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My First Car - how do I show it some TLC?

cuckoo · 2009-06-30 15:31:15

I've just picked up some handy tips from the 'shocking men by doing "manly things"' thread. The motors forum feels a bit too detailed for my newbie questions - i just want to keep the car running safely and in good condition. So, for starters i'll be looking for a 'powerbar' and 'copper grease' for wheel changing (props to…

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#32 01-07-2009 10:27pm
Seth Brundle

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phasers wrote: »

I need a new jack actually, my dad broke my flimsy little standard one, thinking of one of those iron cross ones.

A jack or a wheel brace? The cross ones are good but will end up clanging around in your boot (unless its full of other crap)

phasers wrote: »

I just bought a car a couple of months ago, and the bolts on the wheel were on so tight no human could possibly remove them. Such a pain when I got a puncture, I had to drive to the garage on a flat!

Keep a long metal pipe in the boot - wide enough to fit onto your wheel brace and long enough to provide leverage to open the nuts.

A word of advice to all (not just the wimmins) - don't let tyre centres use the air gun to put on your wheels if you want to be able to get them off yourself. Furthermore, these will most likely not be torqued to suit your alloy rims and could end up causing cracks in your alloys!

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