[BIRA] RE: [s-cars] I'm finally studly... (long)

[Mark Strangways]

I'll tell you what (said with a southern accent)...
Around my parts here, Toronto....
I would not EVER consider changing a tire on the road side. The highways
nuts are far to unpredictable as to when they may want the shoulder, and
just yesterday I saw a massive rear ender which happened to a guy who pulled
over to get his speeding ticket. Now that would SUCK.

So, while I understand where your coming from, and I know that the studs in
an Audi application would be threaded vs. pressed in I will still stay with
my bolts :-)

Now, I don't even wanna talk about the original jack or wrench. I have yet
to use it....(knocking on wood)

Mark S
----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: "'Mark Strangways'" <strangconst at rogers.com>; "'* S List'"
<s-car-list at audifans.com>; "'BIRA ORG'" <birabrakes at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 9:28 PM
Subject: [BIRA] RE: [s-cars] I'm finally studly... (long)


> Mark,
> I've yet to hear of spun studs in a Porsche or Audi
> application, but there is always a first. GM POS doesn't
> count. :-)
>
> Ever change a tire on the roadside, in the winter, with
> a salt and grime caked wheel standing in muddy snow praying
> the crappy jack will hold long enough to get the job done?
> I've BTDT, not fun, studs make it a quicker job, IMHO.
>
> BTW, I always carry a breaker bar with the proper size impact
> socket and a torque wrench because the OEM lug wrench is
> garbage. Maybe that's way overkill.
>
> Taka
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst at rogers.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:53 PM
> To: 'TM'; '* S List'; 'BIRA ORG'
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] I'm finally studly... (long)
>
>
> Well, ....
> Where to start.
> Personally I don't find it a problem to hoist a wheel up and put it on
> the hub and line everything up. Either on the floor jack or hoist
> doesn't matter. I can see some advantages to studs, but not what this is
> all made out to be. I have never had a bolt that I haven't been able to
> remove, but I have had many a stud (GM typically) that spun with-in the
> hub. Now that sucks. It is a tragic waste of time farting around with a
> spun stud. Has even cost me a steel rim many moons ago. So, I will keep
> my bolts. I will also ** Antisieze** some rims. There I said it... Let
> the games begin :-)
>
> Mark S
>
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