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- As with most vehicles, the wheel removal wrench is very thin and short, which requires more effort to remove the wheel.
Seat ATECA, simple improvements and tips for the wheel wrench and the bolt cover removal tool.
Step-by-step instructions
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- One option is to use a cross wrench; it works quite well and allows for better force distribution. I keep both in my vehicle.
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- In other vehicles, I have occasionally used a plumbing pipe to extend the handle, but since it is prohibited and illegal to carry it in the car, I have looked for another option using PVC plastic.
- Option: Use PVC H-pipe, the type used in electrical installations, specifically H25 pipe + H32 pipe.
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- By inserting a 25 mm H-tube inside a 32 mm H-tube, we get a reinforced, thick handle that allows us to hold the tool comfortably and use less effort.
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- Since the diameter of the 25 mm pipe is smaller than the inner diameter of the 32 mm pipe, you need to wrap a few turns of electrical tape around the 25 mm pipe to increase its diameter so that it does not move inside the 32 mm pipe.
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- Inserting the H25 conduit inside the H32 conduit.
- 2 conduit sizes, widely used by electricians for exposed wall installations.
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- Another improvement that occurred to me refers to the wheel bolt cap removal tool.
- The tool is black, inserted into a black styrofoam holder in the vehicle's trunk, where we often have poor lighting when dealing with a flat tire at night on the road.
- 1st: We may have trouble easily locating the tool due to the low light.
- 2nd: If we leave the tool on the ground on the road during a nighttime breakdown, we could forget it or lose it quite easily.
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- I thought that the solution to avoid losing it is extremely simple and cheap; it is enough to attach a fabric tape or ribbon 30 cm or longer in a bright color to the clamp.
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- Photo 1: View as it comes from the factory
- Photo 2: View of the clip with the loop, to make it easier to locate.
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