Shimagnolo

West Fork, AR. I-49

chewybrian 

^Safer than walking in traffic, maybe...

StupidlyBrave 

FiftySix

Lug nuts with fake knock off wheel spinner?
Car not on jack?
Non-working man's hands?

StupidlyBrave 

3.5 stars with no reviews

ahsposo 

Seems like a deal

nycphotography

I usually knock them loose before jacking up the car. Usually make sure at least two (one top and one bottom) stay finger tight until jacked up though.

ahsposo 

thefarside.com

njkayaker

Some places let you rate the item without requiring a review. So, the average is based on a few ratings (2?).

himespau 

Yeah, I almost rolled a friend's car off the jack one time because her lugs were frozen in place I'd forgotten to knock them loose before jacking it up. Got it done, but was nervous for a moment there.

FiftySix

Same here if I'm using a human powered lug wrench or 4-way.

I don't do that method with an impact wrench, since the impact wrench can continue to spin the nut completely off the stud. Which isn't a good thing to do with the car's weight on the wheel.

nycphotography

Spinning one or more lugs off is harmless as long as the top lug is finger tight.

no motor?

That's a lot of torque, most car lug nuts are tightened to under 100 foot pounds.

FiftySix

Back in the day, Target had an automotive department like Walmart does now. I had a high school job at the nearest Target installing tires, shocks, batteries, etc. We always lifted the vehicles on the pneumatic lift first, then removed the lug nuts with an air powered impact wrench. Normally, you don't have to have a tire on the ground to hold that wheel still when you have an impact wrench doing the work.

Funny thing was, there were times our impact wrenches couldn't break loose lug nuts. That's when we'd get out the oversize 4-way and do it manually.

Nowadays, you can buy electric impact wrenches which you can turn down the torque right on the unit itself. Not a precise measurement, but you stay below the range of the finishing torque that you would use a torque wrench for.

I currently have one of these. Works great for CV shaft nuts, suspension fasteners, and even lug nuts when you are tired and out of energy. Spins lug nuts right off with the tire in the air.

gios

himespau 

RubeRad

wouldn't that be, ahem, buttman?

Will G

Busted. Except, his cartoon pilots are doing it wrong. Moving the yoke to cause the aircraft to roll doesn't cause that much abnormal fuselage movement. However, application of the rudder can cause considerable sideways movement of the fuselage, specially in larger jets. I think sideways movement on the 777 can be as much as 20 feet in the back of the jet. This scenario might happen in a crosswind landing. I'll caveat that with you could also rip the tail off at high speeds so it isn't a good idea with a clean configuration at cruise speeds.

Love Larson. "Say, what's that goat doing up in this cloud bank?"

ahsposo 

chewybrian 

Dan Burkhart 

That's one tired elephant!

Redhatter

Extremely tall, and evidently armless. No, I don't think we're seeing the full story in that picture. ;-)

Reminds me of a recent story of one game played to an audience of sex dolls… guess the people on the field wondered why everyone looked so surprised?

ahsposo 

His fabled "memory" is limited to a series of recaps.

Shimagnolo

chewybrian 

Maybe they meant Santa-izing?