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Sep 27th, 2017, 21:53 | #1 |
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Check your wheel brace!
After pulling over to deal with a puncture 80 miles from home on Sunday afternoon I found this wheel brace (on the left of the pic) in the toolkit. Luckily we had recovery, but I was more annoyed that someone had put that wheel brace back in the tool kit. I checked that the spare tyre & the toolkit were present when I bought the car, but I didn't think to check the condition of the wheel brace. It's interesting to note that the new replacement from the dealers (on the right of the pic) is beefed up where the original one failed ...hmm.
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Sep 27th, 2017, 22:00 | #2 |
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It would help if people would realise that they don't need to be so tight. I did someone's brakes the other day, and even with a bar 30" long (actually my jack handle) it still took all my strength to undo.
That isn't safe. The wheel alloy isn't strong enough for that. Garages in these tyre fitting places of the Kwik Fit nature employing the use of air impact drivers at maximum pressure and holding the button in for as long as it takes for the nut to really be unable to move any further - they are not doing any favours. 110 Newton meters on our V40. That's all. It's about the same effort as closing the boot lid. It's really not very much. Any more is wearing your alloys, straining your alloy bolts, in particular it's wearing the alloy threads on the bolts against the threads of the steel hubs. That wear is dangerous. Overtightning wheel nuts is NOT safe. |
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Sep 27th, 2017, 22:28 | #3 |
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Indeed!
And then there are warped brake disks from nut-cases using air tools.
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Sep 27th, 2017, 23:42 | #4 |
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Those wheel braces are pretty useless in my experience. I've just bought one of these from Screwfix to keep in the boot. Bargain.
RAC Telescopic Wheel Wrench 17/19mm (7182R) - £6.99 inc VAT ½" drive, fully-treated carbon steel wrench with telescopic handle. Supplied with 17/19mm double-ended reversible socket, which covers most vehicle wheel nuts. Soft-grip handle for comfort.
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Sep 28th, 2017, 08:54 | #5 |
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Yeh the one I had in the back of mine was pretty rubbish as well really, its almost like it was made out of rubber. As soon as I turned a wheel nut it would start rounding off inside. so just got a proper one similar to what Niggly got
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Sep 28th, 2017, 09:43 | #6 |
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I threw away the OEM brace and got myself proper X-type wheel brace. I have zero faith in those telescopic or angled ones, simple cross-type and whole force goes at the direct angle. Plus takes much less time to undo/do bolts as it spins easier and not in awkward position.
Just my 2 eurocents
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Sep 10th, 2018, 13:42 | #8 |
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I've been using a telescopic brace for many years now, highly recommended, with the caveat of appropriate use!
As has been said, the extension is at an angle, you hold the brace at the centre and handle to keep it straight, as you push the handle you pull on the centre to keep it aligned. When fastening I use it as a rudimentary torque wrench, I ease it tighter nice and steady until it halts and the bar (at full extension) exhibits a little spring/give. Once you are at the point the bar springs a little you are done. I have found this to be just nice, the bolts are plenty tight enough but arent overtightened to the point that they are a pig to undo (just need a good pull/push on the extended bar) and have never experienced any flange damage to any alloy wheels. They are angled to clear all sorts of bodywork. Recently we have had problems with both our cars which incidentally were serviced by the same garage in the same town where we amusingly both purchased our cars at different times in the year (private sales, different people). Even with my big bar I almost could not get the bolts undone! The wheels were turning under the full weight of the car! On one the locking wheelnuts had to be broken off at a garage due to the key stripping... If anyone ever goes to or has a car serviced by Southwell auto centre, be aware! Not saying theyre a bad garage by any means, just that someone gets a bit happy with the windygun... |
Dec 18th, 2018, 13:50 | #9 |
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I recently bought a long wrench bar (not telescopic) and keep 17/18/19mm sockets with it. No way would the standard bar or X-type one budge the nuts off the wheels as there's just just not enough leverage.
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