Big truck lugs ?

[prof10000]

Ok guys, hope this is a stupid question...

I can't get the lugs off my F600. I bent a 3/4" ratchet with a breaker bar. I am going to try a larger impact. My pos won't budge them.

How did y'all get your 1/2" lugs off your large trucks?

Dave

[Chicago Fire Patrol]

Hi Dave
Are u having trouble on one side of the truck or all the way around. The reason I ask is the passenger side should have Left sided threads meaning to loosen you would have to turn the socket to the right. I made this mistake recently not realizing i had Left side threads and broke a breaker bar and socket. Try soaking the lugs with a PB Blaster .. it should loosen them up. Keith

[WALFORD'S 56]

Correct---the lugs will be marked with a L and pb blaster and mine came off. I have a whole bunch of 56 F500-600s and it worked for me....Bill

[JimG1098]

Cuddos for the above advise. Also, use a lot of heat. Hoter ,the better.

Use a good quality bar, with a good quality socket, Then add longer leverage, ie a pipe over breaker bar handle. Has to go!

[rcav8or]

on my old '56 Dodge parcel van (3 ton), took two of us, 1" breaker bar and huge socket, and an 8 foot section of pipe, BOTH of us jumping up and down on the pipe, to break them loose. We'd jump 10-15 times, then it would let loose with a "crraaaack!", and we'd jump off, it hurt our feet so bad, rest a bit, then do the next...took us all day!!

Good luck!

R

[petey shoes]

i couldn't have said it better! pb and a quality impact socket will get job done. make sure the cones are tight before turning off lugs or you WILL stretch wheel!!!!!

[truckdog62563]

Keep in mind that those wheels have a recommended torque rating of between 400 and 500 psi. They aren't meant to come off easy. I've had good luck, after the heat and PB Blaster treatment, with this Ken Tool. Available at most stores that sell truck tools, or on-line. It and a BFH will take you far. Stu

[prof10000]

Success! After breaking two 1/2" breaker bars, bending a 3/4" bar, and snapping a 3/4" craftsman socket I finally got one wheel done with a Great Neck 3/4" socket. I used lots of PB but I think the final kicker was to take my 1 1/2" impact socket and hammering on each lug from multiple sides with a small sledge hammer to knock the paint and rust loose. Then the socket wrench and 5 foot pipe would finally get the job done. Now I only have 7 more wheels to do