Does anyone care that I have a saab?
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TheNailman
Warcock
that's badass
Tan Man
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Oh and you guys would never believe this.. I can not get my lug bolts off even after I went to a tractor trailer place and they used a 3/4" gun which is used on the large mack trucks. I got home and they still wouldn't budge. Not one!!! So frustrating:rant:. I just wanted to paint my calipers red and my lug bolts(not nuts) black. It is so angering i just want to throw the tire iron through the windshield. Please help.
Nigel Prodrive
Dirt surfer
time to break out the Red Wrench (propane torch) and heat them suckas up til they let go. need to make a heat shield around the lugs so's you don't cook the paint/clearcoat on the wheelz tho
when u replace lug bolts, USE NEVR-SIEZE or else.......
when u replace lug bolts, USE NEVR-SIEZE or else.......
Tan Man
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I've had a 18 wheeler repair shop use a 3/4" gun and finally got them off. Yet I just got home and NONE of them will budge. It's ridiculous. I'd use heat but I have chrome wheels. I'll look into the Never-Seize, but what will I do even if THAT doesn't work?
GREASEMONKEY
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take it from a 120 pound tech, you might just need more leverage i tend to use what i call a cheater bar for these problems. i have an old 3 1/2 foot old jack handle that i slide over the wrench i am using and give it all heck. if you do get them out it might be a good idea to run a tap threw the threads and check your lug bolts for swelling and don't forget to never seize every thing including the lug holes in the rims.I've had a 18 wheeler repair shop use a 3/4" gun and finally got them off. Yet I just got home and NONE of them will budge. It's ridiculous. I'd use heat but I have chrome wheels. I'll look into the Never-Seize, but what will I do even if THAT doesn't work?Thanks for the help guys.
good luck
Tan Man
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Thanks. I'll take that advice when I go back to the 18 wheeler place. Last time i used a big leverage bar i broke 3 craftsmen socket wrenhes and cracked one socket itself. I should probably put new lugs in but i was thinking that i could just never seize them like you said and hand tighten them so that they stay loose enough for me to take off anytime. Thanks for all the ideas and please keep them coming:banana:
Nigel Prodrive
Dirt surfer
check the Sob um I mean Saab manual for lug bolt torque spec. many tire places over-torque lugs to a ridiculous degree. you may well be suffering this plobrem
Saabs don't need Kenworth torque to keep de wheeLz on!
GREASEMONKEY
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most parts stores sell caliper paint just for that purpose. if not engine block or header will hold up ok.
are you planing on taking you calipers and caliper brackets off? or you gonna try to do it while assembled?
i would suggest that you tear them down but don't remove them from the break lines just hang the calipers it will save you from havin to bleed the lines and paint but def do the brackets off the car it ill give you a better chance to make them look great
sorry if i over explain i get carried away.
are you planing on taking you calipers and caliper brackets off? or you gonna try to do it while assembled?
i would suggest that you tear them down but don't remove them from the break lines just hang the calipers it will save you from havin to bleed the lines and paint but def do the brackets off the car it ill give you a better chance to make them look great
sorry if i over explain i get carried away.
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GClark
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Tan Man
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Great advice!
Thank you. I will run to vip soon or advanced auto parts. I might take them off like you said but I don't want to mess anything up. Spray paint or not?? My first guess would be no spray paint.And then I noticed my hubs are rusty as well so maybe I should paint those black or silver/aluminum colored. I got some pics of my new painted lug bolts. They look nice
