Aahhhhhh!!!

[Recovry4x4]

The real annoyance comes when you try to loosen the 1-1/2 inch outer nut, but after the first turn, the rust grabs hold, and the inner budd nut decides it wants to come off of the perfectly rust free inner stud. Then things get interesting.

-Chuck

2 ways to deal with that. 1st is a pickle. It's a short little wrench that you put on the outer nut and use a sq drive to drive out the inner nut. Other way is the geared wrench. The plantary gear rides on the sun gear which is secured to the budd cap.

 

[hole]

The geared wrench is the only way to go!

 

[stumps]

The geared wrench is the only way to go!

I've always wanted one. Anybody know where I can get a nice used one for a cheap guy's price?

In the meantime, I have just suffered through with a 3/4 inch impact wrench pressured up so high it should blow up, or an old Craftsman 3/4 inch ratchet with a 6 foot pipe on the handle. Oh yeah, and a garden shovel to move the wheels up and down into alignment.

-Chuck

 

[rockman]

PB blaster then 6' pipe then 3/4 air gun...they can be tough and you need to be careful jumping on the 6' pipe..

 

[Bill W]

As mentioned, The torque mutiplier ( geared wrench)
The only way I could get mine off!
Have seen a few forsale on e-bay.

 

[davidkroberts]

Heat em up (moderately)with a propane torch then cool the stud with ice.If you hear a pop then the rust broke....apply penetrating oil to the now semi cool threads and it should draw the lubricant in to the lug threads.

also workes for me........

 

[pjpiche1]

The easiest way I have found to deal with this problem is to drive my truck over to a shop that works on large trucks/heavy equipment. Give the guy in the back some beer money to break them loose with a 1" gun on 140 psi. Put anti-seize back on the lugs before you re tighten them. It will be money well spent. You may possibly have a new friend.

 

[drgreg]

2 ways to deal with that. 1st is a pickle. It's a short little wrench that you put on the outer nut and use a sq drive to drive out the inner nut. Other way is the geared wrench. The plantary gear rides on the sun gear which is secured to the budd cap.

We always called the short wrench a pork chop, it is kinda shaped like one.
As for the geared lug wrench, I just bought one on E-bay for 27 bucks, the first one that I bought was $100. I think you can get them from Ken-tool or they have them at Northern Supply for $400.

 

[doghead]

A search for "porkchop" should yield this same info, from about a year ago.

 

[papabear]

That's true DH...but the "porkchops" we are interested in are a year older than those ones

 

[Recovry4x4]

Pickle? Porkchop? Whats the difference? LOL, I stand corrected.

 

[jollyroger]

I had a similar problem when I singled out my deuce. I broke a 1/2 to 3/4 Snap-On adaptor. I knew I was in trouble when that happened. Then the Budd lugs started to spin before the outter lug nuts. I got so hacked off I went to Harbor Freight and bought the 1500ft.lb. 1" gun, the 1/2" hose and fittings and the socket set that has the square drive inside the lug socket. I spent around $300. Then I wondered why I had not done this years ago.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Porkchop?
Ken-Tool Cap Nut Wrenches SAE Ken-Tool Porkchop (Size 1-1/2" / 41 mm.) (TX9): All Tire Supply Company
You will also need a dedicated square drive 13/16" socket like this!
BW626A, Socket, Impact, Budd Wheel, 13/16" Square, 3/4" Sq. Dr.

With these 2 items, you can easily split the budd nut and cap while on the truck. The geared wrench accomplishes the same task!

 

[drgreg]

MMM porkchop....

 

[Farmun]

MMM porkchop....

Yeah, I'm getting hungry reading this thread....

 

[keway]

hey thanks folks, i'll go down the list starting with the tools i have.
question about the porkchop. i assume i put that on before i put the outer tire back on?

 

[stumps]

hey thanks folks, i'll go down the list starting with the tools i have.
question about the porkchop. i assume i put that on before i put the outer tire back on?

The only time you will need the pork chop is if trying to remove the 1-1/2 inch nut makes the square headed budd thimble rotate. You would then remove all of the other 1-1/2 inch nuts, and using the pork chop to hold the 1-1/2 inch nut, spin the square budd thimble (tighten) all the way in, releasing it from the nut.

-Chuck

 

[stumps]

Anybody have one of those geared lug wrenches they want to sell?

-Chuck

 

[sarge_3ad]

Northern Tools has those geared lug wrenches:

Ken-Tool Power Wrenches — 3-Pc. Set, Model# 34543 | Lug Wrenches | Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[hogtruck]

Check Tooldiscounter.com. Ken-tool 34543 $281.03