DIY Seized/Stopped Lug Nut Removal

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In this video I show one of MANY ways a person could remove a rounded off wheel nut. -Enjoy!
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@SouthMainAuto 3 года назад

For the record the customer bought the car this way. It was recently at the Walmart for service before he bought it...

@northpoint1039 3 года назад

I bet that oil pan drain plug should be check too.

@mlkelley68 3 года назад

recently at the Walmart for service..... Well there's your problem lady.

@MoeLarrycurly1 3 года назад

Never Wally World 🌎😡

@1oldteck 3 года назад

I hear that leave it to Wally world

@terryharvey4811 3 года назад

THAT does not surprise me at all....

@WatchWesWork 3 года назад

Your classic 3 hour tire rotation!

@ghodgeco 3 года назад

Man, If I had a dollar for every pound of road salt....Oh wait...

@vinces8974 3 года назад

3 Hours at least lol

@chrisE815 3 года назад

Come on man! Walmart took 3 minutes last time .

@SouthMainAuto 3 года назад

Customer: if I leave my car outside can you fit it in for a rotation today? Me: in my head I'm thinking sure no problem should only take about 20 minutes Reality: watch this video...😐

@Sicktrickintuner 3 года назад

@@SouthMainAuto Hahaha! Isn’t that the truth.....

@TorqueTestChannel 3 года назад

Ahh the ol "You can't be tight if you ain't there anymore, metal!" technique

@mrflamewars 3 года назад

As opposed to "it can't be tight if it's liquid" - when you bust out the blue tip wrench.

@SouthMainAuto 3 года назад

I'm gonna drill it, hammer it or turn it to liquid, either way I win in the end 😏

@deanbarrett7180 3 года назад

@@SouthMainAuto another method I've used is a thin wheel on an angle grinder, plunge cut straight down the stud. of course that's if the rim's allowed to get trashed

@TheMingilator 3 года назад

my peronal favourite, can't be tight if its fking vaporised aka plasma cutter

@Glasgow_kiss 3 года назад

Best method I have is to drive it to a mechanic, leave car, come back an hour or two later, pay the man and hey presto. Job done.

@pablochavez9087 3 года назад

That takes all the fun out of it

@petero2693 3 года назад

But later cant change flat tire. It spins tire... lugs wont come off...

@8avexp 3 года назад

As long as they don't try to sell you everything under the sun and then some.

@throttlebottle5906 3 года назад

or not done, because they're no good?

@robertbell525 3 года назад

Yeah unfortunately you end up having to fix their repair. I just had a local shop replace front struts and alignment. I got under there the other day to change oil and noticed they never attached the wheel speed sensor wires, just left them hanging. One was rubbing on the CV boot and was eating into the wire. So I had to fix that. Plus the steering wheel is at about 11:30 when going straight. Never letting them touch Old Crusty again. $1000 repair and they can't get it right. And this place comes recommended. I'd hate to see how an incompetent shop works.

@robroberts1473 3 года назад

Rounding off the wheel nuts is a anti rim theft technique. Lol

@markh.6687 3 года назад

Because who gets flat tires anyway? :)

@joeishere500 3 года назад

,, heck yea that's a good idea

@dougrobins8291 3 года назад

Filed in the category "I hope that I never have to do this"

@franksgarage8551 3 года назад

Add to the statement, “again”

@agger838 3 года назад

Dont let morons work on your car and you wont. Regular tire rotations and replace lugs if they appear swollen goes a long ways

@terryharvey4811 3 года назад

If you're in the repair business, sooner or later you WILL get to do this

@sirich7751 3 года назад

Same thought......

@davidrobins4025 3 года назад

Hi, Doug.

@zupmeoff 3 года назад

Quick tip Tuesday on Thursday, lol

@miketeeveedub5779 3 года назад

Eric O: "I tighten the wheel nuts with a couple of Uga-Dugas." Walmart Meat Puppet: "I tighten the wheel nuts until the shop compressor turns on."

@markh.6687 3 года назад

Or until the air gun begins smoking.

