South Carolina BS thread under new MANAGEMENT and lives in SC

Also.. studs are cheap... and pretty simple to replace..

 

I used blue loctite and a torque wrench on your spacers they should come right off, they are only torqued to 100 Ft LBS. Could anyone else have messed with them?

With that being said a map gas torch and about 10 seconds on the lug will heat up the loctite enough to take the nut off without worrying about it.

~Jeff

 

This... no need to heat it til it's glowing.

 

Fuck yeah. I saw some red shit on the studs so I thought it was red loctite. My bad. So what is needed to get them off? Can a tire shop do it without breaking them? I tried an I can't budge them

 

Nope they haven't been messed with at all

 

No biggie, Unless someone has red loctited it an impact should take it right off. Id venture to say a tire shop would be able to get it off. But beware, many tire shop people do not care about damaging your truck.

~Jeff

 

If they really wont come off. Bring it up here and I will pull them for you free of charge.

~Jeff

 

a few of mine are fairly well rounded off thanks to the damn shop. im not looking forward to having to take the wheels off anytime soon.

 

Ok cool thanks. I've been using a pipe over the handle of a ratchet to get the wheels off. That's what I tried to take the stud bolts off with which failed. What tools are needed so I can do this at home today? I'll see if O'REILEYS can loan the tools

 

Just put a little ass on them.. I'm a huge fan of standing on a breaker bar.

 

Sweet I'll see if I can get them off. What tools are needed? I'm trying to learn as I go. Also to keep the front from rotating when wheels is off do I just need to get my wife to hold the brake in?

@SoutheastOverland

 

I would use a 3 ft. breaker bar with the correct socket (21mm? If I remember correctly). A map gas torch can be had at Home Depot or Lowes, for less than $30. Id recommend just buying the stuff so you have it again if you ever have to take them back off.

~Jeff

 

Ok cool I'm not planning to put spacers back on...

 

That works, the torch and breaker bar is a helpful thing to have while working on a truck. The magic trio for stuck bolts out is breaker bar, torch and PB Blaster. LOL

~Jeff

 

Put it in 4x4

 

Why didn't I think of that

 

Ideas are happening

 

me too but interresting tho

 

Still need to apply the brake?

 

If so slide a big screw driver into the slot on the brake rotor and let that rotate into the caliper.. I always just use the front locker..