I got a flat the other day and I carry a 4way wrench in my vehicle. Although I greased all my lugnuts during the summer, for some reason it seems that as soon as it gets cold outdoors, the damn lugnuts dont want to come off.
Not only dont those 4way wrenches always seem too sloppy on the nut, but they bend. And it seems that because they flex and bend, they lack the power needed to bust loose a stubborn nut.
I tried everything to loosen them. I even carry a piece of pipe, and slipped that over the end of the wrench, and could not loosen even one of them.
I finally called a friend who has a lot of tools, and asked him to bring a breaker bar and socket. With his breaker bar/socket, I was able to get some torque. I still had to use my pipe on a few of them, but they came loose. With that 4way, I could not budge them at all, and I was probably applying more pressure.
I guess the solution is to just buy another breaker bar, and socket to fit, and leave those in the vehicle all the time, along with my pipe. But before I do, I just wanted to ask if there is some lugnut wrench made, that actually does the job, without flexing and bending? It dont need to be a 4way!
Thanks