Man hospitalized after using shotgun to loosen lug nut

[pinstripe]

Doesn't this happen to everyone that changes a tire? Hell' I change my spark plugs with a frying pan and a flame thrower. What's the big deal?

 

[230RN]

Damfool young whippersnapper.

 

[CoinMan]

Righty-tighty, lefty-loosy! Righty-tighty, lefty-loosy!

 

[gunmn74]

When I read the title I thought he was useing the gun as a cheater bar
on the log wrench. I had no idea he was shooting the lug nut until I read it.

 

[cpttango30]

Dang man the best way to get that last lug nut off is to just take and put the one on either side of it back on tighten them back down and then loosen the stubborn lug nut.

Or he could have just went and got one of these.
http://www.hechinger.com/hardware/t...neumatic-1-air-impact-tire-wrench-cp7976.html

 

[Joe Demko]

I think the guy's main problem is controlling his rage at inanimate objects.

 

[Harley Quinn]

I saw another post about a "frozen" lug nut and thought of a "cold" chisel.

 

[plexreticle]

Sort of related: I always use a torque wrench to put on lugs. I thank myself later when I have to take them off.

 

[LightningJoe]

I assume this guy was too timid as a young man to bite blasting caps or stick his arm in the tiger cage. Now that he's 66, he's loosened up a bit and it's starting to bring down the hellfire.

 

[230RN]

Dang man the best way to get that last lug nut off is to just take and put the one on either side of it back on tighten them back down and then loosen the stubborn lug nut.

I thought that was standard practice, so I didn't bring it up. The other thing to do is try to tighten it a little before trying to loosen it again. (Apart from all the other things, like penetrating oils, etc.)

Both activities tend to relieve some of the stresses.

Best solution is to use a torque wrench, and tell anybody who's changing tires for you to torque them correctly, then ask them what they torqued it to before you pay for it. Overtorquing on some wheels can warp your discs.

Well, that's the way I was larned, anyhow.

 

[p35]

Wasn't intoxicated.

There goes the usual explanation....

 

[Richbaker]

I have a Norton P-11 with the swing arm axle stuck firmly in place. Can anyone recommend the right caliber/gauge for removing it?


.303, maybe .455

 

[telomerase]

Righty-tighty, lefty-loosy! Righty-tighty, lefty-loosy!

Actually, not always. Chryslers from the 1960s use reverse threads on the left side wheels.

 

[bhp9mm]

what a dumb ass hes lucky hes not dead.

 

[Seancass]

so the important question is: Did he get the lug nut off?