Thread: Replacement Wheel Brace

Originally Posted by oldsalt

I bought a breaker bar and 22mm socket from Repco - and I have a torque wrench for seating the nuts correctly, and store both on the floor behind my second row seating. Works for me.
cheers

Same here but the socket is a deep one.
I have a bottle jack (2 tonne) and a Hi-Lift Jack. I need a better bottle jack that can go higher (with a better rating). Hi Lift jack as I have ARB and Kaymar bars but the Jacking points are too close to the centre line and it tries to lift both wheels.

A lot easier on the back ( and other muscles ) using an impact wrench. Check out the Ryobi range (pale green colour ) at Bunnings. They have an 18volt impact wrench with lithium ion batteries. It torques at about 240nm ( tested and is about correct ), which is too much for wheel studs, so you do need to invest in a 1/2" drive torque bar. They can be purchased usually in 20nm increments. I went for a Kinchrome 110ftlb/150nm. Seems about right. Still a lot less than the average air powered impact wrench would impart. The tool is not workshop rated, but for the odd use, I figure it will outlast my back, and even the other half can use it to get a wheel off . Not even a prospect with a conventional wheel wrench.