And the easiest solution of all: Join AAA and let them do it! Somehow I just can't picture my wife with my four foot breaker bar popping those lug nuts loose! Jeff Palmer wrote: > > However, when trying to change the wheels myself, the lug nuts > were simply immovable. I can imagine getting stuck in the > middle of winter when it's -30 and not being able to get those > suckers off, and meeting a nasty fate. Has anybody found a > wrench with a little more leverage to it? Or should I instruct > the guys at the tire shop to tighten the lugs to a specific > torque? > > I'm a big 29 year old dude and can't imagine how some smaller > folks would handle it. I've changed tires on the van in the > past, but this time they're particularly stuck. > > Jeff > 85 Westy > Winnipeg -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Driven since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring) Assisting on Restoration: '72 MGB GT (Daughter's) '64 MGB (Son's) Parts cars: '68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT |
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