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Some people should not be allowed to attempt mechanical tasks. When I worked in the local home center store our two worst areas for screwed up projects were Plumbing & Electrical. Many times I had a customer come in and waste 20-30 minutes of my time selecting copper plumbing fittings or electrical parts, only to come in a few hours later wanting to exchange parts because they didn't know what they were doing in the first place. Some guys send their wives in because they're too ashamed to face us. :icon_lol:
 
Oh! I thought from the title that this might be a story about a bachelorette party gone wrong.

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Well, that's an... uhhhhh... "interesting" story. The most dangerous thing I ever did to a car involved an oil filter that had evidently been installed by the Incredible Hulk and a screwdriver. I could not get the old filter off with a band style filter wrench, so I resorted to hammering a very large screwdriver through the side of the filter. I knew that once I did that, I was committed, but it gave me enough leverage to remove that filter. Can't say as I've ever done something like that to a lug nut, nor can I say that I know anyone who has, or was willing to admit to it.
 
Screwdriver through oil filter? I've had to do that more than once over the years...

...on one occasion though I misjudged the angle, and didn't have enough room to turn the filter far before the handle of the screwdriver hit an immovable object...

...so I had to pull the screwdriver out, and try again. By the time I got that sucker off, it looked like a collander! :bump:
 
my son bought a car for $200 (his first car, about 4 years ago)
he said "the only thing wrong with it is a stuck pulley! can i use your tools to fix it?


6 months later he paid $50 to have it towed away. i watched him do to that subaru's engine, pretty much what that guy did to the wheel. difference is, the suburu never ran again.
 
LOl What an idiot..

1) drill the lug out..

2) WELD a bolt onto it .

3) take it to someone that has a clue.
 
I watched a buddy of mine years ago with one of those fancy wheel locks that had a flat and couldn't find the key. He ended up calling in professional help. I won't have the things.
 
Key locks are a waste of effort. Originally they may have served some purpose when these fancy wheels were rare, but now every car seems to have them.

Personally I would have taken heat to it first, then run it around to loosen it. After that I would have taken it to a garage that had the proper kit, although they still would have done what Harleyman suggested.
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Amatuer !
The 'flaming wrench' prolly would've warped that alloy wheel, and as the lock was prolly chrome plated welding another nut over it would've been nearly impossible, and drilling it out (my first choice- drill 'off' the head of the bolt) wouldn't have happened with a broken titanium 'easy out' in there.

The guy did the right thing as a replacement wheel is cheaper than the labor to remove and save that wheel.
 
The worest thing I have done is place the water pump gasket for a Chry Hemi on backwards. The only difference in each side is a hole about 1/8" dia on one side and not the other. I filled the crank case with water.
 
JoeW said:
The worest thing I have done is place the water pump gasket for a Chry Hemi on backwards. The only difference in each side is a hole about 1/8" dia on one side and not the other. I filled the crank case with water.
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hey, don't feel bad, there are alot of folks who have made the same mistake.
not that i personally have but, you know, i'm sure lots of people have done that. there are other ones that block water passages and bypasses and stuff, but most water pump gaskets only fit one way for that reason. thermostats are a whole 'nother deal though...
 
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