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I tried to undo the wheel nuts on my car the other day, only to find out they where so ****ing tight they wouldnt come off..
So I took it into the dealer and had them loosened and re-tightened by hand.
So today, i had my car up on the hoist (painting disc centres) and realised the nuts where ok, but the lock nuts where sooo tight still.
Apparently they where so tight in the first place, the mechanic who was re-tightening them just let them alone.
They where sooo tight, one of the lock nuts stripped..... Took 2 hours to chisel it out by one of the mechanics, and resulted in a damaged alloy wheel...
Which they will replace at their expense, for doing the lock nut up so tight!!
MORAL OF THIS STORY, MAKE SURE MECHANICS DONT USE RATTLE GUNS ON YOUR LOCK NUTS.
So I took it into the dealer and had them loosened and re-tightened by hand.
So today, i had my car up on the hoist (painting disc centres) and realised the nuts where ok, but the lock nuts where sooo tight still.
Apparently they where so tight in the first place, the mechanic who was re-tightening them just let them alone.
They where sooo tight, one of the lock nuts stripped..... Took 2 hours to chisel it out by one of the mechanics, and resulted in a damaged alloy wheel...
Which they will replace at their expense, for doing the lock nut up so tight!!
MORAL OF THIS STORY, MAKE SURE MECHANICS DONT USE RATTLE GUNS ON YOUR LOCK NUTS.