Why do mechanics?

[Blue biker]

Originally Posted by thatguydownsouth

My last service job ran me $500, $100/hour labor fee. Thats almost as much as my attorney buddy charges per hour. Spare me on your sympathies.

Maybe your attorney gives you a break because you're buddies. I had an attorney that charged $165hr for his secretaries time.

[veritasveritas]

Try doing it on 20 cars a day. Impact gun is fine removing the lug nuts, but when tightening them ideally you should be using torque stick or torque wrench

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Sunbiz1

Wouldn't a 4 way lug wrench with pipes slid over the handled ends provide more torque?.

These are 19mm nuts, using a socket concerns me. If it breaks, so do my knuckles on the pavement.

Not if you're pulling up instead of pushing down.

[Sunbiz1]

Originally Posted by burdell

Not if you're pulling up instead of pushing down.

I shouldn't have to buy a breaker bar to remove over tightened lug nuts, and mechanics never lubricate the hub threads.

[Blue biker]

Originally Posted by Sunbiz1

I shouldn't have to buy a breaker bar to remove over tightened lug nuts, and mechanics never lubricate the hub threads.

It's not recommended to lubricate the hub threads.

[Sunbiz1]

Originally Posted by Blue biker

It's not recommended to lubricate the hub threads.

I should just let them continue rusting?. They were so dry, even starting the nuts was met with resistance.

So I used a bit of silicone spray, will re-check them when I pull the nail from tire #4.

[85dumbo]

Don't lub the threads but if you insist on it, then you need to appropriately under-torque them.

Lubbing the threads can overtorque them just as bad as using an impact gun.

[Sunbiz1]

Originally Posted by 85dumbo

Don't lub the threads but if you insist on it, then you need to appropriately under-torque them.

Lubbing the threads can overtorque them just as bad as using an impact gun.

Or do it right like Blue Biker mentioned, and spend $60 on a decent torque wrench with extensions.