I do this every time I go to the tire store. Since I
use the same one for over 5 years, they now have it
down pat. Don't even need to tell them anything. the
manager trick worked espcially well when the Managers
wife was sitting in for him and I said if my wife was
driving she would have to it. The wife could not get
them off even jumping on the lug wrench. That was
basically the last time this happened.
Don Miller
68 turbo V-6 80 lbs torque 1/2" stud
Meridian, ID
--- Keith0alan@aol.com wrote:
> Torque limiting my @&^#^%&*^%. I had new tires put
> on my '66 and forgot to
> tell them to do them by hand. Decided to check them
> after I got home. After I
> got out the big spider, a jack stand and a sledge
> hammer I finally got the
> lug nuts off. Must have been pushing 200 ft/lbs. I
> am amazed they didn't
> twist the studs off. Also it is way to easy to drive
> the lugs on cross
> threaded with the air gun. For a good time, after
> they put your tires on, get
> the manager, pull the stock lug wrench out of the
> trunk and ask him to remove
> the lugs with it. Just like you would have to do on
> the side of the road.
> Then tell him to redo them by HAND!
>
>
> keith
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