caliper painting-save some $$
03-24-2007, 02:44 AM
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RE: caliper painting-save some $$
ORIGINAL: gt_stang101
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I had just finished the fronts, tightened the lugs back on (without overtightening) and started working on the left rear. Well, of course, they were too tight, had to bring out the pipe again. Got 4 of them off, was working on the 5th. BAM, it comes off, at first I thought I had stripped it, got to looking at it... I split the socket I was using... that's how tight these things are on here. Granted it was the cheap socket that came with the lugnuts, but still... So now my front ones are painted, but I have to go to town and get another socket to do the rears. [&:]
Update:
I had just finished the fronts, tightened the lugs back on (without overtightening) and started working on the left rear. Well, of course, they were too tight, had to bring out the pipe again. Got 4 of them off, was working on the 5th. BAM, it comes off, at first I thought I had stripped it, got to looking at it... I split the socket I was using... that's how tight these things are on here. Granted it was the cheap socket that came with the lugnuts, but still... So now my front ones are painted, but I have to go to town and get another socket to do the rears. [&:]
03-24-2007, 01:08 PM
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RE: caliper painting-save some $$
ORIGINAL: SVTBill
make sure your threads arent stretched on the studs...after you're done torque your sh|t to 100ft.lbs.
ORIGINAL: gt_stang101
Update:
I had just finished the fronts, tightened the lugs back on (without overtightening) and started working on the left rear. Well, of course, they were too tight, had to bring out the pipe again. Got 4 of them off, was working on the 5th. BAM, it comes off, at first I thought I had stripped it, got to looking at it... I split the socket I was using... that's how tight these things are on here. Granted it was the cheap socket that came with the lugnuts, but still... So now my front ones are painted, but I have to go to town and get another socket to do the rears. [&:]
Update:
I had just finished the fronts, tightened the lugs back on (without overtightening) and started working on the left rear. Well, of course, they were too tight, had to bring out the pipe again. Got 4 of them off, was working on the 5th. BAM, it comes off, at first I thought I had stripped it, got to looking at it... I split the socket I was using... that's how tight these things are on here. Granted it was the cheap socket that came with the lugnuts, but still... So now my front ones are painted, but I have to go to town and get another socket to do the rears. [&:]
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