Article: Wheel Bolts, Studs and Nuts

Article: Three ways to deal with tight wheel nuts
Winnipeg Free Press;  September 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Mechanic / Jim Kerr QUESTION -- The wheel nuts on my Ford Crown Victoria are very tight ... Would putting oil on the threads of the wheel nuts help me remove them? ANSWER -- Lubricating the wheel nuts with oil or any other type of lubricant ...

Article: Wheel Nuts' new format makes it a cracking ...
The Scotsman;  July 20, 2001 ;     557 words ...WHEEL Nuts has earned some sort of notoriety as just about the worst motoring programme ... market offering for dedicated anoraks into prime-time entertainment, Wheel Nuts was dire, with a cast- iron guarantee that every model tested would ...

Article: Tight wheel nuts
New Straits Times;  December 15, 2002 ;     477 words ...New Straits Times 12-15-2002 Tight wheel nuts Edition: 2* Column: Autocare DEAR Paul 1. I would like ... wrenches that are made for commercial vehicles to tighten the wheel nuts for passenger cars. The tightening torque for passenger ...

Article: 19 loose wheel nuts on skip lorry
The Northern Echo;  January 24, 2008 ;     563 words ... ... off the road yesterday after it was found to have 19 loose wheel nuts, as officers targeted heavy goods and commercial vehicles ... way, " said PC Richie."The skip wagon having 19 loose wheel nuts was probably the worst case we saw. If one of his wheels ...

Article: Don't let wheel nuts get too tight
Winnipeg Free Press;  August 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... that it took all my weight and a breaker bar to budge the wheel nuts. They had been seriously over-torqued by the garage that ... we can consider whether Volvo invented self-tightening wheel nuts, eliminating the need for tools of any kind. Barring those ...

Article: SA: Audi to recall cars over wheel nuts
AAP General News (Australia);  February 7, 2000 ;     248 words ... ... Australia) 02-07-2000 SA: Audi to recall cars over wheel nuts Audi Australia has began a recall of some A3 and A4 model ... with alloy wheels because of a potential problem with the wheel nuts. The company says the wheel bolts used to secure the alloy ...

Article: In the middle of a goodish hunt, my neighbour also on a quad said ...
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  January 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... If you wish to excite yourself, why not go and check the wheel nuts on the wheels of your car. Why? You need the fresh air and ... hunt, my neighbour also on a quad pointed out that I had two wheel nuts missing. This is like being told that your horse is short ...