@gary00832 3 года назад

Bwhahaha

@knurlgnar24 3 года назад

Walmart has strict procedures in place to avoid overtightening and they legit use a clicker torque wrench as corporate policy. I actually prefer to go there for that reason. The other shops around, independent or not, just slam the wheels on with whatever PSI the tank's got.

@peeprox1991 3 года назад

@@knurlgnar24 Torque wrenches only work if the nut is under torque spec to start with. I've watched knuckle draggers give the nuts a good 5-10 ugga-duggas and then go around with a torque wrench - click click, she done torqued boss!

@digitalrailroader 3 года назад

@@peeprox1991 speaking as a Walmart technician, we also use color coded torque sticks (I.E an orange torque stick is 80ft lbs, gray is 100ft lbs, and aquamarine is 140ft lbs) and my own personal method is to do 2 half second presses of the impact gun’s trigger and that is usually enough for the final torque with the torque wrench.

@Paul1958R 3 года назад

Eric, Great video and tip - thank you! FWIW - and I know some will disapprove - I always use anti-seize on the wheel studs on my cars. God bless Paul (in MA)

@kirstenspencer3630 3 года назад

Been using anti seize on my personal fleet for decades . Proper torque, no problems ever. It's really sad a " repair " shop cannot cannot even service an automobile without drama.

@raymondreiff8170 3 года назад

Yes I have noticed Politicians are really trying to screw up the cars we drive lately, That's why the automakers need to use GDI, Turbos, and Diesel exhaust fluids, all just to move us into full electric cars. No is going to want to own when it's -35 below zero.

@shadowgarr7649 3 года назад

Just a dab will do ya! I also put antiseize on the lip between the rim and hub.

@ProleDaddy 3 года назад

@@shadowgarr7649 I do both.

@sirsweetness8332 3 года назад

I peeled one off a 2500HD a few years ago. Took me an hour. Did not ruin the stud amazingly. Air hammered it off with only 2 threads still enclosed. It was a sight. I still have pictures of the masterpiece.

@sharedknowledge6640 3 года назад

Great tip. The sad part is whoever not stopping after he destroyed at least one nut on each wheel. You have to know when you’re beat and take it to a pro who actually knows what he’s doing like say SMA before doing even more damage.

@boblister665 3 года назад

Putting a torch to a real magneseum wheel could get real exciting.

@Garth2011 3 года назад

Yes and it won't respond to fire extinguishers of any kind

@fukkyoutube 3 года назад

yea but how many cars have magnesium wheels

@markh.6687 3 года назад

@@Garth2011 Need a Class D extinguisher formulated for magnesium fires. www.fireengineering.com/leadership/extinguishing-magnesium-fires/

@iBringTheRain24 3 года назад

@@fukkyoutube all it takes is one magnesium wheel and one idiot

@John-ls5nu 3 года назад

All the pretty cool colors lol

@danmarklesr6260 3 года назад

C4 has worked for me, then bought another car.

@thomasfletcher4765 3 года назад

I have a feeling when someone stated " more bang for your buck " didn't have that in mind 🤔

@Mike_Engel 3 года назад

thanks for the video Eric... Miss see you with videos coming every few day or so.... I really enjoy your humor and interaction with Mrs. O

@paulrozinski1488 3 года назад

This job would be perfect for the new “kid” in the shop. If he learns anything from it is PATIENCE. That is something that a good mechanic needs.

@billy-sx8wx 3 года назад

The music reminds me of power block tv with Stacy David in the old days when he had the mullet. Believe it or not. I had luck with some lug nut sockets from Autozone. They were like a npt fitting. If you push hard on the impact they will thread onto the nut. I haven’t had to use on a nut that bad yet. Good video sir.

@fortcarlson8950 3 года назад

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@matthieutexier3611 3 года назад

Yeah! Always remember to set a goal in life. That’s the rule

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@TheEchomirage 3 года назад

An Ugga Dugga is a unit of measurement consisting of time and torque, often found in automotive workshops. Ugga duggas can be counted infinitely, but it is commonly understood that 7 Ugga duggas is the maximum torque, while 3 Ugga duggas is sufficient to hold most projects.

