Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 01:01:00 +1000 From: "vhcolc" <vhcolcnospamsnet.com.au> Subject: Re: Wheel nut wrench.
Hi, Yup i will do that this weekend i suspect, but have asked SAAB to pay for the tool to do the job, so will see what they do.... tx "Grunff" <grunffnospam.com> wrote in message news:c5oq0a$40mbb$1nospam52899.news.uni-berlin.de... > vhcolc wrote: > > > I recently got a puncture, and needed to remove the wheel i did this ok but > > noticed that after it was repaired and put back on the wheel nut wrench had > > deformed, this had happened to me several years ago on my 2000 93, and i was > > told then that SAAB has never seen this before. later on traded in for one > > of the last 93 Aeros and have had the same issue, this wrench of course has > > a GM label on it so i know its crap to start with, but what if your > > travelling big time country. Has any one seen this before ? SAAB will only > > replace this part with another of the same. The nuts where tightened to the > > correct spec so this was not an issue. > > The tools you get in car toolkits are traditionally fairly crappy. Have > you considered purchasing a longer aftermarket wrench? Around here (UK) > nice extending ones can be had for around £10. The longer lever makes > undoing wheel nuts much easier, even when they've been tightened by an > over-enthusiastic tyre person with an air wrench set to kill. > > -- > Grunff