Got a flat tire - how to use Porsche tools?

[Jittsl]

Originally Posted by rondocap

Isn't the socket 19mm? I think mine are.

Absolutely correct. 18" bar / 19mm deep socket.

[Perfectlap]

it was about 10 degrees above freezing one night. Tire went down. Get out the spare. Lug tool is not in the car.... I'm near an exit where a friend lives. New phone's microphone craps out. Didn't mattter friend isn't answering as it was pretty late. Can't call triple A. I'm near highway state office where the toll workers hang out so I walk over and see if they have a lug wrench.
They're like "how did you get in here?" I'm like "Through the door". They give me the number to the highway tow service. Well that's going to cost like $300. So I cave seeing no other option that doesn't require dragging a friend out of bed in freezing temps. As I'm waiting for the tow truck a random guy in an SUV pulls over and walks over with a lug wrench...like a nice one. Just then the tow truck arrives I happily tell him to hit the road. The good samaritan guy sticks around until I'm done changing the tire, I offer cash as grattitude he declines.

Lesson learned. I keep one of those X shaped cro bars from the auto store, torque wrench, folding knife, portable tire inflator and a can of that a flat.

p.s.
If I hadn't recently changed the tire on an old Volvo I don't think I would have ever figured out how to use the Porsche jack...

[rondocap]

I'm still a little upset there were so many big rocks in the middle of the parkway! It must have come from a construction truck late that night.

Anyone know if a run-flat tire would have been drivable even with a big gash in the tire? Good thing I had the Boxster, because my BMW has run flats - and my Prius has the air compressor thing and no spare!

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by rondocap

OK, so I got a flat and had some issue with the Porsche tools. The jack I more or less figured out, but how exactly do you take the lug bolts out?

There seems to be 2 pieces in the tools, one that connects to the lug, and a handle that goes through it. Is that it? I used a lot of force and I could not get the lug nuts to budge, but it was much easier with a regular lug wrench.

Did I do something wrong or are those Porsche tools just kind of a bad and inferior to the lug wrench?

Like the rest of the car they are designed to be as light as possible & still perform the job they were designed for. Most likely the lugs were overtightened or corrosion has set in. I put a light coating of Anti-sieze on CLEAN lug threads to lubricate & reduce friction. This lubrication reduces the amount of torque needed to fasten & unfasten the lugs. I torque the lugs to 88 ft/lbs. This preparation makes the oem tools a joy to use & helps prevent corrosion later.

[rondocap]

Just another question: I'm going to do my brakes, should I put the car in 1st gear, reverse, or neutral when I have it jacked up?


I plan to use jack stands. Do you have to put them on both l/r sides when working on just one side?