On my S4, back at college, I had a wire wheel begin breaking spokes, and
about 1/3 of them were gone by the time I stopped. Very scary, had a friend
and her child with me at the time. Bill
robert nanzig wrote:
> The factory jack works VERY well for emergency tire changes. I wouldn't
> advise using it to work underneath the car, but it will get you out of a
> bind if you have a flat. Read my June 1999 feature back issue at
> www.sunbeamalpine.org. I had a flat on the way to Columbus, Ohio for a
> Brit car show.
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> I also found mine very easy to use when my wheel fell off which
> brings up an old subject that still haunts me. I know a number of you
> have had your wire wheel spinners fall off but has anyone else had the
> same experience I had in having the threads of the spinner strip out ? I
> meant to bring the old spinner to the Invasion for show and tell and
> then to the big Brit meet at Hickory Corners but I forgot.
>
> Rob Nanzig
> 67SV
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