@moviemania1137 3 года назад

20 stripped lug nuts? I see Scotty's been working on cars again😂

@paulparoma 3 года назад

My thoughts exactly!:)

@1658iain 3 года назад

Scotty? Surely not Mr. K... 😉 "Rev up your engines!" 🤣 🤫

@dinobot_maximize 3 года назад

i see 33 millenials are publicly envious of a boomer again because they dont have 4 million subscribers

@spinb 3 года назад

@@dinobot_maximize 4 million idiots.

@dinobot_maximize 3 года назад

@@spinb i see someone thinks they're better than 4 million people. elitism

@hommie789 3 года назад

Eric, use a can of keyboard air cleaner. Turn can upside down so it sprays liquid, this freezes the nut. Use a socket one size smaller, a 19 then use an 18. Spray and freeze it, pound socket on and wait for it to warm up, 1 to 2 minutes then remove. Works 80% of the time and destroys the lug nut but not the stud.

@lilmuncy14 3 года назад

Someone needs to show Randy from auto auction rebuilds this for his vette.

@2009mechanic 3 года назад

I had one on my 5th wheel camper tandem axle that way. Some jackoff cross threaded the lug nut all the way on with a big impact wrench. I actually could not move it. I had to use my long handle Matco 1/2" ratchet with long cheater pipe on it to just break it off. Them I had to press out the old stud from the brake drum and order a replacement from O'reilly's Auto Parts and press it back in . What started out as a tire replacement and brake assembly replacement , turned into a 3 day job. Good thing I was doing it myself and not paying a shop. BTW , on campers it is actually cheaper and quicker to replace the complete brake assembly with electromagnet than just installing 4 sets of new brake shoes.

@mikeaho4143 3 года назад

Thanks for the quick tip Eric. What did Jason do with the one that the stud was spinning ?

@DasArab 3 года назад

Heres hoping Randy at Auto Auction Rebuild see this .

@dalemihocik4732 3 года назад

This isn't for Randy , he half asses everything he touches because he has no patience .

@braaapattack2937 3 года назад

That guy is a complete tool

@andrewgorges3152 3 года назад

Thanks Eric. That's why I bring my cars to you and not the other shops. Walmart was the last shop to touch this car FYI. Literally just bought the car a few days ago.

@MRrwmac 3 года назад

Andrew, I hope you took pictures and are going to make Walmart service pay you back for Eric’s hard work? At least make the Wal Mart general manager of the store know what his service department and tools are doing to customer cars. 20 of them makes me think it was all on purpose!

@albing1397 3 года назад

Remember, "Righty, tighty, Lefty loosee"

@jtb52 3 года назад

Do Walmart repair cars? Selling bananas and fixing cars good strategy

@dlewis9760 3 года назад

@@jtb52 Super Walmarts tend to. Any pushing tires usually does. My Walmart doesn't, next one which is bigger does.

@stitchbmx 3 года назад

@@jtb52 they re strategy must be written backward. They're fixing bananas and selling cars...

@firstlast--- 3 года назад

Here's my free tip Friday, smear some wheel bearing grease on the wheel so the torch won't damage it as much. It will still leave a small mark but it's way better than a huge burn

@torkrench 2 года назад

3 hours later you got all of them drilled off just to find out your local parts house only has two freaking studs in stock Got to love it

@frederickmackay2234 5 месяцев назад

Did the same procedure on my BMW..only difference was i was working with a wheel bolt. Worked like a charm!

@SimpleElectronics 3 года назад

Don't try this with Harbor Freight drill bits - for anyone thinking about trying it. At least not if it's your only car 😂

@sharedknowledge6640 3 года назад

Regular HSS Harbor Freight drill bits dull in the first 5 second of drilling anything harder than soft wood. And their cobalt bits are so brittle they regularly snap in half. They also feature typical Chinese machining quality where the points are not even symmetrical so they walk off center.

@rimmersbryggeri 3 года назад

Always buy namebrand drillbits. I like Dormer becasue we used to always have them in the machine shop where I worked. There are other ones too though like sandvik. Most cheap ones have the wrong edge profile so even if they were sharp they still wouldnt work.

