stripped stud can get expensive

Lionus · November 28th, 2009, 14:02

http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2684546

ooh boy.. what has happened to good old common sense and patience?

***Chacha*** · November 28th, 2009, 14:47

Originally Posted by Lionus

http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2684546

ooh boy.. what has happened to good old common sense and patience?

Eeeeks...

He did that? Cut the wheel apart? Common sense man!

Well I hope he feels good doing that...

***djscoo*** · November 28th, 2009, 14:57

Ahaha! That's a classic thread...I like the OP's title: "wheel slayer", and avatar: a sawzall.

**rpjkw** · November 28th, 2009, 17:13

Wonder if that wheel will ever balance?

Bob

***N2056*** · November 28th, 2009, 18:33

I want to see what he does when it's time to change the oil filter!

***Kofschip*** · November 28th, 2009, 19:02

There is one character who needs to stay away from cars. Absoluttely amazing.

***TARPSBird*** · November 28th, 2009, 19:20

Some people should not be allowed to attempt mechanical tasks. When I worked in the local home center store our two worst areas for screwed up projects were Plumbing & Electrical. Many times I had a customer come in and waste 20-30 minutes of my time selecting copper plumbing fittings or electrical parts, only to come in a few hours later wanting to exchange parts because they didn't know what they were doing in the first place. Some guys send their wives in because they're too ashamed to face us.

***Snuffy*** · November 28th, 2009, 20:38

Oh! I thought from the title that this might be a story about a bachelorette party gone wrong.

***exc141ac*** · November 29th, 2009, 06:25

Originally Posted by rpjkw

wonder if that wheel will ever balance?

Bob

lmao!

***stansdds*** · November 29th, 2009, 09:26

Well, that's an... uhhhhh... "interesting" story. The most dangerous thing I ever did to a car involved an oil filter that had evidently been installed by the Incredible Hulk and a screwdriver. I could not get the old filter off with a band style filter wrench, so I resorted to hammering a very large screwdriver through the side of the filter. I knew that once I did that, I was committed, but it gave me enough leverage to remove that filter. Can't say as I've ever done something like that to a lug nut, nor can I say that I know anyone who has, or was willing to admit to it.

***n4gix*** · November 29th, 2009, 11:30

Screwdriver through oil filter? I've had to do that more than once over the years...

...on one occasion though I misjudged the angle, and didn't have enough room to turn the filter far before the handle of the screwdriver hit an immovable object...

...so I had to pull the screwdriver out, and try again. By the time I got that sucker off, it looked like a collander!

**cheezyflier** · November 29th, 2009, 14:11

my son bought a car for $200 (his first car, about 4 years ago)
he said "the only thing wrong with it is a stuck pulley! can i use your tools to fix it?

6 months later he paid $50 to have it towed away. i watched him do to that subaru's engine, pretty much what that guy did to the wheel. difference is, the suburu never ran again.

harleyman · November 29th, 2009, 14:30

LOl What an idiot..

1) drill the lug out..

2) WELD a bolt onto it .

3) take it to someone that has a clue.

***Willy*** · November 29th, 2009, 14:49

I watched a buddy of mine years ago with one of those fancy wheel locks that had a flat and couldn't find the key. He ended up calling in professional help. I won't have the things.