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How to make a lead hammer for taking old wheals off

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Old 02-25-2012, 05:50 PM
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Default How to make a lead hammer for taking old wheals off

Lead Hammer How To make one in your shop - YouTube

This is a how to on makeing a lead hammer for 20 bucks. Retail kits sell for 130.oo

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Old 02-25-2012, 08:15 PM
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Wish i had thisfor doing my sisters brakes,rims were molded right to the caliper,have to losen all the lugs about half way then drive about 100 feet and they broke loose,damn imports,...:p haha
 
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Old 02-26-2012, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 04chevyboy
Wish i had thisfor doing my sisters brakes,rims were molded right to the caliper,have to losen all the lugs about half way then drive about 100 feet and they broke loose,damn imports,...:p haha
I've done this once or twice. I give everything a nice light coat of grease now


Nice lead mallet greenbud, i have one of them somewhere. After a while they get mushroomed out.
 
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Old 02-26-2012, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by lougreen03
I've done this once or twice. I give everything a nice light coat of grease now


Nice lead mallet greenbud, i have one of them somewhere. After a while they get mushroomed out.
Yup thats the point of the kit is the ability to remelt it and make it again
 
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Originally Posted by lougreen03
I've done this once or twice. I give everything a nice light coat of grease now

Yeah i had a good coat of grease on it lol
 
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