Seized lug nuts

[Truckone176]

Has anyone ever had lug nuts seize up on their rims? I had four new gloss black powder-coated wheels installed with the appropriate lug nuts; they did use a torque wrench to tighten the lugs. The lug nuts are the deep spline drive lugs. When I went to rotate the wheels, five lug nuts snapped off inside the hole for the lug nut. I was able to take them back to the installer, and they are in the process of drilling out the studs. Has anyone else ever had this problem?

 

[HSKR R/T]

Has anyone ever had lug nuts seize up on their rims? I had four new gloss black powder-coated wheels installed with the appropriate lug nuts; they did use a torque wrench to tighten the lugs. The lug nuts are the deep spline drive lugs. When I went to rotate the wheels, five lug nuts snapped off inside the hole for the lug nut. I was able to take them back to the installer, and they are in the process of drilling out the studs. Has anyone else ever had this problem?

Did they only use a torque wrench, or did they zip them on with an imlaxt then just go back over with a torque wrench? What did the shop say about it?

 

[LaxDfns15]

Too much ugga dugga when they installed the wheels sounds like. I use my corded DeWalt 1/2" impact on lugs and have never had an issue, so they must have gone way overboard.

 

[Truckone176]

I watched them use a small impact driver, 3/8 size, and then use a torque wrench. It's been there 2 days while they try to drill out the stds without damaging the new wheels.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I watched them use a small impact driver, 3/8 size, and then use a torque wrench. It's been there 2 days while they try to drill out the stds without damaging the new wheels.

So the lugs snapped, or the spline part of lug broke? If the lugs snapped, the wheels should come off. If they are drilling to try and not damage the wheels, it sounds like the lug nuts broke, which to me sounds like they used cheaper lug nuts

 

[Jako]

Too much ugga dugga when they installed the wheels sounds like. I use my corded DeWalt 1/2" impact on lugs and have never had an issue, so they must have gone way overboard.

• Which Dewalt?
• 
  
• 1/2 inch cordless impact wrench has up to 700 ft-lbs of max torque and 1200 ft-lbs of max breakaway torque
• OR
• Tackle wide range of fastening applications with 600 ft-lbs. of max fastening torque and 800 ft-lbs. of max breakaway torque

 

[HSKR R/T]

• Which Dewalt?
• 
  
• 1/2 inch cordless impact wrench has up to 700 ft-lbs of max torque and 1200 ft-lbs of max breakaway torque
• OR
• Tackle wide range of fastening applications with 600 ft-lbs. of max fastening torque and 800 ft-lbs. of max breakaway torque

I use a Milwaukee M18 mid-torque 1/2" drive it will definitely torque more than the correct torque.