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Carl
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 10:59 am: | 
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I have just lost my tire iron to my Disco II. I was wondering if anyone knew any good places to get a good deal for a tire iron. I have just been having trouble to find one to fit the lug nuts. |
muskyman
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 11:06 am: |
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go to a local truck stop and get a big cross style they all seam to have the 1 1/16 size and for about $30 they are great to use compared to the stock ones |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 11:14 am: |
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I carry a 18" 1/2" drive breaker bar and a 1-1/16 deep socket - nice and compact to carry and plenty durable.
Bill |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 11:16 am: |
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Sorry - just read the DII part - same applies though - just whatever the DII lug size is for the socket.
Bill |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 11:28 am: |
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Carry everything Bill mentioned plus a cheap torque wrench and then you are really set. |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 11:36 am: |
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Carl, don't replace it with another factory unit. They are notoriously weak and have been known to fail at very in-opertune times. Get a lug wrench with a 1 1/16" end and you'll be set. Of course, if your local tire shop was over zealous with the torque wrench, that 1/2" breaker bar will be necessary. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 11:41 am: |
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"I carry a 18" 1/2" drive breaker bar and a 1-1/16 deep socket"
ditto, plus a 5" extension so there's a little more room to work |
Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 11:49 am: |
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eBay! I don't know where they are coming from, but there always seems to be a supply of new 1-1/16" six-point sockets, although, after having gotten one, I seem to get outbid on another one on a regular basis.
There also seems to be an inexhaustible supply of 1/2" breaker bars.
Paul |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 12:00 pm: |
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yes on the breaker bar, dont for get the extension, though it gets a little squirelly with the 5 " extension, i'd go with a 2- 1/2" extension if you can find one.
also go with the impact socket rather than a standard crome one.
rd |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 12:02 pm: |
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I'm used to handling longer pieces, but I can imagine the problems you may have Rob.
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Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 01:57 pm: |
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Rob:
Why do you suggest the impact socket rather than chrome? Contrary to popular belief, the chromed non-impact sockets are far stronger than the impact sockets as impact sockets are designed to flex under torque so that they don't shatter. Also, chromed sockets are not to be used with impact drivers as they can shatter and after they have been busted up with an impact driver and the chrome cracks, it can inject pieces of the chrome into your hand.
Paul |
LR Max
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 03:08 pm: |
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A concour with the breaker bar idea. The lug nuts on our D1 got buggered up so now I gotta use a 28mm socket w/a breaker bar to get the darn things off. Most of the time I use my Hi-Lift handle as an extension. Works well.
FWIW...
Max T. |
Chris DeJesus (Mudy_Ovl)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 05:03 pm: |
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Isn't the tire iron also used to raise the stock jack? If you toss the tire iron and don't carry anything to pump the jack up, then how are you going to change your flat tire? I replaced my tire iron (bent trying to remove lug nuts) with a X-style from Kragen. I still carry the bent iron under the rear passenger seat so I can use the stock jack when needed.
Just my $0.02
Chris |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 05:58 pm: |
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several reasons i choose the impact socket.
heavey duty, if you have or eventually get an impact gun you can use it with that too.
not thin wall less likey to crack. if you have this big ass braker bar you might break the thin wall cromed up up gangsta sockets.
i find myself often beading my socket on the ground etc. to free a lug nut, again the crome ones are too brittle.
speaking of beating my socket, blue, you cant possibly be bragging about what i think you are bragging... your stuff must be really small if you need a 5 " extension to get it to work
rd |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 06:41 pm: |
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touché |
Clif Ashley (Cta586)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 07:13 pm: |
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Damn Max - I hadn't thought of using my Hi-lift handle as an extension. Great call. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 07:50 pm: |
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yeah, that idea has escaped me as well Max. Thanks |
Just Me
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 10:09 pm: |
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Hi,
When I read "tire iron," I thought back to the last time I manually changed a tire (not a wheel - a tire on a wheel) in the field. It took about an hour and a half, and I never want to do that again! A "tire iron" is a sort of crow-bar that has a rounded edge so that it can break the bead of a tire without damage to the tire or rim. You usually need several to change a tire manually. I had three (I wonder where they went?). That said, I agree with the author above who proposed using a 1/2" drive socket wrench, and a big breaker bar, for changing a wheel.
Cheers!
-Just Me |
Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 05:26 am: |
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OK Rob, makes sense. I just see folks using the wrong sockets too often and in cases where they might be dangerous.
Funny, I don't seem to need the extension...
Peace,
Paul |
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