How to Remove a Stuck Lug Nut on Your Car

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Published 2012-06-20
Lug nut removal. Cool trick to remove a stuck lug nut in your car DIY with Scotty Kilmer. How to remove lug nuts so you can fix your car DIY. Simple trick to remove lug nuts for free. Hand tools are all that's needed to remove stuck lug nuts. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 44 years.

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All Comments (21)
  • @scottykilmer
    ⬇️Scotty’s Top DIY Tools: 1. Bluetooth Scan Tool: amzn.to/2nfvmaD 2. Cheap Scan Tool: amzn.to/2D8Tvae 3. Professional Socket Set: amzn.to/2Bzmccg 4. Wrench Set: amzn.to/2kmBaOU 5. No Charging Required Car Jump Starter: amzn.to/2CthnUU 6. Battery Pack Car Jump Starter: amzn.to/2nrc6qR Things I used in this video: 1. Lug Nut Remover: amzn.to/2ADIz06 2. Breaker Bar: amzn.to/2BEo9Ep 3. Sledge Hammer: amzn.to/2iasnep 4. Common Sense 5. Full HD Camera: amzn.to/2AvoEk7 6. My computer for editing / uploading: amzn.to/2i2sKYz 7. Video editing software: amzn.to/2jv5Fhf 8. Thumbnail software: amzn.to/2k7tz6C 🛠Check out my Garage to see what I use every day and highly recommend: www.amazon.com/shop/scottykilmer ❗️Check out the Scotty store: goo.gl/RwhRGU 👉Follow me on Instagram for the latest news, funnies, and exclusive info / pics: goo.gl/ohy2cA
  • @tiasemer3041
    Thank you for this! My dad used to change my wheels over to winter rims every year; he recently passed away and I couldn't remember the trick he used to get the lug nuts off. That pipe trick is so simple and perfect.
  • @MrSteve24fps
    Not only are your videos informative and to the point with an upbeat delivery, you seem like a genuinely nice guy.
  • I always ask the tire people to not to tighten my lugs with the machines because I have been stuck with nuts I couldn't get off. I forgot the last time and again they are stuck. I watched your video and presto the pipe worked like a charm. I am a seasoned woman of 69, I just love your ideas. Thank you.
  • Thanks Scotty! I used a metal pole I had for leverage and it worked easily! I'm a 58 year old woman! feeling powerful!
  • @mattnieves2228
    you honestly don't know how much you saved my life just now thank you for showing the pipe technique I was stranded at work with a nail in my tire and couldn't get the buts loose thank u so much Scotty ! you're the man !!
  • @m007417
    You the man. After struggling for over an hour with the stock tire iron I came to YouTube for help and saw ur video. Then took ur advice and found a metal pipe and the nuts came off like butter. Thank you so much. Now a subscriber and a big fan :)
  • @Rookey500
    Help me and my cousin a lot today! That leverage advice worked like a charm! Me and him tugged at that lug for almost an hour . Clicked on your video and had the lug off in 5 seconds ! Thanks !
  • Hey Scotty I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my life so much easier with this video. My tire popped at 3:30 am on the south side of Chicago. I tried hard to lossen the bolts using a nug wrench with my arms and after seeing you jump on it, I tried it myself and within the first jump they loosened. just happy to say I made it back home. Thank you again scotty🙏. You really helped me out!
  • @hosefish
    I am a 43 yo woman who tried to change my tire when I was 21 and ended in disaster and my father blowing up & telling me to just call a man for help, never thought I could but you just helped me change that. Thanks for your help and giving this momma confidence in herself that she needed desperately.
  • @scottykilmer
    I actually went to school with a crazy canadian lumberjack in toronto, and he was a really nice down to earth guy. Like most canadians I've ever met. Really, if the world was full of Canadians it would be a much better place. Plus hockey games would be much higher quality.
  • @tazochaiguy
    Hi Scotty! Can't thank you enough for this informative and enjoyable video: I barely got two lugnuts off my winter tires before watching your video yesterday. Armed with your knowledge, I got a 3/4" x 36" steel pipe at the hardware store today, and the lugnuts came off like butter with arm strength! I successfully changed over all four of my winter tires and I'm now ready for the summer! Thank you!
  • @rfn944
    Now I'm worried that my neighbor, who stole my lawnmower is going to take my brand new mag wheels.
  • @DonBMW
    "With a long enough lever, hey, you could even move the whole earth!" You are the man Scotty! Enjoy all your videos, which are very informative and done with a great sense of excuberance.
  • 12 years later still the most useful video on youtube, I watch this every time I get a flat.
  • @birderjohn3396
    1. Put the wrench on the stuck nut at 3 o'clock. 2. Use your car's jack to lift the wrench handle. 3. Eventually the weight of the car will turn the wrench.
  • @lashailenard
    This video just saved my life. My first time EVER changing a tire! Many many thanks to you.
  • @momboto1
    Thank you for posting this! As a guy with zero mechanical aptitude, this was very helpful.
  • @24sevenyo
    Every time I have car issues I eventually come across one of your videos. You do a great job and I love all of them. Your a great asset to the YouTube and mechanic communities!!!