@toysareforboys1 3 года назад

^^this. Go to good shop, tell them you want the most expensive drill bit they have. It's usually $16 for one instead of $1 but it'll work 1000x better, trust me :)

@Kobafied 3 года назад

I bought a set of Milwaukee cobalt bits 10 years ago and they last, and if you destroy one you can get a replacement at Homies. I recommend them - good quality and reasonable price.

@pyro323 3 года назад

No not Harbor Freight, it's pronunced Horrible Freight.

@marknease1631 3 года назад

Needed this in 1987 when I took my K-5 Blazer to a Boron Service Station (Now called BP) to have a slow leak fixed. He couldn't get the lugnut off, so he used a hammer and a chisel to chip away at the lugnut/stud and the rim...he chiseled the rim (didn't ruin it but you could tell he boogered it up with his chisel.)

@oceannavagator 3 года назад

I resort to a small tactical nuclear device, but when the neighbors get testy, drilling them out works fine.

@matthewbick1927 3 года назад

.308 cal armor piercing wear safety glasses

@garretttucker5838 3 года назад

I've used those emergency lug nut removers/wheel lock removal sockets before and had good luck with them. I like this technique too though.

@fiksefant 3 года назад

Having worked with stainless and other hard steel for years, I have experienced there is a huge difference in quality of drill bits and cutting oils. Even if its might not so super important when working on wheel bolts, I would suggest to use a good quality cutting oil for this work. It will save you money and time. In the mid 90s I got a "impossible task", to redrill, by hand, several thousand holes in 316 10mm thick steel, flanges on huge ventilation shafts for offshore use, standing outside on a 5-step ladder, during the Norwegian hars winter climate. I used a Fein hand drill with high torque and low rpm's, and a handful of drills branded Dormer, and a water cooled drill bit sharpener. No one at my work belived it was possible to do this. 3 weeks later I was finished. Within the time, I tried several ways to drill as fast as possible, saving the drill bits as best as possible, and without doubt; a thick and sticky cutting oil and some perfect angled drill bits made the big difference. So, for your next drilling project, I can recommend to do as you do, but get some better cutting oil. It will save you money in the long run. Dont recall what brand cutting oil I used, but this video from Project Farm might be of interest: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v6QCrV4ZOiU.html Best regards from western part of Norway :-)

@billgroel4463 3 года назад

good to know. Thank you for sharing

@kirstenspencer3630 3 года назад

You guys have all the fun. Matco hyper step cobalt drill bits. Thanks gang at main street garage.

@miketaylor6282 3 года назад

Since the DeWalt wasn’t getting the job done, it looks like a job for “big nasty”

@thomasfletcher4765 3 года назад

A person would have to be " nuts " to round out all those 😖😜

@WreckDiver99 3 года назад

Or be the $10/hour kid they have doing oil changes and tire rotations at the dealerships and tire shops....because that's where it happened to my wife's expedition.

@thomasfletcher4765 3 года назад

@@WreckDiver99 🤪

@papaboattail3736 3 года назад

@@WreckDiver99 I've seen $20/hr. guys do it over & over again. That's why I don't let anyone touch my vehicles. After inspection I bring it home and give it a thorough going over. Things are usually left disconnected, wheels are over tightened.

@WreckDiver99 3 года назад

@@papaboattail3736 Unfortunately I don't have the time or many of the tools to do it. More the time. Even a brake job, a couple hours total for me, is a 3 week lead time to schedule in. I've never seen a $20/hour guy at the dealership or tire shop...not doing rotations and oil changes. LOL

@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC 3 года назад

Oh, it's easy. Starts with those #$%^& tin caps. Get a little split in them, water gets in and the NY salt. I'm so glad I dont have to deal with that crap any more

@jamram9924 3 года назад

This goes in the “numb nuts” file....😲

@markh.6687 3 года назад

No, it should be in the "rounded nuts" file. :)

@AutoAuctionRebuilds 3 года назад

Finally a RU-vidr I've been watching forever commented on my video! And just in time!!

@matthewmorales1278 3 года назад

Ok I can understand people stripping screws but how the hell to you strip a lug nut......🤦🤦😵

@markh.6687 3 года назад

The exact way the person did it. :) That's why Metrinch sockets and wrenches are so cool; almost impossible to round a bolt or nut grabbing the sides, not the corners.

