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Declan
Unless you have been playing in salt water,I doubt that the nut seized on the stud.I would think that more than likely the wheel nuts have been done up with a pneumatic rattle gun,and have been done up too tight and pulled the pitch on the thread slightly,causing it to grab.This is why I won't let tyre places tighten my wheel nuts.A very small amount of anti seize on the threads won't hurt though in future.
Wayne
I agree with you that they probly have been done up by a rattle gun but its no comfort when you go to take them off and they will not move no matter what you do.
Declan
I watched the guy at the tyre place do the wheel nuts up with the rattle gun all the way. When he had finished i gave him the standard wheel brace(not my good one) and told him to now undo the nuts with it.When he couldnt i not so politely advised him of the error in his ways and how was i supposed to get them off if i was in the middle of no-where ( or words to that effect). The boss eventually came out and he even less politely advised him of his error as he had done it many times before it would appear.The boss didnt charge me for the puncture repair and i notice the guy didnt work there much after that.
if you dont use some kind of antisiezing agent on them the nuts that hold the ally on will over time bind onto the wheel and the stud, I usually use a slick of axle grease but then Im rotating my tyres every 10K Km. Im also a firm believer that the wheel nut tension (100nm for allys 100ftLb for steelies) should be set with lubricated threads and faces.Quote:
Originally Posted by Declan