# 2007 Ford Focus - Frozen lugs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-focus-frozen-lugs/170880>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, tires\
**Created:** [October 5, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-focus-frozen-lugs/170880 "2020-10-05T23:16:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Yvette42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6bbea6/32.png) [@Yvette42](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yvette42)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-focus-frozen-lugs/170880/1 "2020-10-05T23:16:44Z")

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The mechanic said that the driver rear hub and lug nuts feel seized together and rusted so my tires can’t be rotated. What can I do?

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-focus-frozen-lugs/170880/2 "2020-10-05T23:23:20Z")

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Find a different mechanic. Any thing can be fixed but a good mechanic would tell you if the car is worth fixing or you should look for a different car.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-focus-frozen-lugs/170880/3 "2020-10-06T14:28:46Z")

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Renegade is correct, and you need that lug unfrozen in case you get a flat.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-focus-frozen-lugs/170880/4 "2020-10-06T16:01:34Z")

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> [@Yvette42](#):
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> The mechanic said that the driver rear hub and lug nuts feel seized together and rusted

The mechanic must inform the vehicle owner that the lug nuts are seized and that the studs may break before attempting to remove seized lug nuts. If the studs break they can be replaced at the vehicle owners expense.