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  1. #76
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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    On retrospect maybe hit the brakes with no lug nuts would loosen the wheel from the hub in retro spect ?
    Did this on a backroad with a durango. It took 2 tries but worked.

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    Pro tip BCH !

    I always get nokians at Kal so they swap winters over for free as long as you mount them on rims so you never have to deal with this shit until one day you get a flat

    I also carry a 4' long breaker bar in the back of the truck to fit my lugnut wrench
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    Pro tip BCH !

    I always get nokians at Kal so they swap winters over for free as long as you mount them on rims so you never have to deal with this shit until one day you get a flat
    Word.

    Same deal with crappy tire tires...but the one year had to get changeover quicklike and they were booked up so did it myself, hurt my back and almost blew first 1.5 months of ski season.

    Lesson learned, never do something stupid like that again.
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  4. #79
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    Quote Originally Posted by swissiphic View Post
    wheels are not nice, completely bush trashed.

    good tip on 2x4 and hammer system...thinkin' about it, longer piece of 2x4 to reach clear through to other side of vehicle so you can hammer on it while relatively straight rather than on an angle would be optimum.

    Had good results using a sledgehammer at home but feared breaking stuff while swinging like a mad man to try to pop it off at and awkward angle from underneath the truck. Neighbors staring out the window gave me the hairy eyeball. teeheehee.

    thnx Timberridge.
    I used to deal with this with my tundra. If memory serves, I used the Sledge and 2x4 trick for a while but also had success loosening lugs and lowering the truck back onto the wheels. A little weight would loosen it up. I don't think it worked every time, but it usually did.

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    Not necessarily a pro tip, but I swapped the engine on my riding lawnmower today and was incredibly thankfully for my pneumatic impact wrench. It probably saved me an hour on only 4 bolts. I use that thing for everything. I don't know why I haven't bought cordless impact wrench yet. I think I might do it right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sethschmautz View Post
    I used to deal with this with my tundra. If memory serves, I used the Sledge and 2x4 trick for a while but also had success loosening lugs and lowering the truck back onto the wheels. A little weight would loosen it up. I don't think it worked every time, but it usually did.

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    Always had good luck with a rubber mallet.

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  7. #82
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    Nothing wrong with greasing the mating surfaces of hubs - wheels if they are binding up on you.

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    If a wheel is frozen on a hub just loosen the nuts and drive for a 100 feet while you "rock the boat" with the steering wheel. No other tools needed. Put a dab of anti seize grease where the wheel and hub mate.
    A few people feel the rain. Most people just get wet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattig View Post
    Always had good luck with a rubber mallet.

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    Same here. Alternate sides. Keep pounding.
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    skiing is hiking all day so that you can ski on shitty gear for 5 minutes.

  11. #86
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    Yeah I always go skiing with a rubber mallet
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    When changing the blade on your lawn mower, always make sure it's right side up. Cuts much better that way.
    It doesn't matter if you're a king or a little street sweeper...
    ...sooner or later you'll dance with the reaper
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    Chain on the saw backwards, skin on the twin tips backwards ... Things you do once
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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    Chain on the saw backwards, skin on the twin tips backwards ... Things you do once
    Except if yer skins on backwards skinning downhill and wanna keep the e brake on cause you're negotiating unskiable snow through an unwalkable old b.c. clearcut.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swissiphic View Post
    anybody have any pro tips on how to get a stuck wheel off the hub? If it does happen, any special prybar or tool to have in the emergency box?

    I live up north too and seems to be a problem every time i gotta change a flat or rotate tires or something. I usually just end up kicking the wheel or ram rodding it with a log till it loosens but it's always a bit of a worry being stuck out in the boonies and what if the damn thing wouldn't come off?

    Don't use any anti seize compound stuff....XXX'er since u started using the anti seize on the mating surface of wheel/hub, is it a game changer where the wheel just pops off like butta or do still have to wang bang it a bit?

    Norseman: how do you identify lug centric vs. hub centric wheels?
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    Where I live roads are heavily salted in the winter, and swapping off snow tires used to involve a lot of pounding, prying, and cursing. Not a single problem since I started using anti-seize compound ~10 years ago. I only put it on the mating surfaces, not the bolts.

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    An alloy wheel on an iron hub is the worst. Anti seize is the cure. Beat away if you like to sweat and swear. Loosening the lug nuts a turn or two then driving 100 feet erratically is my Pro Tip.
    A few people feel the rain. Most people just get wet.

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    Not a tip per se, but tire manufactures say worn tires aren’t nearly as bad as we think and that tires shouldn't be replaced until they reach 2/32nds of an inch.

    I don't think this is true for snow where tread depth matters but if people are swapping tires anyway...

    Looking for new tires? Pump your brakes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MultiVerse View Post
    Not a tip per se, but tire manufactures say worn tires aren’t nearly as bad as we think and that tires shouldn't be replaced until they reach 2/32nds of an inch.

    I don't think this is true for snow where tread depth matters but if people are swapping tires anyway...

    Looking for new tires? Pump your brakes.
    I tried to squeeze one more winter out of my AT tires, and managed to flat on the way to the hill on the last pow day of the year. Tire place wouldnt fix my tire because it was too bald. I came 99.99% of the way to perfectly timing tire replacement haha. Its amazing what conditions 4wd and careful driving will allow you drive safely in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alpinord View Post
    Looks like I ought to see about rigging my drill to our hand crank Camping blender.
    Since I didn't have, nor know where to get, a 'square nut driver', I used a 1/4" hex driver in a flipped 1/4" socket for a 1/4" ratchet.

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    The hand crank blender rips now, but my wife rolled her eyes (ie, 'you're a dumb ass' look) and stated that the blender was designed for hand cranking speeds, not high speeds. We'll see how long this guy lasts.
    Best regards, Terry
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    Tell your wife to hold your margarita and watch this.

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    The whistler weasels were famous for their course-marker-drill powered margarita blender
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    FIFY:
    Quote Originally Posted by Conundrum View Post
    Tell your wife to hold your hand shaken margarita and watch this.
    Best regards, Terry
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    I put a little motor oil on my studs when rotating tires before screwing /tightening lugs. Is this bad?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bodywhomper View Post
    I put a little motor oil on my studs when rotating tires before screwing /tightening lugs. Is this bad?
    Only if you think it's bad for your lug nuts to slide off unexpectedly.

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