[twobjshelbys]

I got the Harbor Freight pliers too with .041 wire. My wheels are painted the same color as the stripes (yellow) and the wires had worn the paint off. I saw an earlier post with something to shield the wheel from the wire (the first picture.) So after I got everything cleaned and put back on the car I ran down to Home Depot to look for some yellow wire. Found some 14ga yellow. I pulled out the copper and threaded the safety wire through it the insulation strip. The color matches perfectly. If I think of it I'll take a picture tomorrow.

As for reinstalling, I was pretty brutal. The advice earlier was to whack them until they sound changes. Took about 5 smacks.

I think the lead hammer will give me at least one more total change on this side of it and I haven't even touched the other side of it yet. Should probably get 4-5 changes out of it. Good deal on them!

Now I need to get a canvas toolbag for all the goodies.