Date:         Tue, 11 Mar 2003 20:09:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Product review: folding lug wrench
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I've bought two of these in the past year to put in J**p Cherokees.  The
factory lug wrenches in these in '90 and '92 were complete crap.  No
room under the seat for an ordinary 4-way like I have in my vanagon.
  Mine came from Pep Boys, price higher than yours if I recall.  SAE
sizes, not metric. They seem pretty solid, but I haven't tried adding
the cheater pipe yet.

Larry A.


Mark Belanger wrote:
>
> Pokes,
>
> Thought I'd share a little find with y'all of y'all.  Ever since I owned
> a Jeep I've been spoiled by full cross tire irons, but they take up
> quite a bit of room and even when you find a place for them, they don't
> fit anywhere well.  I just got this wrench and I'm tickled black and
> blue with it.  It's a folder lug wrench made by Bug Pack.  Here's a shot
> of it extended:
>
>   http://geocities.com/mbelanger/lug/lug1.jpg
>
> It has 17, 19, 21 and 23mm sockets and the two folding arms are held in
> place by heavy duty collars that snap in place.  Here's a shot of it
> unfolded:
>
>   http://geocities.com/mbelanger/lug/lug2.jpg
>
> I used it to crack a way too over-torqued bolt with no problem.  It
> didn't feel like there was any flex.  Although, the collars don't fit as
> snugly as I'd like they're in no danger of sliding off, either.  Also,
> at 14", it's a little shorter than what feels right, but hell, that just
> makes it easier to store.
>
> Here's a last shot of the engraved numbers for your detail hounds:
>
>   http://geocities.com/mbelanger/lug/lug3.jpg
>
> I paid about $11 for it from VW Parts.  Unfortunately, their site
> doesn't list it, but if you're interested, you can send an email to
> staff@vwparts.net.
>
> It gets two bruised thumbs up.
>
> -MB