Changing a tyre- Experiences

sammyboy · 27th March 2009, 03:06

Guys, I have had some interesting experiences while having to change the tyre for my car, mentioned here : https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1232658-post59.html

Would like to know if you guys have had similar experiences

Nitin · 27th March 2009, 07:18

Been there,done that. Had the same issue with my 1993 Mazda Protege,back in 2003. A flat tire,and almost 2 hours of trying to get the tire off (all that,with the temperature around 30F). I was all of 140lbs at that time,and the rusted nuts & bolts didn't help 1 bit.
Along came my 247lbs friend,and one jump on the wrench,and creeaakkkkk....creeakkkkk.!! the bolt turns, and off it comes! 4 more jumps, and all the bolts came undone.
15 mins later,I was at the Walmart supercenter,getting the tire fixed.45 mins later,the repaired tire was on. Few minutes later,I was back indoors,trying to bring my nose & lips back to life. Some single malt came in handy!

27th March 2009, 03:06	#1
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	Changing a tyre- Experiences Guys, I have had some interesting experiences while having to change the tyre for my car, mentioned here : https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1232658-post59.html Would like to know if you guys have had similar experiences Last edited by sammyboy : 27th March 2009 at 03:26.
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27th March 2009, 07:18	#2
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Been there,done that. Had the same issue with my 1993 Mazda Protege,back in 2003. A flat tire,and almost 2 hours of trying to get the tire off (all that,with the temperature around 30F). I was all of 140lbs at that time,and the rusted nuts & bolts didn't help 1 bit. Along came my 247lbs friend,and one jump on the wrench,and creeaakkkkk....creeakkkkk.!! the bolt turns, and off it comes! 4 more jumps, and all the bolts came undone. 15 mins later,I was at the Walmart supercenter,getting the tire fixed.45 mins later,the repaired tire was on. Few minutes later,I was back indoors,trying to bring my nose & lips back to life. Some single malt came in handy!
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