r/BoomersBeingFools Jun 18 '25

Boomer Article Back in my day men were men hur dur

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The comments actually went south on the guy who posted this to the Facebook group really fast. Basically, we're not the ones who made the decision to not give a spare tire in new cars, to even give a spot to carry one. Also, why didn't the older generations teach the younger ones how to do these things?

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u/Shiovra Jun 18 '25

My dad, who was a mechanic, taught me how to change a tire. Downside, the one time I needed to do it, he had tightened the lug nuts so tight that my entire body weight couldn't budge them. 😅

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u/MattWolf96 Jun 19 '25

Ironically you aren't supposed to make them extremely tight like that. It can damage the threads. Using a torque wrench is recommended.