Smarticus
Joined: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 336
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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 3 TDV6HSE auto
Defender 200TDi CSW
RR Sport TDV8HSE
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Bushwanderer
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 252
 
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Ouch! 
Looks like you found the weak spot in your Landy. 
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hernan1304
Joined: 28 Feb 2008
Location: Dubai
Posts: 376
 
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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..
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Q8_LR3
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
Location: Every where in kuwait!
Posts: 215
 
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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
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SN
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Doing the Lambeth Walk
Posts: 7324
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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 | 2006 TDV6 S Auto in Buckingham Blue | Member of the top ten club | Am I online?
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DSL
Joined: 11 May 2006
Location: In the Dog House!
Posts: 9750
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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! Honda Dog U better DUCK!!!!!
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Discoeast
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
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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.  Tdi 130 conversion-full house, Disco 2, Freelander, 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.
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Discoeast
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
Posts: 148
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DSL you beat me on this one
Are you saying that the steelers have some high tech
toys we don't know of Tdi 130 conversion-full house, Disco 2, Freelander, 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.
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captain_sugar
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
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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 donīt know
Why you gotta be so undemanding
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DSL
Joined: 11 May 2006
Location: In the Dog House!
Posts: 9750
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it's that key word "if"!!! Honda Dog U better DUCK!!!!!
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