help!

[pimpalero2003]

well my rims havent been touched since i let my work put springs in. and now i cant loosen any lugs 2 rotate my tires. im not stupid im going the right way i have the right socket cant get ne of them 2 buge . also the reason i was going 2 rotate was at 60 mph or more my shit is so shaky. so ne ideas 2 get these fing lugs off!

[Ghadsphi]

Sockets lol, time to get out the tire iron and a good strong 4-6 foot steel pipe that will fit over it.

[BadFrog]

yep time to git out the ol Break-er-bar, unless you happen to have an impact (which is probably what got them on so tight in the first place)

[BlackJack]

happy lug-snapping.

[NibCrom]

well my rims havent been touched since i let my work put springs in. and now i cant loosen any lugs 2 rotate my tires. im not stupid im going the right way i have the right socket cant get ne of them 2 buge . also the reason i was going 2 rotate was at 60 mph or more my shit is so shaky. so ne ideas 2 get these fing lugs off!

If you are rotating your tires, be sure to loosen the lug nuts a little before you raise the car up, otherwise it is impossible. Otherwise, yeah, do what other people said and use a breaker bar.

[jackal2000]

and hope they didnt cross thread them

[steve-o]

well my rims havent been touched since i let my work put springs in. and now i cant loosen any lugs 2 rotate my tires. im not stupid im going the right way i have the right socket cant get ne of them 2 buge . also the reason i was going 2 rotate was at 60 mph or more my shit is so shaky. so ne ideas 2 get these fing lugs off!

If you shit is that shaky I would take them back to the place you get them put on, your wheels may need to be rebalanced.

[AGT]

If you shit is that shaky I would take them back to the place you get them put on, your wheels may need to be rebalanced.

x2 and tell them next time all you need is the recommended amount of torque on your lugs

[DaRockwilder]

100 ft-lbs for the stock aluminum rims....I would assume anything aftermarket should be close to that as well. At 100 ft-lbs I can remove the wheels with just a socket and ratchet (and an extension for you nitpickers).

[pimpalero2003]

got it had 2 jump on the fing bar all 260lbs! but yeah it was the hub rings also the rear drums grind bad! i have rust through so f getting new drums ill change it 2 disk. and my old dealership i wouldnt let them touch my car again!!

[Jferg2223]

i didnt know aleros came with drums? mine has disk

[Vinalero]

On later models, they decided to take some standard options out of the Aleros: Traction control, rear disk brakes, and some other stuff. I think this was for 2003 and 2004

[Gr1m]

got it had 2 jump on the fing bar all 260lbs! but yeah it was the hub rings also the rear drums grind bad! i have rust through so f getting new drums ill change it 2 disk. and my old dealership i wouldnt let them touch my car again!!
wtf you are supposed to tighten your lugs with a impact if you have it, thats why you needed to jump on the bar because obviously they used an impact gun to put them on, lol dont be mad at the dealership because they did the right thing

[DaRockwilder]

No. The rims are supposed to have 100ft-lbs on them. Not torqued on with an impact.

[AGT]

wtf you are supposed to tighten your lugs with a impact if you have it, thats why you needed to jump on the bar because obviously they used an impact gun to put them on, lol dont be mad at the dealership because they did the right thing

No. The rims are supposed to have 100ft-lbs on them. Not torqued on with an impact.


DaRock is right. Over torque can cause problems

[diablo]

before you put them back on put a little WD-40 on the threads so it doesn't do that again

[pimpalero2003]

i put grease around everything im glad i didnt have a flat on the side of the road i would of been pissed. But yeah my rear drums are warped and i think the front driver disk is too. AHHHHHH this sucks

[Gr1m]

should of changed your brakes sooner :P

[pimpalero2003]

i did like a year ago all new thats what pisses me off so looks like ill be doing a brake conversion ne body know a good kit??

[Ghadsphi]

I used one of those cross shaped tire irons from K-market when I had to take mine off and they were definatly impacted on. I kept waiting for that weld to break on the tire iron, I could see it flexxing when I was stomping it...

[pimpalero2003]

haha yeah i have 2 use a socket i cant get ne irons on there

[AftermathAlero]

i did like a year ago all new thats what pisses me off so looks like ill be doing a brake conversion ne body know a good kit??

goto a junkyard and pull off a rear disc brake setup off any alero or grandam's. has been done before from drum to disc conversion.