produce around 3000Nm depending on how heavy they are.

 

[Jet9]

Have you tried heat?

 

[KevM]

It’s really hard to believe a 6 ft bar won’t crack them. 6 foot??

Iv never ever seen a 3 ft bar being beat

 

[AMG]

It’s really hard to believe a 6 ft bar won’t crack them. 6 foot??

Iv never ever seen a 3 ft bar being beat

I was thinking that myself, if a 6ft bar won't break them, you are bound to have got a free stuff conversion as the heads would be wrung off the nuts? Good 6 sided socket and extendable bar hasn't beaten me yet! Lol

 

[brendy]

I'd be careful of shearing it off...could be cross threaded and a **** show to fix.

 

[Coog]

It’s really hard to believe a 6 ft bar won’t crack them. 6 foot??

Iv never ever seen a 3 ft bar being beat

I lifted the back of a car clear of the ground with a 6ft breaker trying to undo a hub nut. They must have finished them off with a bead of weld!

 

[m00k]

Weren’t the two recruited to stand on the bar hefty lol

 

[Wild Thing]

Holy cow, six foot breaker bar is for lorry use only, thats crazy

 

[Daviddunlop83]

A 6 foot bar would easily shear a wheel not off no bother

 

[Phil_EK9]

I swear they all must be getting better impact guns. I went to swap a wheel yesterday and the force to remove the bolts was mad. Next time I get tyres on I'll be telling them to let me tighten them because its going to end with busted bolts.

 

[Simon998]

Weren’t the two recruited to stand on the bar hefty lol

Both built like myself. Probably 10st between us

I'll give it another rattle tomorrow and see where I get, they've been soaking in plusgas for a few days now.

 

[lennyd]

Thats what i like about Carryduff tyres, they torque the wheels up when they're putting them on, also they don't mark your alloys

 

[Mark King]

Thats what i like about Carryduff tyres, they torque the wheels up when they're putting them on, also they don't mark your alloys

Same with Kerr’s tyres. Never had a bother with Noel and the guys in ards.