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rug

(82,333 posts)
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 12:02 PM Jan 2012

Shit. I have to change a tire.

I looked out the window and the front right tire is as flat as a brick.



And it's cold as hell out there.

And it's a holiday. I don't even have to go anywhere.

Shit. I hate having to change a tire.



It's time my sons learned to change a tire.

They can go out there with a cell phone.

I can stand at the window and point while I tell them what to do.

Life is good.

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Shit. I have to change a tire. (Original Post) rug Jan 2012 OP
well -- how's that working out for you? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #1
Yeah, it's twenty minutes later. kentauros Jan 2012 #2
gmta Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #3
We can't get the damned lug nuts off. rug Jan 2012 #7
WD-40 Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #8
Aha! rug Jan 2012 #10
You did say it was "cold as hell out there." kentauros Jan 2012 #11
A pipe? rug Jan 2012 #12
Then he can stand on a pipe that is lengthening the handle. kentauros Jan 2012 #14
It's done. Finally. rug Jan 2012 #16
The driveway is better than the side of the road with a 60's style jack and trucks zooming by. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4
truck size fix-a-flat in a can Kali Jan 2012 #5
I've gained a new respect for your life. rug Jan 2012 #9
once a year???? Kali Jan 2012 #15
Did that yesterday gratuitous Jan 2012 #6
!!! n/t MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #13
 

rug

(82,333 posts)
7. We can't get the damned lug nuts off.
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:02 PM
Jan 2012

They must have been put on by a mechanic on meth using a power tool.

My wife isn't helping:

"How many idiots does it take to change a tire?

"More than three."

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
11. You did say it was "cold as hell out there."
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:07 PM
Jan 2012

I would suspect the lug nuts are frozen

If you have a pipe to slip over the lug-wrench, use that for additional leverage. That often helps break the "freeze" on them

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
12. A pipe?
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:14 PM
Jan 2012

My son stood on the jack handle and the nut didn't even budge. I could swear all five of them were laughing at us.

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
16. It's done. Finally.
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 04:58 PM
Jan 2012

Thank God for friends who know what the hell they're doing.

While I was at the store getting WD-40 my wife just called a friend who had a power nut turner thing. Took him 5 minures.

I must have been in the coffee shop staring at the can of WD-40 over a double latte when he finished.

C'est la vie.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
4. The driveway is better than the side of the road with a 60's style jack and trucks zooming by.
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 12:42 PM
Jan 2012

Been there, done that, with 2 ton cars.

Kali

(55,016 posts)
5. truck size fix-a-flat in a can
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 12:43 PM
Jan 2012

also road side assistance on your car insurance

of course changing a tire is practically a "getting dressed to go to work" chore around here (read that as routine)

although making squids do things like that is partly what makes having them around worth it

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
9. I've gained a new respect for your life.
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:05 PM
Jan 2012

If I had to do anything like this more than once a year I'd kill myself.

Kali

(55,016 posts)
15. once a year????
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 04:17 PM
Jan 2012

some days you are thankful it was only one that DAY

(and now I better shut up as there hasn't actually been one in a couple of months and I am pushing the tolerance of the universe by joking around - it does help if you don't go anywhere)

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. Did that yesterday
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 12:49 PM
Jan 2012

Cold as all get out, but it only took about 20 minutes. I didn't put the wheel back on right, but a quick adjustment this morning, and my bicycle was good to go in this morning's little snow flurry.

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