Post #352773 by Uncle Laffo on Thu, Jan 3, 2008 3:42 PM

One last piece of advice, if you guys have this problem again, try not to round off the nut too badly, this goes without saying. Apply PB Blaster, wait, apply heat, and this is a $20 tool that everyone should have, with a propane blowtorch, a Benz-o-matic. You can make Creme Brulee with it when you're washed up. Put your socket and your ratchet on the nut. You use this instead of a tire iron, so the force is on a parallel plane with the wheel face and not twisting at a 60 degree angle like a tire iron does. That's what kicks off the socket cup and ruins your nut. Slide a piece of pipe over the handle that's 4 feet long and use it as a breaking bar. This will also be the only way to hold on to the handle of the ratchet. I have never had this fail. I've had to replace the ratchet, because sometimes it will destroy it, but that's why you buy tools with a replacement warranty. Go to your local Rock Club and ask them for a broken mike stand. The lower piece of the stand is an excellent breaking bar, and it's Chrome Plated. It's also free.
Laffo