Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 655
Take care when changing a wheel
Here is a tip for how to give yourself a hernia by changing a wheel. The secret is to pull upwards, really hard, on a wheel brace. That will do the trick nicely - certainly worked for me.
Apparently, if you would rather avoid all sorts of discomfort and appointments with knife wielding surgeons, only ever push downwards on a wheel brace.
Wish someone had told me that a couple of weeks ago.
Disco 4 TDV6HSE
Defender 200TDi CSW
RR Evoque
25th Jun 2008 11:46 pm
Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
Ouch!
Looks like you found the weak spot in your Landy.
26th Jun 2008 3:49 am
hernan1304
Member Since: 28 Feb 2008
Location: Dubai
Posts: 490
I've been known to stand on wheel braces to get the lug nuts off before...
Granted I'm sure someone will chime in and condemn this as a bolt-weakening dangerous activity, but no problems yet! I'll let you know when one of my wheels falls off..
Do yourself a favor and buy this wrench insteed of the crappy LR's mini wrench, this should decrease the chance of getting hernia, already done the surgery one year ago
Do a search on ebay, and don't forget to buy the correct socket size for the lug nuts (am not sure but I think they are 22mm)'05 LR3 HSE V8 - Adriatic Blue - Larini Exhaust System - Lamp Guards - Dual battery system - Hidden 12k winch - Rasta Sump Guard
6th Jul 2008 3:48 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
I've had a cross shaped brace (with 4 different sized sockets on each end) for years - great because you can push AND pull at the same time. Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
6th Jul 2008 5:09 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72776
Advantage of the breaker bars in Q8's post is that if the stealer has put them on with a N Sea drilling rig I can dploy all my weight on the bar to undo the nut!
6th Jul 2008 7:30 pm
Discoeast
Member Since: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
Posts: 800
Q8_LR3,
I've had one now 4 years, GGGGrreate tool, we with on popeye
arm's have become clever, stand on it and use body weight.
Work's every time. D3 bullbar-spots-roof rack with spots-ladder-long range tank-swing out spare wheel carrier- upgraded tow bar-dash console-internal water tank-duel awnings-drawer system & T T.
6th Jul 2008 7:39 pm
Discoeast
Member Since: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
Posts: 800
DSL you beat me on this one
Are you saying that the steelers have some high tech
toys we don't know of D3 bullbar-spots-roof rack with spots-ladder-long range tank-swing out spare wheel carrier- upgraded tow bar-dash console-internal water tank-duel awnings-drawer system & T T.
6th Jul 2008 7:47 pm
captain_sugar
Member Since: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
Posts: 1095
if you (or your service station) tighten the screws according the manual, you don't need an extension at all.
and your back wont' hurt.Some people get by
With a little understanding
Some people get by
With a whole lot more
I don�t know
Why you gotta be so undemanding
6th Jul 2008 9:21 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72776
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I'll let you know when one of my wheels falls off..