@chrisbaer4567 3 года назад

I use a 19mm carbide hole-saw bit. Cuts the lugs off in no time

@natewho4366 3 года назад

Story time. I was going to put 4 new skins on this older car and ripped out all the valves just to end up with one lug nut that was fuxked and not coming off. And I work at the good old box store so when that happens ur exposed to just ship that shit to a different shop. Well one of my cos thought he could just drill it out. 😳😳long story short that shit got shipped with a bunch of scared mgrs walkn in on that hahahahaha.

@SimpleLife1971 3 года назад

Charge Breakdown Labor: $95/hour Parts: Lug nuts, wheel studs : $85 Lug removal: 20 minutes per lug = $665 New stud install: 1.5 hours = $145 Total: $895 "Ok lady, the wheels are off"

@JamesSmith-pc6bh 3 года назад

After a stupid thing like that is charge twice that amount, just for the person's stupidity.

@wickedcoolname399 3 года назад

I went to a place once that rhymes with Sniffy Pube and they completely stripped my oil drain plug. Then, like a moron I went back a few months later and the geniuses there filled my coolant reservoir with washer fluid. I ended up bringing it to a real mechanic for a flush and fill. Sniffy Pube paid the bill and the manager got fired. I got an apology letter from the district manager along with a coupon for 6 free oil changes. I used them to start my wood stove.

@KnuckleHeadGarage27 3 года назад

I wounder how this would work on a deep well lug nuts or inclosed type that u can't get to the inside of the stud

@dafirnz 3 года назад

If you don't have a set of the expensive drill bits, pay someone who does.

@davidscott7005 3 года назад

Wish I had know this a few years back as I took an angle grinder and cut up a $200 rim.

@javybavy 3 года назад

Damn how you get to that point 🤣😭🤣🤭

@dfenc 3 года назад

thank you for the trick

@chrisforker7487 3 года назад

I’d love to know who gives thumbs down to any SMA videos. I’ve always learned something new from every video.

@thehappytexan 3 года назад

What a nice customer. He wanted to see you so bad he created some work for you.

@jorgefernandez-mv8hu 3 года назад

I would be too embarrassed to bring my car in with 20 rounded nuts. Really? Thanks for the tip.

@yepper1165 3 года назад

See his pinned comment at the top.

@JD-ns9mr 3 года назад

@@yepper1165 or the guy is lying and blamed It on Walmart because he’s too embarrassed lol

@yepper1165 3 года назад

@@JD-ns9mr Definitely a possibility! 🤣

@jowensblack48 3 года назад

My stripped or stuck wheel but removal technique is industry leading...I scream at it for about 20 mins then I cry in the corner of my garage for about half an hour then this is the hard part I take it to a shop...

@thomasherring6640 3 года назад

With all the times I have drilled out bolts and studs to get stripped / frozen nuts off, never did it occur to me to use that same method for a wheel stud. Nice tip!

@doubletgarage5556 3 года назад

The easiest way is to call up South Main Auto and schedule an appointment.

@knurlgnar24 3 года назад

I've had to do this a couple times - I think my drill bits are about half an inch shorter now! I've since learned to loosen and re-torque lug nuts on vehicles every few years if they haven't been touched for a while.

@russellstephan6844 3 года назад

"Any lube will do..." I was in the home garage shop fabricating all morning and for a few hours this afternoon. A lot of the shop work involved the drill press. I always giggle in my head when punching through thick metal and my cutting fluid of choice is used motor oil...

@vadim7590 3 года назад

Don't tell Auto Auction Rebuilds, he'll say it's impossible. 🤣

@tomduncan1970 3 года назад

I was thinking the same thing!

@brianpooley6635 3 года назад

@@tomduncan1970 he just sells the car, "i'm finished with it ,off to auction"

@DaNiElLl430 3 года назад

That dude is an arrogant idiot.

@jackschissler255 3 года назад

I guess this guy is a few steps up from Auto Auction Rebuilds 😂. And knows what he’s doing. 👍.

