"Mike V Taylor (Comcast)" <mikevtaylor@comcast.net> wrote:
> You know, it seems like a few people use cordless drives to install their
> lug nuts. Can i ask what the real advantage is over a good, old fashioned,
> cheap speed wrench? I just pull out my 4 pt. lug wrench and spin on the lug
> nuts just as fast as you guys do. I bet I pull them off in about the same
> time too. Am I missing something?
I think most people can do lug nuts manually just as quickly as with
power assist, but it does take more effort. Another thing about keeping
the effort low: put anti-seize compound on the threads. In addition to
its intended function of, well, preventing seized fasteners, it'd also
make the threads slicker and easier to spin on/off.
In my case, I would like to get a cordless driver because my current
race wheels are not hub-centric. It always takes more effort to put on
the first two or three bolts because the weight of the wheel/tire is
pulling down on the bolts at that point. (Using "pins" to "hang" the
wheels in place first doesn't help.) It's much more time-consuming
and somewhat more of a physical struggle to put on the race wheels
than the street wheels (which ARE hub-centric).
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Andy Nguyen \ aqn at panix dot com \ http://www.panix.com/~aqn/
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