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Location: Dahlonega , Georgia
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thank you tire monkey !!! lug nut rant !

I have a 2001 GMC one ton dually 4 x 4 I call KONG . Last year I had a local Pep Boys install 6 new tires. Today I was going to replace the diesel fuel filter which is a screw on type similar to an oil filter and it is in the engine bay on the passenger side. The easiest way to replace it ( I'm told ) is to remove the passenger side front tire, remove the plastic inner fender liner and voila the fuel filter is right there. So step one is to loosen the lug nuts.......you gotta be kidding me how many foot pounds of torque did you guys install these nuts with ????!!!!! I cranked up my IR industrial compressor, set my impact for stun and the lug nuts laughed at me I could not get one friggen lug nut loose ! I then tried a breaker bar with my 220 pounds bouncing off it no dice. I guess I'll have to get a piece of pipe to go over the breaker bar to see if I can crack these loose. I know this is a big heavy truck designed to pull/haul a lot of weight but common sense says they don't have to be this damn tight !
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