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" I highly doubt most women can take tires off and lift them and put them back on, especially for SUV." This is either sexist, ignorant, or both. I put myself

" I highly doubt most women can take tires off and lift them and put them back on, especially for SUV." This is either sexist, ignorant, or both. I put myself through school working as a mechanic, and very few jobs require more strength than the average 10 year old girl has. That is the entire point of tools, they provide adequate leverage. Additionally, it seems sexist to single out women, what about older men? I've certainly met plenty of women physically stronger than me, and most healthy adults should be able to lift even a heavy 60lb tire the few inches necessary to mount it. Unless you are installing a transmission, if you are putting in significant physical effort then you are using the wrong tool or technique. For instance, for the other commenters that mentioned difficult lug nuts- Go to harbor freight and purchase a 1/2" breaker bar, at least 18" long but preferably 24", along with a socket to fit your lug nuts. To crack the lug nuts, use your body weight and bounce on one foot. Even if the shop that installed them didn't over-torque the nuts, road grit and salt can make them very tight. Carry that tool instead of the provided wrench, it is far easier and safer, and shouldn't cost more than 25$.

lotsofpulp 8y ago
By writing women, I am alluding to the fact that many of almost 50% of the population might not have the muscle mass and/or biological build to swap out tires. It's not sexist, it's just shorthand for writing all those words. It doesn't make sense to specify older men (or women) as I would think they are generally precluded from conversations about activities requiring physical strength, so it would be superfluous. Some women are stronger than others, some aren't. But in my experience, women will probably have problems getting a lug nut off that has been tightened too tight with an air tool and/or is rusted. I personally have had problems getting them off, even with a breaker bar, and I wouldn't expect everyone with a car to go out and buy a breaker bar either. The meat of my comment was that it might be reasonable to expect a large portion of the population to not be able to do what many think are simple routine car repairs, such as brake jobs, and I attempted to prove it by illustrating an example.

lotsofpulp 8y ago

By writing women, I am alluding to the fact that many of almost 50% of the population might not have the muscle mass and/or biological build to swap out tires. It's not sexist, it's just shorthand for writing all those words. It doesn't make sense to specify older men (or women) as I would think they are generally precluded from conversations about activities requiring physical strength, so it would be superfluous. Some women are stronger than others, some aren't. But in my experience, women will probably have problems getting a lug nut off that has been tightened too tight with an air tool and/or is rusted. I personally have had problems getting them off, even with a breaker bar, and I wouldn't expect everyone with a car to go out and buy a breaker bar either. The meat of my comment was that it might be reasonable to expect a large portion of the population to not be able to do what many think are simple routine car repairs, such as brake jobs, and I attempted to prove it by illustrating an example.