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Old 01-19-2013, 11:59 PM   #1
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You can't be serious - surely the average person can loosen a wheel & change a flat tyre without posting for help on the internet.?
This has got to be a setup.....
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Old 01-20-2013, 03:14 AM   #2
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No, the original tools don't have much force to them. A socket and breaker bar work much better for removal, esp if they have been on for a while or some tire jockey has over torqued them. There should also be a 6" rod that's threaded on one end. This is the tire guide. You screw it into the hub and then guide the wheel into place. Not an easy job hitting the exact lug hole locations if you don't use the guide.

Porsche remedied the wimpy lug wrench situation in the 987 - they replaced the spare tire and tools with a can of goo and a wimpy air compressor.
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Old 01-20-2013, 05:02 AM   #3
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The stockade lug wrench is only adequate if the bolts are not over tightened. 96ftlbs is the spec, but tire shops often over do it. I was doing the rear brakes on a
Jeep Grand Cherokee last week that was so over tightened that it cracked my 17mm socket. It split right down the side...
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Old 01-20-2013, 05:14 AM   #4
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You can't be serious - surely the average person can loosen a wheel & change a flat tyre without posting for help on the internet.?
This has got to be a setup.....
Are you suggesting that there's a problem that Ronnie Johns might be able solve?

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