Re: No AAA member, what if I get a flat tire?

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 17:08:16 GMT, Marcio Watanabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Barb) wrote:
>
>>ALWAYS carry a good spare in your trunk ( a foot or hand air pump is
>>handy too). If you have a garage change or rotate your tires, or any
>>other service where they take off your wheels and put them back on, DO
>>NOT let them tighten the lugnut or bolts with an air wrench!!! This is
>>guaranteed to turn a simple tire change into a tow job if they do.
>
>Not true.  Any respectable shop should use torque sticks which are
>sockets that are designed to twist when a certain torque is applied to
>it so it doesn't overtighten the lug nuts.  I have the habit of coming
>home after any job that requires tire removal and untighten then
>retighten all lug nuts using my own torque wrench, and I found the
>torque sticks to work reasonably well. 


Should, but most don't.