Old Mechanic's trick
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Old Mechanic's trick
Place a rag over your lug wrench or impact socket when you remove and install your wheel Lugs,...….it don't cost nothing, and it helps prevent marring your lug nuts! I doubt the dealership does this, but some of us ****-retentive types do (you know who you are)Lol! The photos shows my Dodge, but it works on all types.
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^^^ Me too...
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Lol … that's not an old mechanics trick. You just invented that because your 4-way doesn't fit right. Not that there's anything wrong with improvising.
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^^^^
Bought one for my C6 ~10 years ago and it works great! Been using on 3 Vettes. Unlike most of the cheap ones sold that just coat the outside of the socket with plastic and may have a colored BUT steel insert inside (really designed for air impact wrench use) this has a special hard plastic in the center.
The only place I have seen recently is in a Porsche Aftermarket website so was ~$35.
It is not for air impact wrenches and I never felt a need to have a plastic coated outside as with a manual wrench it does not hit the wheel. If I was concerned would just wrap with electrical tape!
Bought one for my C6 ~10 years ago and it works great! Been using on 3 Vettes. Unlike most of the cheap ones sold that just coat the outside of the socket with plastic and may have a colored BUT steel insert inside (really designed for air impact wrench use) this has a special hard plastic in the center.
The only place I have seen recently is in a Porsche Aftermarket website so was ~$35.
It is not for air impact wrenches and I never felt a need to have a plastic coated outside as with a manual wrench it does not hit the wheel. If I was concerned would just wrap with electrical tape!
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Yep coated on the outside where if using a none air powered wrench its not needed! There are many on Amazon and eBay saying the same. I find the descriptions on the package and ads very deceptive as some have colored insides so a "mechanic" using and air wrench can pick the correct size quickly. But the wording makes it appear that magnetic steel inside is plastic! Does nothing to protect the lugs! At least I have not seen any cheap ones that have plastic inside.
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I wrap my lug wrenches with masking tape. Its cheap easy protection for the wheels and you can use different colors for various sizes, or even write on them with a Sharpie. I never use an air wrench on my Vette but a battery powered impact or drill spins the loose lugs on and off quickly while maintaining control.
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