Re: wheel bolts won't budge

Posted by Paul in Mich on September 08, 2003 at 12:27:06 from (66.188.4.217):

In Reply to: wheel bolts won't budge posted by bill on September 07, 2003 at 19:01:12:

The wheel bolts on my 52 H were tighter than any impact wrench could handle, so I can imagine how tight your 40 H is since it has had an extra 12 years to tighten up. I used a whole lot of nut buster liquid, and a 4 foot cheater bar attached to a 3/4 drive impact socket (regular socket broke). After some heavy pursuasion from my 280 lb. body, I was able to loosten the wheel bolts. You can smack the top of the bolt with a hammer, but you have to be careful and not to smack too hard so as not to crack the casting. The same goes for the bolts that secure the rims to the cast wheel centers. They will eventually loosen, but not without effort and patience. I suggest that once you get the bolts removed that you clean the internal threads with a bottom tap, and wirewheel the bolt threads, and paint the threads with anti-seize before you reinstall them. Worked for me. Good luck.

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