tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post2623773475794483013..comments2023-10-29T05:43:20.076-07:00Comments on Ornery Bastard: GRRRRRPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-10022581111779982812012-02-11T16:18:11.262-08:002012-02-11T16:18:11.262-08:00For future reference, pilot drill the lugnut and w...For future reference, pilot drill the lugnut and wheel stud with a good 1/8" drill bit 2" - 3" deep. Then follow through with a drill bit the size of the wheel stud. Then whack it real hard with a BFH (could stick a drift pin in the hole to make it easier to hit). When I was in the shop I was taking them off a couple times a week. Can't kill a Porsche or Jag wheel for a locking lug.Fixerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672137568947891733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-25372964925547421182012-02-08T23:16:36.212-08:002012-02-08T23:16:36.212-08:00I have 100% decreed that no locking lug nut will e...I have 100% decreed that no locking lug nut will ever touch my new Jeep. That's after I had to ruin a 15mm socket to get the #$%@! locking lug nuts off my old Jeep (lug nuts put there by the tire store when they put the new wheels on). Luckily I had also previously decreed that if the tire shop used an impact to tighten my lug nuts it was the last they were gonna see of me and they were gonna pay me enough dough to put new wheel studs on to replace the ones they stretched. Do note that wheel studs, at least on my Jeep Wrangler, are a press fit -- a BFH to the frontside will knock them out the backside of the drive ring and another BFH will pop new ones back in from the backside (note that my Wrangler is 4wd so I of course have drive rings front and back). I have a box of Jeep wheel studs and lug nuts in my junk drawer, just in case -- my new Jeep uses the same studs and lug nuts as my old one, so that's good.<br /><br />Of course I'm so goddamn anal that I rotate my own tires anyhow...<br /><br />And my wheels are steel, so the notion of torching off the @#%$! wheel locks never passed through my mind, but I definitely did get tempted big time to pull out the angle grinder and cut those suckers in half... only the fact that the lug nuts were offset so deep into the face of the wheel headed that one off, couldn't get the angle grinder in there to do the dirty work :).<br /><br />-Badtux the Wrenchin' PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-36249282233247852652012-02-08T20:06:23.619-08:002012-02-08T20:06:23.619-08:00Craig, wait until you get the out drive off and ha...Craig, wait until you get the out drive off and have to deal with the bearings on the drive shaft... <br /><br />Lots a fucking fun.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-30817830868498543482012-02-08T18:05:39.038-08:002012-02-08T18:05:39.038-08:00I feel your pain. The only thing worse is a salt c...I feel your pain. The only thing worse is a salt crusty outboard motor and having to torch half a dozen bolts to drop the fucking lower unit. Oh, and the flat rate manual only gives you 30 minutes for salt water when changing out a water pump. That takes care of ONE bolt...Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664966137470121099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-79885488273584521542012-02-08T09:22:34.670-08:002012-02-08T09:22:34.670-08:00Locking lug nuts. There will be a special place in...Locking lug nuts. There will be a special place in Hell for the guy who invented those. I found out about those when I had a flat. I hadn't noticed them when I bought the car,and the previous owner didn't mention it, or give me a key....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-71022656507984107072012-02-08T07:15:31.145-08:002012-02-08T07:15:31.145-08:00The other thing that wheel could have is firescale...The other thing that wheel could have is firescale, but that would just be cosmetic. Good LuckPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885426575922045330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-28247840008884358262012-02-08T07:10:33.448-08:002012-02-08T07:10:33.448-08:00I agree with Gordon The thing is annealed. So watc...I agree with Gordon The thing is annealed. So watch it. I know this from my years as a metalsmith.(that's right, like Paul Revere.) I can't believe how stubborn you are. But it makes for enjoyable readingPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885426575922045330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-26463332770352255132012-02-08T04:28:01.207-08:002012-02-08T04:28:01.207-08:00Dude:
I just got one hyphenated word for you...C-...Dude:<br /><br />I just got one hyphenated word for you...C-Tran<br /><br />That way you can better spend your valuable time cozying up with your lovely and talented.<br /><br />On second thought, your descriptions of labors lost are worth the reading. I do expect this thing to be over at the Dairy Queen soonDegringoladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893964959960977677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-75235866665368705122012-02-08T04:00:58.594-08:002012-02-08T04:00:58.594-08:00Never force anything -use a bigger hammer!
Having...Never force anything -use a bigger hammer!<br /><br />Having fun yet?Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-61615845548500220352012-02-07T23:46:55.706-08:002012-02-07T23:46:55.706-08:00If the wheel turned black from the heat, it's ...If the wheel turned black from the heat, it's annealed and might break. Be careful.<br /><br />Triumph connecting rods would do that if the piston got a hole blown through it from too much spark lead. The rod had to be replaced as it wouldn't last a hundred miles.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-83877371311119540052012-02-07T20:27:19.135-08:002012-02-07T20:27:19.135-08:00Hole saw. Cut the mag around the lug. You still ha...Hole saw. Cut the mag around the lug. You still have 4 lugs left and the mag looks okAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-53492362238577980032012-02-07T20:07:38.045-08:002012-02-07T20:07:38.045-08:00Gotta Love It...This is just starting to get good!...Gotta Love It...This is just starting to get good! lmaoooo!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.com