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This is the Conversation Forum for Changing a Flat Tyre in an Emergency << <sigh> Not that hard! >> Subject: Nice. What about a pipe? Posted Mar 28, 2003 by Pimms Lettuce   Posting 1 Yes it is just like that. In addition to a couple of short planks, another useful tool is a length of pipe. This answers the unmentioned point of how do you loosen the garage-tightened nuts in the first place. This is useful for step 4, to loosen the garage tightened wheel nuts. The pipe should be a rigid one (a hose-pipe would be useless), of a diameter to fit neatly over the shaft of your wrench or spanner. With this in place your leverage on the recalcitrant nuts should be vastly increased, and loosening them much more practical. Obviously it is probably easier to find and use the pipe while at home, and grease and re-tighten the nuts to an appropriate level there, than trust to it working wherever you have to halt to change the tyre. Also you can use lengths of pipe not practical to carry in your boot/trunk Pimms Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Nice. What about a pipe? Posted Mar 29, 2003 by Greyfool This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 you just twist the nuts till it becomes easier and then back it off a little right? Subject: Nice. What about a pipe? Posted Mar 29, 2003 by leydaf This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 further addage to using a pipe on the wheel brace dont use to long a length or you will find that the brace slipping of the nut and you ending up with a nasty case of road rash also if you use too much pressure the wheel studs might have a tendacy to shear of thus leaving you with a nice little bill to repair easiest way to remedy the problem is to invest in a can of tyre repair foam Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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