@braaapattack2937 3 года назад

@@DaNiElLl430 that’s why I stopped watching that idiot, fluid swap and a $300 macco paint job and the car is “fixed”

@barrymccaulkiner7092 3 года назад

Quick tip Tuesday on a Thursday.

@majorpayne5289 3 года назад

Some of the "tire-techs" out there are NUTS! Took my wife's car in for new tires. Brilliant tire tech attempted to remove Lug nuts w/ 1/2" impact on plastic HUB CAP FAKE nuts, destroying it

@markh.6687 3 года назад

Errr....OOPS!!

@baileyhatfield4273 3 года назад

I was only tricked for once simple time with some weird VW caps. Gms always had those caps on their 8 lug trucks, i still put them back on WITH a mid torque milwaukee, but its variable trigger, i just let it draw in and a simple ug ug. On a low mode mind you. The other techs with air guns are all liek UUHH WELL uR Gon STRIp EM. Not really lol. But yeah can't give those caps hell

@shadowgarr7649 3 года назад

Neighbor's Saturn was treated similarly. Tire shop denied the action.

@majorpayne5289 3 года назад

@@shadowgarr7649 lucky for me I watched the guy do it and called him out on it right afterwards. The look on his face was priceless indeed! They paid for new Chevy hubcaps too.

@davidrobins4025 3 года назад

Great tip - hope I never have to use this.

@chubbysumo2230 3 года назад

I've had to use a sacrificial socket before, two sizes too small, beat it on there, and then throw the socket away.

@flagmichael 3 года назад

Discount Tire taught me that trick for removing a security lug nut when there was no key. Worked great, but I was able to reuse the socket by vise and drift.

@motorbreath7174 3 года назад

@@flagmichael ya, on the security nuts, toyota/lexus smooth type. Missing the key? 20mm 6 point, impact deep socket pounded on. Works best , Btw I have/tried all the special removal sockets.You can reuse the socket over and over. Snap on ? Naaaah, Sunex is good enough.

@anderleof 3 года назад

Eric......I ask again......"What is that song?" Thank you.

@maskedmotorsdiy3575 3 года назад

Rounding off the wheel nuts is a clever way to prevent wheel theft.

@davidleandersson7194 3 года назад

Quick tip Tuesday.

@wilfredr980 3 года назад

After this video wheel thiefs put a drill in the tool bag and a link to this channel in the handbook of wheel thiefs........

@Happyfacehotwheels 3 года назад

Thief's are lazy, they would just steal the whole car.

@JackGiralico 3 года назад

I've done it pretty much the same way as you using left hand drill bit in the end.

@richardhayes7800 3 года назад

I’ve usually had good success with pounding on your not so favorite 12 point socket

@ferrumignis 3 года назад

It's a good way of splitting cheap sockets 😁

@brianpeters4486 3 года назад

@@ferrumignis that's why don't use your favorites 😁. Split me a socket or two in my day.

@richardhayes7800 3 года назад

Impact sockets work the best and don’t usually split like chrome ones do

@SouthMainAuto 3 года назад

these nuts were way past that point...

@richardhayes7800 3 года назад

That has to be really bad if it got to that point haha

@kastooMcFry 3 года назад

20 buggered up nuts? Maybe they should have licenses to buy and use an impact gun. Some people are morons.. Good tip, Eric. Thanks.

@Sicktrickintuner 3 года назад

I guess it is a great way to “round out” the day? 🤔 too soon?

@8avexp 3 года назад

Rim shot!

@ghodgeco 3 года назад

Skinning cats????? NO!!!!! Reeeeeeee!! LOL

@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC 3 года назад

Ooh, flashback to my wrenching days. I had a pile of tools to remove them. It was always,"Kenny, come help me"

@slowride55 3 года назад

Catching the corner of the head of a rounded bolt has worked well for me.

@Tommerd 3 года назад

Do you love the smell of WD-40 in the morning?

@leonarddaneman810 3 года назад

Why WD-40???? Because, it's America, damnit!

@jaydaniels8698 3 года назад

what I do is cuss at them there is no proof that cussing doesn't help also sacrificing small animals out back helps

@NicholasAndre1 3 года назад

Nick’s rule of thumb is that once you start to strip, you either need to be prepared to carry the assault through to the end OR admit defeat and bring it to someone with angrier tools. You do not want to strip every single one before you admit defeat.

