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Old 13-11-2007, 10:18 PM   #1
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Default How do you remove a stuck wheel nut?

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A 66-year-old man from South Kitsap, Washington (state) in the US became so frustrated with a thread bound wheel nut on his Lincoln Continental that he decided the use of a 12 gauge shot gun was his best hope of loosening it.





The results? Severe (but not life threatening) injuries to the front of his body spread over an area from his feet to the bottom of his chin, including some groin and abdominal injuries.

Apparently the gun was held at approximately arm’s length before the ensuing shot peppered the victim with buckshot and wheel shrapnel.

Police say he was not intoxicated and alone at the time. The wheel nut remained intact.

Only in America.
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Old 13-11-2007, 10:20 PM   #2
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shotguns are for removing rust.
C4 and dynamite or for loosening/removing stuck wheelnuts/bolts.
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Old 13-11-2007, 11:27 PM   #3
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Can I use a shotgun to do a cheap port and polish on my intake & exhaust manifolds?
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Old 14-11-2007, 01:15 AM   #4
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Loosened the wrong nuts.. Lol...
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Old 14-11-2007, 01:37 AM   #5
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Wheel nut + Mallet.
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Old 14-11-2007, 02:04 AM   #6
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wheel nut = chizzle(?) & hammer :P

if we were 'legally' allowed to own certain guns, it'll be the same here.. :P "only in australia" he he
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Old 14-11-2007, 02:33 AM   #7
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I had a neighbour that shot his car with a 12 gauge because it would not start (didnt Elvis do the same?)
Apparently he had left it in Drive and the inhibitor was inhibiting his attempts at transport...
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Old 14-11-2007, 08:10 AM   #8
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Police say he was not intoxicated and alone at the time
Probably would have made more sense if he were intoxicated :
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Old 14-11-2007, 11:26 AM   #9
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(didnt Elvis do the same?)
I believe Elvis used a .38 revolver, not a shotgun.
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Old 15-11-2007, 05:23 PM   #10
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flog a socket over the wheel nut is more effective
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Old 15-11-2007, 06:13 PM   #11
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Old 15-11-2007, 06:46 PM   #12
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Loosened the wrong nuts.. Lol...
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