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Re front brakes/wheels I bought a 1m long steel bar...and bent it. So far I just have one of 10 bolts loosened. So it's sitting in penetrating fluid over night. Has anyone got any tips (garages are closed until Monday). Is a hammer or other technique better than just force? To put it in perspective the car moved against the handbrake on firmly (not fully) with the force I was putting on it so I had to put it in gear to stop it rolling back and forwards.
This is definitely a reason to maintain it myself in future...I've been through France, Italy, UK and all over Spain like this. If I'd have got a puncture then it would have been hugely inconvenient not being able to put a spare on...No other garage has ever put them on anywhere near this tight so it can't be it requires this torque, or may as well just bin the spare and save weight as there's no way it could be changed outside a tyre shop anyway.
This is definitely a reason to maintain it myself in future...I've been through France, Italy, UK and all over Spain like this. If I'd have got a puncture then it would have been hugely inconvenient not being able to put a spare on...No other garage has ever put them on anywhere near this tight so it can't be it requires this torque, or may as well just bin the spare and save weight as there's no way it could be changed outside a tyre shop anyway.