Lead Hammer
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From: Coppell TX
Lead Hammer
I need to buy a lead hammer in order to remove my knock off wheels. I understand that these hammers can be quite pricey. Does anyone know a website where I can buy a relatively inexpensive one?
Thanks,
Tom
Thanks,
Tom
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From: Can't be more than 114... Arizona
Here you go:
http://www.finishlineaccessories.com...roducts_id=260
wear gloves, lead is not good for you...
http://www.finishlineaccessories.com...roducts_id=260
wear gloves, lead is not good for you...
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The "Mother Thumper" is the way to go. All you have to do is "thump" the spinner tight. No need for wild flailing and beating on the spinner. Just "thump it".
Those things aren't cheap but if you'll go to Harbor Freight or some place like that and buy a 5 pound dead blow and use that for all but the last few "thumps" when you're installing the wheels, your lead hammer will last a long time.
I don't recommend you rely on a dead blow to finish tighten the wheels, let alone a rubber mallet. The rubber mallet is just asking for trouble.
Those things aren't cheap but if you'll go to Harbor Freight or some place like that and buy a 5 pound dead blow and use that for all but the last few "thumps" when you're installing the wheels, your lead hammer will last a long time.
I don't recommend you rely on a dead blow to finish tighten the wheels, let alone a rubber mallet. The rubber mallet is just asking for trouble.
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From: Havelock NC
Rutland Tools has a cheap lead hammer for around $30. http://www.shoprutlandtool.com They have about four or five different weights of lead hammers. I have Model#: 23308058 | Catalog Page#:1143. 5 lbs head. Works great!
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I've been using a hammer since 1986 that has rawhide on one side of the head and copper on the other.
While it's starting to get a bit worn out after 22 years of hammering on the old knockoffs on my vintage Halibrands (on another car, not the Vette), it has always done the job without buggering up the knockoff ears.
I forget the price, but I recall it is of English manufacture, so I'd guess the dollar went a lot further relative to the Pound in 1986 than it does now, unfortunately.
While it's starting to get a bit worn out after 22 years of hammering on the old knockoffs on my vintage Halibrands (on another car, not the Vette), it has always done the job without buggering up the knockoff ears.
I forget the price, but I recall it is of English manufacture, so I'd guess the dollar went a lot further relative to the Pound in 1986 than it does now, unfortunately.
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