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Old Jun 15, 2019 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Spencer_P
No, actually I’m not sure what brand
Pittsburgh Pro is the Harbor Freight Tools (HFT) house brand.
https://www.harborfreight.com/9-pc-3...set-67897.html
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Old Jun 15, 2019 | 02:15 PM
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Those lug nuts you have are original OE parts and really suck! When I had that problem, I bought new ones the same and the caps loosened up the first time I took them off! Somewhere I have a bag of about 30 or so that are just collecting dust.
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Old Jun 16, 2019 | 11:31 AM
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Are you still working on this problem? A tire iron will have the two metric/standard and you can easily use whichever fits best.
Instead of using a jack handle to turn the wrench, breaker, tire iron, use the jacking mechanism vis the saddle.
As a worst come to worse situation. You could try to grind the studs' heads off, then pound them thru the wheel with a punch or drift pin inside to out.
I'm guessing that after this you'll put some anti-sieze on the lug studs and possibly new lug nuts.
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Old Jun 16, 2019 | 01:05 PM
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As a worst come to worse situation. You could try to grind the studs' heads off, then pound them thru the wheel with a punch or drift pin inside to out..
Uggg! Not going recommend that since he has the alloy wheels with deep-set lugs. I'd take it to a real tire shop and have them get the lugs loose before I go the butcher route. Seriously, a tire shop with the correct size 6-point socket and an impact will have them off in no time flat.
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Old Jun 17, 2019 | 02:34 AM
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Are you still working on this problem? A tire iron will have the two metric/standard and you can easily use whichever fits best.
Unfortunately I haven’t made it to harbor Freight yet. I need to get a tire iron as well.


As for the pb blaster I have applied it a couple times but I read it’s not good on rubber and I have brand new tires
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Old Jun 17, 2019 | 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by lawsoncl
Pittsburgh Pro is the Harbor Freight Tools (HFT) house brand.
https://www.harborfreight.com/9-pc-3...set-67897.html
I know, I was saying that I don’t know what brand the sockets I have are
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Old Jun 17, 2019 | 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Spencer_P
I need to get a tire iron as well.
No you don't. A 36" breaker bar with deep impact sockets works far better, and you'll look MUCH cooler doing it that way.
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Old Jun 17, 2019 | 01:40 PM
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...and you'll look MUCH cooler doing it that way.
Haha true.
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Old Jun 19, 2019 | 03:52 PM
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I’m going to HF today, can someone verify if these will work.

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i need them by Friday if autozone doesn’t have any.
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Have you tried smacking a deep 18mm socket on the nut?
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Old Jun 19, 2019 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Have you tried smacking a deep 18mm socket on the nut?
I just got a set of deep sockets, they’re all 19mm including the open ended one. The passenger front came off easily with the deep socket and breaker bar, the drivers front are giving some trouble, if you can see in the pictures some are deforming. So if these are indeed the two piece nuts the I assume it’s the cap breaking off, so do I just keep going and hope the cap breaks off? I need to drive the Jeep Saturday so I’m worried I’ll mess up or break a stud.




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Pull the chintzy metal cover off and use an 18mm.
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Pull the chintzy metal cover off and use an 18mm.
You make it sound easy
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Also if I can’t get new lug nuts by Saturday and I get all the caps off, will I be okay using the 18mm s under the cap?
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