"comcastss news groups" <srivet@starprintingcorp.com> wrote in message
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> My daughters boss changed a flat for her the other day.
> She got home with the spare but said it felt like it was wobbleing when
> she
> went slow but seemed ok on the highway. She drove about 30 miles on it.
> mostly highway.
>
> I jacked up that tire and 4 of the 5 lugnuts were very loose. Only one was
> tight.
>
> Now I cannot get that lugnut off..
>
> Can I use a long breaker bar and snap the lugnut off?
>
> Years ago I had a van that had a lugnut snap off and I was able to knock
> what was left out with a punch and replaced the lugnut. It pulled into
> place
> when I tightened it.
>
> My concern is that if these are a tighter fit would you need a press to
> remove or install the new lugnut.
>
> Or do you have any other ideas?
>
> I cant go back to her boss about it!
>
> Also I wonder if the wobbling tire could have caused any steering or
> suspension damage????
>
>
> TIA
>
>
> Steve
>
>

Use whatever force is necessary to remove the lug nuts. All the studs will
need to be replaced - been there, done that. Check the lug nut seats on the
wheel for cracks extending from the seats; if there are any, the wheel also
needs to be replaced.

The damage shouldn't go any deeper than the wheel.itself and the studs.

Mike