[s-cars] Monkey lads at it again

Robert Rossato bob.rossato_af at cox.net
Sun Jan 28 10:12:46 EST 2007


> This is exactly why I always loosen and torque my wheels 
> whenever getting it
> back from a tire shop.
> 
> The last time I had my winter tires swapped and mounted, 2 of 
> the wheels I
> swear were like 250 ft-lbs!
> 
> Sean

That's not always possible.  Years ago I went over to my brother's house
to help him remove a wheel on his 5ka that a shop had put on.  He
couldn't get the bolts to budge, so I figured it would be much easier
with my 2ft breaker bar.  I was standing on the end of that 2ft breaker
bar.  Hands on the fender and bouncing even.  Couldn't get them to
budge.  440 lb-ft of torque wasn't cutting it.  Had to bring the car
back to the shop and have the idiots loosen them. 

Bob



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