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Post by greyhair on Aug 8, 2018 9:06:52 GMT -5
Putting new rear hubs on my Grand Prix - all bolts came out ok except, you guessed it, the last one. Frozen, rounding off, won't budge.
Using PB Blaster, a buddy is bringing his torch over.
#%$@&$# it!
He Wrench Gods must be mad today!
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Post by dbd870 on Aug 8, 2018 9:34:39 GMT -5
Getting the old part off is always the worst part of any car repair; I feel your pain.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 8, 2018 9:43:38 GMT -5
Ha! My neighbor rounded off all of the front hub bolts, on both sides of his Sunfire last year. THEN he decided to call me for help. Was a real fun time working them out.
You should have hope on your side with the torch. The biggest job may be finding another bolt. I think Napa or Car Quest was who helped me locate them.
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Post by htownhunter on Aug 8, 2018 10:02:32 GMT -5
Had a buddy one time that couldn't get a brake caliper removed. He had everything thing rounded off and still couldn't get it. He then asks for my help. As I get there he's still trying and lo and behold he was tighting it. I wanted to slap him.
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Post by greyhair on Aug 8, 2018 10:22:14 GMT -5
Righty tighty, lefty loosey!
Except for older Chrysler stuff, that had left hand threads on the left wheels. Anybody remember that? I am telling my age
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Post by oldhoyt on Aug 8, 2018 10:28:46 GMT -5
Righty tighty, lefty loosey! Except for older Chrysler stuff, that had left hand threads on the left wheels. Anybody remember that? I am telling my age Righty-tighty........... Unless one side of the vehicle is reverse thread, like they used to be. Just heard about a guy with an old jeep. Danged if all the lug nuts on one side weren't stuck! |
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Post by Sasquatch on Aug 8, 2018 14:05:47 GMT -5
Righty tighty, lefty loosey! Except for older Chrysler stuff, that had left hand threads on the left wheels. Anybody remember that? I am telling my age There used to be a common household thing that screwed in backwards...what am I thinking of? Everything else was righty-tighty but whatever this was always had you "screwing the wrong direction" so to speak. I can't remember! |
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Post by bill9068 on Aug 8, 2018 14:13:48 GMT -5
I've had a few like that. Recently had one on my skidsteer I had to weld on a socket to get off.
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Post by treetop on Aug 8, 2018 15:23:27 GMT -5
Righty tighty, lefty loosey! Except for older Chrysler stuff, that had left hand threads on the left wheels. Anybody remember that? I am telling my age There used to be a common household thing that screwed in backwards...what am I thinking of? Everything else was righty-tighty but whatever this was always had you "screwing the wrong direction" so to speak. I can't remember! Lp tank on gas grill |
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Post by Sasquatch on Aug 8, 2018 15:27:41 GMT -5
There used to be a common household thing that screwed in backwards...what am I thinking of? Everything else was righty-tighty but whatever this was always had you "screwing the wrong direction" so to speak. I can't remember! Lp tank on gas grill That's one! I think that might have vexed me on the forklift. |
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Post by deadeer on Aug 8, 2018 19:05:13 GMT -5
Acetelyne fittings are left hand thread also.
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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 8, 2018 20:55:02 GMT -5
Ha! My neighbor rounded off all of the front hub bolts, on both sides of his Sunfire last year. THEN he decided to call me for help. Was a real fun time working them out. You should have hope on your side with the torch. The biggest job may be finding another bolt. I think Napa or Car Quest was who helped me locate them. Good thing is carquest and advance are in bed together so the parts availability should be pretty good there. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 8, 2018 21:11:28 GMT -5
Putting new rear hubs on my Grand Prix - all bolts came out ok except, you guessed it, the last one. Frozen, rounding off, won't budge. Using PB Blaster, a buddy is bringing his torch over. #%$@&$# it! He Wrench Gods must be mad today! Always nice if you can use blaster torch and impact combinations. |
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Post by saltydog on Aug 9, 2018 4:46:13 GMT -5
Righty tighty, lefty loosey! Except for older Chrysler stuff, that had left hand threads on the left wheels. Anybody remember that? I am telling my age My 69 Roadrunner was left hand thread on the left side. I work in industrial maintenance and a lot of our high speed rotational equipment has left hand threads |
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Post by jman46151 on Aug 9, 2018 7:32:11 GMT -5
My work car is a Grand Am and I have changed both front hubs within the past 6 months and only managed to round off one bolt a little. Just enough that I was able to use a standard socket on it after a few taps from a hammer. I keep one of those plumbing torches with a yellow tank around just to heat up parts that won't come loose.
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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 9, 2018 17:06:41 GMT -5
Funny because it always happens to me when I know for sure the project will only take a few minutes and I didn’t bring enough tools with me
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Post by esshup on Aug 9, 2018 19:50:16 GMT -5
Righty tighty, lefty loosey! Except for older Chrysler stuff, that had left hand threads on the left wheels. Anybody remember that? I am telling my age 1967 Chrysler Imperial |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 19:55:41 GMT -5
Funny thread about righty tighty. Just put a fan together for my wife's class room and it's a leafty tighty.
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Post by greyhair on Aug 10, 2018 22:54:20 GMT -5
I have some Sea Foam Deep Creep penetrating oil that might be better than PB Blaster.
Years ago there was this stuff called Carbon-X 88A, by Delco. Best penetrating oil ever made, but I have not seen it in many years. It had some kind of black stuff in it, it would loosen up anything. We used it in our repair shop on the '70's and '80's.
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