Since it was a beautiful day today(after a long time), I said why not change the winter rims. I have put quite some miles on these.
I was alone this time. No help from anyone
. 5 minutes into it, I realized the bolts has almost stuck to the lugnuts quite strongly(could be all the snow+salts etc). I was jumping on the lug nut wrench, pushing with both my hands - no luck. During the process, I even injured my lower back as I was jumping on the wrench
(Feeling a little better now but still it hurts bending).
So, about an hour ago, I went to my local homedepot and picked this small pipe up. It's in the plumbing section.
Only costs $4.99.
I tried it on few bolts, and I kid you not, I was able to unbolt with two fingers! You can't beat it for $4.99!
Looking forward to tackling this again. Btw, I'm just curious, are you using any grease(Anti-Seize Grease) against the rim surface that contacts the lug area? I know
Shrute had
some trouble.