veee@lemmy.ca to Ottawa@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agoAre you changing your winter tires early this spring?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareAre you changing your winter tires early this spring?veee@lemmy.ca to Ottawa@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
With the upcoming onslaught of warm weather this week are you changing your winter tires early this spring?
minus-squareveee@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoSmart. Have you considered doing it yourself? Goes pretty quick once you get the hang of it.
minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoIf I had room for the tools I totally would. All the tires are on their own rims and everything
minus-squareramjambamalam@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoAssuming your car has a scissor jack in the trunk for changing a flat, you can attach a power drill to it and then you just need a torque wrench to torque your wheel nuts.
minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoThis sounds… doable. Might just invest in a torque wrench this year!
minus-squareNik282000@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoSrs, after a few years of practice it’s a 40min job and gives you a chance to inspect your brakes too.
Smart. Have you considered doing it yourself? Goes pretty quick once you get the hang of it.
If I had room for the tools I totally would. All the tires are on their own rims and everything
Assuming your car has a scissor jack in the trunk for changing a flat, you can attach a power drill to it and then you just need a torque wrench to torque your wheel nuts.
This sounds… doable. Might just invest in a torque wrench this year!
Srs, after a few years of practice it’s a 40min job and gives you a chance to inspect your brakes too.