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From: Ted Heise <theise@panix.com>
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.rv-travel
Subject: lug nuts
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 01:07:44 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: My own, such as it is
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Okay, got home from Wyoming and found a tire quite low on 
pressure.  Did the cleanup and it's definitely flat.  I got the 
thing jacked up and tried loosening the lug nuts--but failed.  
After many tries, I think the socket I have (13/16") is just 
slightly too big.  It wobbles a bit when placed all the way in.

A 3/4" won't go on the nuts, so maybe I need metric?  Seems 20 mm 
would be the size just less than 13/16".  Does that make any 
sense?

My bigger concern is that I'v probably rounded off the nuts from 
trying too many times to turn them with the socket I have.  Any 
suggestions on how to go at this?

-- 
Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA