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Subject:Wheel lug nuts and wrenches
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:47:37 -0500

Hmm, so I see mention of lots of folks needing a breaker bar to remove
their lug nuts (or not as may be the case). I'm puzzled by this
problem. Don't you folks use anti-seize on the threads? This is stuff
intentionally designed so that you'll be able to get the nuts off when
you need to. I was introduced to it decades ago by my brother and I've
seen it used at the "performance" related tire stores (though some of
the cheaper ones tend to not use it.)

I use it each time I pull a tire (except for when changing a flat as
that's usually not in my driveway). Perhaps you folks don't pull your
tires all that often either (rotation is necessary on Syncros so as to
keep the spare tire evenly worn with the other tires.)

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