Oops......

[ViPER1313]

Today, Rob came over to my house to bleed the brakes on his car - easy job, no sweat. Get all my tools out, Rob states that the lug nuts on his car are on very tight and he couldn't get them off the last time he tried. Judging by the size of his tire iron I see why it might have been a problem getting the nuts off. I take my 1/2 in drive socket wrench to the first nut on his right rear tire - no luck, the nut won't budge. OK I thought, I'll get the tire iron out of my car, which is breaker bar sized. Take off the first three lug nuts on the tire, all which were on very tightly and required the majority of my strength to remove. Fourth nut, same drill, pressed down hard on the nut - not budging, not budging, sickening crack. OH SHIT hock: . Nut and stud broke off as one piece. Decided to say fuck it and tighten the remaining 4 up, now the brakes are still mushy and Robs wheel hub needs to be replaced in the near future.

Morals to this story:
1. Lug nuts are not supposed to be torqued over 200pds
2. If they are torqued tight as hell, don't be the guy trying to get them off.
3. Never work on someone elseÔÇÖs car, cause you can break something.
4. Don't spray paint a wheel while it is still attached to a car. Ever.

Pictures in the near future.