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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 6, 2009, 12:53 pm
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> >On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:58:09 -0600, AZ Nomad
> >>>On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:55:50 -0800 (PST), ransley
> >>>>> This was posted on another newsgroup but is of interest for many he=
re alsohttp://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoWheelT=
o...
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> >>>>> If your car is in the garage attached to your house, the post is ON=
topic.
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> >>>I don't torque =A0my lugnuts. =A0I torque my house.
> >>>>Have you ever seen anyone work on your car check lug nut torque? =A0T=
> >>>>only thing I have ever seen is an air impact wrench blasting them
> >>>>tight.
> >>>Harbor Freight sent me one of their endless catalogs, this one with a
> >>>device to, it claims, provide 30 times as much torque to remove
> >>>lugnuts. =A0 For 20 dollars. =A0 I'll admit, I needed it once, in 45
> >>>years, and ruined a tire when I couldnt get it off to put on the
> >>>spare. =A0But I guess that is no reason to buy one now. =A0But if I
> >>>changed tires for other people it might be worht it, if it works.
> >>How the fuck do you ruin a tire while removing lugnuts?
> >I didn't do it then. =A0I did it when I had to drive the gas station
> >with the flat tire still on.
> >>If you want a better tool to remove lugnuts, get a 1/2" breaker bar
> >>and a socket.
> >Is that really as good as this?:
> >http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3D93645
> >I doubt it.
> Unless you are a toddler, you can easily generate 4-500 ft-lbs jumping on
> a 18" breaker bar. =A0That'll loosen any lugnut.
> >Assuming this is made well enough that it won't break soon.
> That's the problem. =A0I doubt it would work twice before
> breaking. =A0It a ratchet can't take that kind of torque,
> why would you expect that toy's mechanism to be able to
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re: "...you can easily generate 4-500 ft-lbs jumping on a 18" breaker
bar. That'll loosen any lugnut."
...or snap any lug.
Jerking a wrench on *any* nut is a great way to snap *any* bolt.
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> >>>On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:55:50 -0800 (PST), ransley
> >>>>> This was posted on another newsgroup but is of interest for many he=