Re: Car jacks

portable use?

If there is, I can't see many selling. Punctures are not that common these days. I can't remember the last time I had one.

in the boot.

it is the

Simplest, and more to the point IMO. The cheapest. Mike.

Built in digital clock? Wifi?

Grunff mumbled:

Teasmaid and don't forget....sessile phone to ring the breakdown people to come change it for you.

I wouldn't be interested. I want something that I know I can leave in a damp boot for a few years then take it out knowing it will work.

"David Linley" mumbled:

Not many people made 'em even when they were like road-fleas.

"davkit" mumbled:

Thing is...if someone's not up to jacking a car up then they're probably not up to getting the spare out or the nuts off and so on. You might solve one problem but that'd just move the stoppage down the line a bit.

KwikFit are bloody expensive full stop - just check out the big advertising budget and the fact that matey-boy got knighted bla,bla. I reckon on paying

1/2 KwikFit price and getting much better service by finding a decent independant ( MK Tyres Leighton Buzzard - now they do deserve knighthoods :-) Even copperslipped up my wheels to stop future seizure - hope you're listening Mr. BMW main dealer ( who is supposed to do this as part of the exhorbitantly priced service.... )

Mr. Angry

Stay with the lever.

I wasn't aware that rubber was effected by being in a damp boot for years....

Andy

But why would you want a rubber jack?

"David Linley" mumbled:

Isn't that Jack's business?

Draper for about

exhaust pipe

seconds.

use in anger.

I also have one. Very useful when your car is stolen and left in the middle of a field without it's nice set of alloy wheels, as my son found out. It easily lifted his car without damage so he could fit the original steel wheels, and get the car home. Would have been very difficult with a conventional jack. Mike

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My car's suffered from both wheel wobble and loose wheel nuts due to an excess of copper grease before now...

exhorbitantly

due to an

Obviously they were not done up tight enough. An excess of copper grease would not cause them to come loose. Mike.

It was caked on the threads and had gone nasty (seems to turn to crusty nastiness when it gets hot) throwing the torque wrench reading when they were done up (ie, yes they weren't tight enough but through a fault of having this crap on them.)

The main idea of the copper grease is to stop the wheel sticking on its shoulder, and to prevent corrosion where it touches the hub or disc. However, I've also greased the threads all my life and never had a wheel come loose.

If you grease a thread and use a torque wrench the clamping force is higher than on a dry one. With critical applications this can make a difference.

These had been greased to excess and the stuff had turned to a crumbly solid - it stopped the threads mating at all neatly.

Well, surely this would be like rust or anything else and should have been cleaned off before replacing the wheel?