Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 22:21:26 +0200 From: "Seppo Metsälä" <semenopsambaud.fi> Subject: Re: Air-wrenched tire lug-nuts -- any tips?
> >1. Can you apply some sort of grease when putting them on that makes >it easier to remove?; Yes! Normal multi purpose grease is OK. > >2. Since I cannot bring an air compressor to a break-down site, is >there a tool or trick to removing the damn lug nuts? > You could keep approx 1/2 meter long tube with you. It makes it much easier to open stuck bolts. Anyway you should not allow a workshop to use air impact wrench for tightening wheel nuts. Instead you should use a torque wrench at approx 110Nm setting. If you have alloy rims using impact wrench might overtighten the bolts and destroy the rims. Seppo
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