Brian Holm wrote:
> The Peugeot lug wrench is designed for removal of properly tightened
> lugnuts. If they won't come off with it, they are too tight.
>
> It is a common practice of tire shops to ream the lugnuts on with air
> wrenches. I sell a lot of lugnuts because of that, and quite a few studs.
>
> While the practice of overtightening the lugnuts may prevent the tire from
> loosening and falling off (this time), the nuts may well be unusable
> another time, and the hapless owner may well be unable to change a flat.
> Just another service call and more $$ for a tire shop.
>
> To prevent this, you must usually insist on being present while your wheels
> are mounted and the lugs tightened by hand with a torque wrench. If that
> is not possible, ask them to loosen a lugnut with the car's lugwrench
> before you pay your bill.
>
> It would be wise to check the tightness of your lugnuts before venturing
> far, if you don't know that they have been tightened properly. And to
> check them periodically anyway, because when properly tightened they may
> loosen.
>
> BTW, new lugnuts for alloy wheels are now $8.00 each, or $108.00 if they
> ruin all the lugnuts on your car (check for cracks in the first few
> threads).
>
> Brian Holm
>
> At 11:44 AM 9/3/1999 -0400, Katz, Gene S wrote:
> >The only thing worse than a flat tire on a brutally hot day is the laughter
> >of the AAA guy when he sees the Peugeot jack that you have and the tire iron
> >(so called) you have bent trying to take off the lug nuts. The jack handle
> >must have been designed by some Frenchman who really hates Americans. Have a
> >nice and safe Labor Day weekend.
> >
>
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