[TR] How to remove a frozen wire wheel from a non running TriumphStag
Randall
TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Fri May 1 19:09:42 MDT 2015
> I can't remove the nut. Can't roll it very easily to rock it either
> if I apply heat the chrome nut will it mar the chrome.
> I have one of those extended wrenches especially for the wheel nut.
When it happened to me, we just kept wailing on the stock steel wrench for the safety knockoffs, with a heavy steel hammer. Took
two of us, working in shifts, and about 1/2 hour but it did eventually come off. Made a mess of the wrench too, but it was still
usable afterwards (and a new one wasn't too expensive as I recall).
Yes, heat will mess up the chrome, but at some point, getting it apart is more important than saving the pieces.
-- Randall
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