ec mn | rancherman - 10/20/2025 07:08
not only the rim-hub interface, but the lugnut-rim too..
only 6 months after putting new rubber on a 2005 f150... I wanted to rotate the tires, and each wheel had 1 out of the 6 absolutely welded to the rim.
Broke sockets, breaker bars, finally rounded off the hex.. so had to weld a socket to the nut. (I think the heat from the welding helped break it loose) but it was still a huge pop when it did break loose.
anti seize WAS used on the threads. It was the taper countersink part that was stuck.
Yup. Same issue here in the rust belt. Tapered part of lug nuts on aluminum wheels now get a thin coat of anti seize.
Edited by scott 730 10/20/2025 08:59
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removing pickup rims
