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Rich Zellmer (Personalt)
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 12:47 pm: | 
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I am trying to remove the tires on my 1999 disco. I used the lug wrench attached to a 6 foot pipe clamp and was unable to turn the lugs. I think I was pulling hard enough that the lug wrench started to bend.
After looking more closly I noticed that these "lugs" move somewhat freely in and out. Are these caps? If so how do I remove. I tried using two screwdrivers and trying to pry them off but had no luck, however they do move freely outward for about 1/8 of a inch..
What am I doing wrong??
Thanks... |
Erik G. Burrows (Erik)
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 12:59 pm: |
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The caps stay on, it's just one of those wierd things on your rover. Definitely just leave them on.
It sounds like someone really over-torqued your lugs. Take it to someone with an impact wrench, and have them loosen those babies up!
Lastly, a pipe wrench is not the tool you want to use. Go get yourself a six sided socket of the right size (I don't have it off hand, but you should be able to find it.) and a torque wrench. The $40 one I bought from Home Depot works great. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 01:13 pm: |
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Its been I while but I think the size is 1 1/16, someone yell at me if I am wrong. |
Rich Zellmer (Personalt)
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 01:20 pm: |
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ok.. will just get a impact socket... is it s 1 1/16 or is it a metric size? |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Sunday, November 10, 2002 - 01:24 pm: |
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yeah, I went and looked its 1 1/16. Its probably really supposed to me a metric size but that is easier to find and seems to be what most people around here use with no problems. Pick up a cheap torque wrench and a good breaker bar and you will be set. Oh make sure you get a deep socket and you might also want a SMALL extension. |
Ramsay (3toedsloth)
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 03:40 pm: |
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27mm if you knitpick...
JR |
Eric Ratermann (Ericrat)
| | Posted on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 10:50 pm: |
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1 1/16 is a tighter fit. |
Ramsay (3toedsloth)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 12:52 am: |
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Sorry. I stand corrected. 1 1/16 is obviously far superior to my measley 27mm socket. I just can't win today.
JR |
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