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Old 07-15-2010, 02:40 PM
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The easiest way to remember it is that the knock offs unscrew in the direction of the front of the car. It's easy, just learn it. I recently went to a tire shop and pulled all of the wheels off myself and gave each on to them for balancing and then put them back on. No way some tire guy is swinging a hammer (even a lead one) around my wheels.

For your immediate issue, most tire patches can be installed while the tire is on the car. I just had one done on my wifes car. Took 5 min and cost $11 at a decent service station nearby.
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