Same here on the rotation, which is what I was doing this morning, hence the question about torque. And boy, was it hot out there in the Arizona sun!! As for storing the jack, I never did like that location inside the rear hatch, and then when I got the scissors jack from TBD, it wouldn't fit, so it's all under the back seat. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 4:51 PM Subject: Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
> "That's why I have a 6 point socket on a breaker bar, the socket will > hold and 'me' bouncing on the end of the bar has (so far) been enough > to loosen the nuts/bolts." > .... me too, 16", 1/2" drive breaker. Almost all of the "factory tools" > that > have come with vehicles I've had have been sized for convenient storage, > not > necessarily reliability, usefulness and the rigor of repeated use. > Since I rotate every 5K mi. (spare mounted on swing-away on rear) I like > leaving all of it in a handy-to-use location. The stuff I need for camping > that you mentioned, I leave in the low cabinet in front of the closet. I > suppose the downside is that I have to open the hatch to access the jack. > And now, I'll be stowing a Hi Lift on that as well. > > bob > > >> |
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