Mintys Tyres

Ho3n3r said:
Just to be sure, you're at Minty's again now? What happened to them giving you the run-around before - they had a change of conscience?

And would you trust them to fix this properly, keeping in mind what they did to your car before?
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No not brave/stupid enough to take any of my cars back to them. Car is at a 4x4 specialist.
 
SauRoNZA said:
What was wrong with the stock rims?
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Nothing really. I just saw a nice set of black 4x4 rims when I was buying the Tyres so thought why not.

Car is actually my dads so bought them for him as a gift.
 
swazi85 said:
Nothing really. I just saw a nice set of black 4x4 rims when I was buying the Tyres so thought why not.

Car is actually my dads so bought them for him as a gift.
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That was kind of where I was going with it.

An unnecessary practise that did nothing but add drama to your life.
 
SauRoNZA said:
That was kind of where I was going with it.

An unnecessary practise that did nothing but add drama to your life.
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But in 99.999% of cases, it doesn't, and it's a straightforward procedure. How was he to know that the service provider would be total clueless ****nuts?

I don't see why people can't have nice things if they have the money.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Not to mention the lack of copper slip or other anti seize that never gets applied by the “professionals”.
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I saw today they brushed some copper grease on the studs and Tyres & more, must say very professional:
 
SauRoNZA said:
That was kind of where I was going with it.

An unnecessary practise that did nothing but add drama to your life.
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He was purchasing tyres - they'd still have to remove the wheels from the car - resulting in the same drama.
 
FiestaST said:
This.

It's one of the reasons they don't recommend owners to do the DIY themselves.
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Thats why you go buy yourself a torque wrench.Also its good to know the torque settings so when you take it to the wheel place you tell them how much torque needs to be applied.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Not to mention the lack of copper slip or other anti seize that never gets applied by the “professionals”.
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There is no hard and fast rule regarding copper slip.Personally i wouldnt apply it as it messes with the torque settings
 
It's when they use pneumatic tools to fasten wheel nuts that I shudder.

I did a tyre fitment at TWAT and when it was all done I gave the dude the wheel spanner that came with the car and told him ; "Maak nou los."
He really battled and even had to jump on the spanner to release a nut. I called the manager to show him. He said that they never took chances and did not want to take the risk of a wheel coming off.

TWAT has never seen me again. They think that torque is talk.
 
stroller said:
It's when they use pneumatic tools to fasten wheel nuts that I shudder.

I did a tyre fitment at TWAT and when it was all done I gave the dude the wheel spanner that came with the car and told him ; "Maak nou los."
He really battled and even had to jump on the spanner to release a nut. I called the manager to show him. He said that they never took chances and did not want to take the risk of a wheel coming off.

TWAT has never seen me again. They think that torque is talk.
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Those power/air drills don't over tighten though. It has a hammer action that seats the wheel and the bolt perfectly. And yes, it's a biatch to remove them again. But they are not over tightened. You can break off or strip a bolt by hand, not with that power/air drill.
 
Doesnt matter , you dont use pneumatic drils.There is only 1 correct way , and thats to use a torque wrench .. finished and klaar.These tyre places should actually have the torque settings for all the cars on the computer system so they dont generalize.While they at it also they need to have the correct tyre pressure for all cars as well.
 
ubercal said:
Doesnt matter , you dont use pneumatic drils.There is only 1 correct way , and thats to use a torque wrench .. finished and klaar.These tyre places should actually have the torque settings for all the cars on the computer system so they dont generalize.While they at it also they need to have the correct tyre pressure for all cars as well.
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Ok, just remember to add a torque wrench to your boot in-case you have to change your wheel when you have a flat :p :D Never had an issue with normal wheel spanner. Doubt I ever will.
 
If you drive a scooby you need to carry a mini toolbox plus a 5L of oil , water , coolant etc :D
 
Pitbull said:
Ok, just remember to add a torque wrench to your boot in-case you have to change your wheel when you have a flat :p :D Never had an issue with normal wheel spanner. Doubt I ever will.
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Yep, have to say I agree. If your wheel hubs get stripped so easily it is a design flaw. It is unrealistic and unsafe to expect your customers to use torque wrenches. Unless you actually supply them with one when selling the car.

I haven't ever used a torque wrench while tightening wheel nuts. I always just use the standard boot spanner and haven't ever had a problem.

As I said, any manufacturer that sells a car that can have the wheel nuts stripped by the standard tool, is liable and it is a design flaw.
 
ubercal said:
Doesnt matter , you dont use pneumatic drils.There is only 1 correct way , and thats to use a torque wrench .. finished and klaar.These tyre places should actually have the torque settings for all the cars on the computer system so they dont generalize.While they at it also they need to have the correct tyre pressure for all cars as well.
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Yeah it frightens me that to this day I have never seen a single mechanic ever use a torque wrench.

Never mind the wheel spanner jockeys.

As for the copper slip, if I’m going to be the poor bastard removing the wheel again with hand tools then I use it where possible.

I actually don’t remember seeing wheel nut values in the car manuals, but I’m sure it’s probably there or has some disclaimer like visit your nearest service centre after changing a wheel.
 
cueball said:
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Look harder, or buy better cars......... :D
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Well you partly covered what I expected with the disclaimer at the end.

I didn’t specially go look at the time of posting. Just meant I had never actually seen it before.

Also not like I need to pull the book out to learn how to change a wheel. :)
 
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