Question

What is the best way to remove a nut from a car tire that was tightened with a power tool?

Answer 1

squirt with some liquid wrench to help loosen it up and let it set for 30 minutes. Put a long pipe on the end of a 1/2" ratchet with socket large enough for lug nut, will give you more leverage

Answer 2

if it is not coming off with a hand tool it is more than likely that it is stripped and ruined anyways. You can try the pipe and wrench but you are going to have to break it off and replace it if it is not coming off with just a tire tool.

Answer 3

if it 's on that good u might have to take it to a tire dealer, pay them a little $, & get them to remove it for you.

Answer 4

If you can't take it off then take it back to the moron that put it on with a impact wrench with the wrong clutch setting and probably no anti-seize compound on the threads.

Answer 5

You need a "cheater bar", a long tube or pipe that you put over the handle of the wrench to extend it, giving you more leverage. Be careful, or you will just break your wrench this way.. . Next time your tires are put on in a shop, make them write on the work order your request to not tighten the nuts to where it takes power tools to loosen them. Test it (no need to have the car up on the lift, just try to loosen the lug nuts) before you leave the shop, and if they didn't do it right, make them do it over.. . Then find a new shop. If the nuts are put on that tight, these guys are morons who are destroying the nuts and bolts.

Answer 6

It all depends, usually just a regular tire iron will eventually work the nut off. Make sure that the tire is on the ground when you try to loosen the bolt otherwise your tire will spin and rock a bit not allowing enough tension. If it is a wheel lock you may actually need a key to remove it.

Answer 7

Put wd 40 or liquid wrench on it for about 15 min let it sit then use a long pipe on a ratchet or take it to a shop andd let them loosen them a bit for you.

Answer 8

Remove it with a power tool. Seriously though, the longer the lever arm on your tire iron, the easier it will be to remove. You could extend the lever arm by fitting a metal pipe over the handle end to increase the force you can apply.

Answer 9

call the police or just play with it lol

Answer 10

if you cant break it loose with a lug wrench than you should stop in at a garage have them loosen them and go from there