Hi, As a grease rack apprentice at Z-Frank Chevrolet service center I rotated tires at least twice a day. Every one of the lug nuts was brushed with white grease. That was 1965 and I always do the grease on all lugs. We did not torque back then and never had a complaint of loose or tight. Ed in Chicago
R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But they don't say if he got the wheel off. They say he was hit by debris from the wheel but do not say if he was successful. I really hope the poor devil got the wheel off so he doesn't have to do that again. (But I do understand his frustration. I've been tempted on occasion to do things I know I will regret when working on vehicles.) Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris Gilmore Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 4:49 PM To: mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Lug nut removal mistake >SOUTH KITSAP > >A 66-year-old man shot himself in both his legs >Saturday afternoon while trying to loosen a >stubborn lug nut with a 12-gauge shotgun. > >Kitsap County sheriff's deputies were called to >the residence on the 10800 block of SE Olympiad >Drive at 2:57 p.m. after the shooting was >reported to 911 emergency dispatchers, said >Deputy Scott Wilson, a sheriff's office spokesman. > >"Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said. > >South Kitsap Fire and Rescue medics treated the >man at the scene. He was taken to Tacoma General >Hospital. Wilson said his injuries were "severe but not life-threatening." > >Deputies at the scene reported the man blasted >"double-ought" buckshot at the wheel from "arm's length," Wilson said. > >The deputies described the man's legs as >"peppered" from his feet to his mid-abdomen with >pellets, pieces of the wheel and other debris. >Some injuries went as far up as his chin. > >The man had been repairing the Lincoln >Continental for two weeks, and had removed all >the lug nuts on the right rear wheel except for one. > >"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut >off," Wilson said, who did not know how long the >man had been trying to free the lug nut. > >The deputies did not take a statement from the >man beyond what they were able to gather while he was being treated by medics. > >"I don't think he was in any condition to say >anything," Wilson said. "The pain was so severe, and the shock." > >E.W. Scripps Co. >© 2007 Kitsap Sun Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV My other auto is a .45 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
