For lugnuts a ratchet is TOTALLY the wrong tool and its real easy to break 'em
unless you've got a 3/4" ratchet...
The right tool is a lug wrench thats shaped like a crank. I found mine in the
trunk of a BMW (I don't know if it went with the car though) at the junkyard.
To test it I put it on one of the lugs of a car half buried in the muck. My
wife and I stood on it together and the nut let go with that amazing screech
you only ever seem to get from lugnuts.
No I won't sell it.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:00:20 -0700
From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] [OT] tool quality.
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I know - it's crazy to have the oil plug tightened that much.
This was on my Saab, and the previous owner tended to really horse on
things. He is a mechanic, but I have a theory, based on his dishonesty
with us, that he overtightened a few things in order to make me come
calling on his paid services for rescue.
You should have seen me jumping up and down on a ratchet to get all
the lug nuts off. Of course, this ties in with the post - it was a
Craftsman ratchet and socket. I have found them to really be tough -
which is not too much to ask.
And yes, I am aware that Sears and Kmart are together. It's just
interesting to me to be able to go to Kmart and get Craftsman tools,
and Die Hard batteries.
Brian
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