@oswaldjh 3 года назад

No matter how you skin the cat, the cat isn't going to like it.

@JeffWinter1 3 года назад

One stripped nut is Just Great! 20 stripped nuts is Awesome! 😂 "And remember if you can do it, we can fix it" !🤣

@markh.6687 3 года назад

"And if you can't do it, we can fix that too!" :)

@jdpower5552 3 года назад

Good grief what did that cost to pay Eric to do that...🙄

@richardbambenek2601 3 года назад

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the sign of insanity. Don't let that guy near an 18 wheeler. LOL

@chocolate_squiggle 3 года назад

I hate this saying. It's not always true.

@normangallant9879 3 года назад

Nice tip

@ZBone799 3 года назад

This guy’s a liar, I used name brand Kobalt bits and they kept going dull on me! Oh wait, you meant cobalt...

@105OUTLAW1 3 года назад

Man, your joking... but we know those people exist

@bigsimbou 3 года назад

anyway the car was a ION not a Cobalt

@CrimeVid 3 года назад

Stripped out wheelnuts are caused by tyre shops whose air wrenches only have one setting, they should be made to work without them for a month !

@johnhufnagel 3 года назад

one if my "interview" methods for evaluating a new shop, is to have a tire rotation done. if I get the car back and I can't remove the lug nuts with the emergency tools, then they're immediately off the possible shop list.

@juanc5149 3 года назад

Plot twist John is 18 inches tall and 13 lbs.

@SouthMainAuto 3 года назад

@@juanc5149 🤣 I pee'd a little

@johnhufnagel 3 года назад

@@juanc5149 well, part of me is 😍 Now, I don't mind being the butt of a joke, but could you clue me in so I can laugh too?

@wickedcoolname399 3 года назад

@@johnhufnagel Remember, we're not laughing at you, we're laughing near you.

@baileyhatfield4273 3 года назад

I swear i torqued my brothers VW lugs right to the spec (im sure it was near 100 ft lbs) NOT EVEN a week later i went to took them son of a guns off...oh dear the high torque is struggling some? 2 bar battery...ok lets try a new one. NOPE? Breaking bar...I'm litterally lifting the car off of the ground and spinning the tire, this is not it. After some hard grunts and feeling like i'm a women going into labour, there i was, with it loose. Next time the thing is going back together with some copper spray anti seize (i've done it, works decent) or something. Almost broke my back for that.

@bigdaddymak1439 3 года назад

I worked at a tire shop in the 90s and we used a cheap set of chrome 12 point sockets and hammered on the one that fit the tightest.

@konradhittner4668 3 года назад

I went to SMA for just a simple tire rotation, and it cost me $xxx !!!

@rlewis1946 3 года назад

What does $xxx equal in green backs? Did you ever have your vehicle serviced at Walmart Auto? We’re you lug nuts rounded? Just asking.

@konradhittner4668 3 года назад

@@rlewis1946 Relax, Roy-I was facetiously voicing a hypothetical, unaware customer, not necessarily this one.

@-BuddyGuy 3 года назад

@@konradhittner4668 Your facetiousness was not immediately obvious

@wwrite 3 года назад

Have you ever tried left hand drill bits? You might get the stud free of charge 😉

@danlovins3155 3 года назад

I take it to a mechanic like you to get them removed. They are a hassle to do without a lift. Keep the videos coming, I really enjoy them.

@MethodicalChristian 3 года назад

Mr. O, You should seriously consider being an automobile maintenance/technician instructor. You would rock it!

@dennypollard8004 3 года назад

The cost in man-hours is worth more than the value of the car. Man must love his Saturn beater car.

