Why should there always be a gas pipe in the trunk
Urban motorists are used to the fact that in case of problems with a tire, there will definitely be a tire fitting station nearby. There is no such thing on country roads, and even dismantling a punctured wheel can turn into an insoluble problem.
In fact, car owners living in cities have become lazy and relaxed. They have long been accustomed to the fact that there are a lot of all kinds of service centers around, ready to instantly solve any technical problem with the car. The general pampered service can play a cruel joke with a city driver when he finds himself somewhere on a country road. A banal tire puncture can become an insoluble problem if, for example, the edges of one of the nuts that fix the wheel are jammed. Because of this, it will be impossible to unscrew it. Fans of bolts and nuts - "secrets" on wheels, by the way, this applies in the first place.
The design of these gizmos often does not withstand the effort that has to be applied to loosen a fairly rusted thread. As a result, the driver finds himself in a stupid situation: almost in an open field, one on one with a flat tire that cannot be replaced because of a single stubborn nut. The saddest thing in his position will be that colleagues passing by, most likely, will not be able to help in any way. Indeed, to combat such a scourge, special devices are needed, which no one carries with them due to the reason indicated at the beginning of the text. You can, of course, try to “hobble” at a low speed on a deflated wheel to the nearest car service. But this is almost guaranteed to mean a torn to shreds tire and, most likely, damage to the rim.
Therefore, if you intend to travel out of town more or less regularly (to the country, for example), we recommend that you prepare for “wheel” troubles in advance. In the simplest case, it is enough to put an ordinary gas key and a water pipe in the trunk, which can be mounted on the handle of this key. But first you need to try on this wrench to the wheel nuts of your car. The design of the disk may not allow, in which case, to grab the nut with a gas wrench. In this case, you will have to take care of a special tool, invented just for such cases.
There are special sockets for wheel wrenches designed to loosen wheel nuts and bolts with crumpled edges. Such a head has a special shape that allows it to be mounted on any nut or bolt of one or another diameter. Complete with a "universal" head in the car, you need to have a hammer or something that can be used as a replacement for it. After all, our "special head" should firmly grab the ill-fated nut. Without a hammer, this can not be achieved, as a rule. Having the described lifesaver and a hammer in the trunk, in the event of a tire puncture on a deserted track, you will at least save on buying a new tire and repairing the disc.
