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Sam

I know you make a reasonable facsimile of real beer, however a rawhide hammer? Have you ever tried to take the Trigos off your SPF car? I can tell you and the other guys will agree that it is somewhat challenging. I spent an hour pounding the bejesus out of my left rear spinner last time which was not fun.. Not to mention the 11 lead hammers that are stuck in the gyprock ceiling of my garage. Seriously (sure) it is really hard to get those babies off and there is always the potential for destroying the fender of the car as well.
Now, before the "gifted" in the crowd mention it, I use tons of anti-seize when I install the wheels and barely tap the knock offs on.. Driving quickly (never more than 75, ask Larry D. or Gary) causes those things to really weld on there. I have also seen the ears get snapped off due to spirited whacking with the lead balloon on a stick.
The tool is more elegant for the gentleman automobilist to partake in mechanical endeavours, not to mention a lot more even in the torque-a-roo department. It also adds stature within the club when you pooh-pooh the Neandertal efforts of the less than equipped - tool-wise..

So what have we learned?
It is way easier and $afer than the hammer...

(Always ready to shill for another member, A.A. wink wink)

Please excuse my indifferent command of the language....

Steve