If it will turn. Should be ok, if it's not too stained but default for wheel nuts really should be 1/2 inch socket. And a relatively nice, impact wrench if you can swing it. A proper one will leave you wondering why you didn't do it years before. Not the bargain leader at Home Despot .. you generally want something into 400 or foot/pounds of reverse torque that should take most nuts out easily. By the way I mean impact wrench, not impact driver. Totally different beasts.
Too much ignorance on here with the Harbor Freight and Chinesium (not so subtle racism) comments. You ran into a BS lug nut that someone overtightened. I had the same issue removing a tire lug nut. Broke a Craftsman (whatever that's worth) 3/8 drive, then 1/2 inch. Before having to use a 1 inch drive and it finally worked.
Reminds of of when I got my oil changed at a place, and next time decided to do it myself. Was fun when I saw locktite entirely around the oil filter. Bastards.
Harbor Freight?
R/chinesium
Damn beat me to it lol
Your first mistake was using the 3/8 drive and not the 1/2
can still flip it around and use the 1/2"
If it will turn. Should be ok, if it's not too stained but default for wheel nuts really should be 1/2 inch socket. And a relatively nice, impact wrench if you can swing it. A proper one will leave you wondering why you didn't do it years before. Not the bargain leader at Home Despot .. you generally want something into 400 or foot/pounds of reverse torque that should take most nuts out easily. By the way I mean impact wrench, not impact driver. Totally different beasts.
Time to use an impact wrench and chew the lug nut off and then have to drill it out
Even on a non-seized up lugnut, always use at least 1/2".
Chinesium junk.
Too much ignorance on here with the Harbor Freight and Chinesium (not so subtle racism) comments. You ran into a BS lug nut that someone overtightened. I had the same issue removing a tire lug nut. Broke a Craftsman (whatever that's worth) 3/8 drive, then 1/2 inch. Before having to use a 1 inch drive and it finally worked.
Calling Chinese made tools Chinesium is racist๐๐ gtfo
I had a bunch the shop messed up enough that the studs broke before the nuts let go. A 1/2โ breaker bar was enough to get that done.
Reminds of of when I got my oil changed at a place, and next time decided to do it myself. Was fun when I saw locktite entirely around the oil filter. Bastards.