@mph5896 3 года назад

Eric’s rates are cheap. Even beater cars, the prices are up today

@CHEVYK10 3 года назад

He's a honest mechanic, probably fairly cheap repair. $150 max out the door

@bobkyllo578 3 года назад

I ended up buying a set of Irwin twist sockets. Worked very well. Much faster then the drilling method. But like you say both ways work very well

@tomfoolery5665 3 года назад

Hello Eric South Street Auto thanks for the videos I'm glad I found your channel I was a diesel mechanic for a county on long Island but became a NYC Firefighter until I suffered a catastrophic injury at work now I'm retired and got the itch to start turning wrenches again. These videos are helping me dust off the mechanic in me

@codywichman213 3 года назад

this was a new one for me, another trick up the sleeve

@Rein_Ciarfella 3 года назад

I love the smell of schmokin’ lube in the mornin’! 😉🔧 Then, of course, there’s the problem of getting the lug out once you’ve got the nut removed. I had one cross-threaded lug (I didn’t freakin’ do it!) on my Astro and researched the heck out of how to do it all over YT. Tried every one of those methods with no success. Finally in disgust I got out MY Big Nasty, my three pound sledge and wailed on it. Badabingbaddaboom, done! Slipped out the back side, got a new one in and Bob’s yer uncle! 👍🔧

@craigroth8710 3 года назад

A punch and a BFH possibly!!!!

@Rein_Ciarfella 3 года назад

Craig Roth Nah, just was really careful with my aim. Would have saved me an hour and one of my favorite aluminum C-clamps. Had that thing since the’70’s. What was I thinking?! Smack my head!

@SmudgyContent 3 года назад

I wish I had one of those drill bits when I stripped the very last lug nut

@steveharleyfan 3 года назад

Eric: I wish you had shown us how to replace the studs, but thanks for a great video !!!

@CCFROMAN 3 года назад

He has videos on that already

@cullenmiller8170 3 года назад

The studs are usually just pressed in. You can knock them out with a hammer or air hammer. The new one just gets pulled back in with lug nut and some washers. hope that helps.

@daveg7878 3 года назад

Installing the new studs is really as easy as it sounds.

@MTTech 3 года назад

@@CCFROMAN Yup! Right here! How to replace the studs ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PjbAv9gIgkQ.html

@shadowgarr7649 3 года назад

@@daveg7878 a former girl friend used to say similarly.

@DDescalchuk57 3 года назад

Man oh man have I had to do my fair share of dinked lug nuts. People either lose their wheel lock key ( which is stupid to even have in the first place cause nobody is stealing the rims off of your 2005 dodge intrepid )

@rickshipley7872 3 года назад

Best tip? Take it to Erik O!

@joeg9143 3 года назад

Zippy sappy off, that’s now going into my SMA vacob along with Napper, and Not a Sponsor

@jimhaines8370 3 года назад

A little anti seize or grease on those threads in the past would have gone a long way. In the rusty parts of the country it a must

@davidquinn6161 3 года назад

Applying any kind of anti-seize or lubricant to wheel studs is something auto manufacturers strongly recommend not doing. Doing so can result in in lose of a wheel.

@FishFind3000 3 года назад

Your NOT supposed to put anything on the treads since it changes the torque values. This happens from shit lug nuts and the wrong size socket. The crappy chrome cap layer comes off but people keep hammering away with the larger size and round them over.

@anichols5845 3 года назад

Right, because of all the anti seize related deaths....probably should put loctite on each one. I’ll take my chances.

@davidquinn6161 3 года назад

@@anichols5845 GM factory service data specifically warns against applying anti-seize or lubricants to wheel studs. I trust that GM knows more about this than me. And I do know of an incident where a wheel fell off due to this.

@Rein_Ciarfella 3 года назад

David Quinn Yeah, all that bullish-t about not lubing lug threads. I used 3 in 1 oil on every thread every time since my first tire change in 1969. No nuts ever loosened and I never had a torque wrench until two years ago. Always used a speed wrench and always tightened until it squeaked tight. The only caveat about using lube and a torque wrench is the values change so you need to under torque to be at the correct value. Look it up - there’s plenty of info online about this. 👍🔧

@doctorjohn-burgtekie 3 года назад

A new way to bust a nut.

@kalabash72 3 года назад

Wheel locks are fun to remove without the key. The DYI method I use is to take cheap 12 point socket that's slightly bigger than the wheel lock and pound that bad boy on there. That usually holds well enough to get it off. 😁