I do wonder, though, when was the last time the wheels were taken off and therefore, if I should end up changing a wheel at the roadside, it might be sensible to have practised at home and made sure the Spinner is not seized on solid - any thoughts?
if you want to carry a spinner, you should be thinking of two -- as you never know which side will need to be replaced. And why would it ? Maybe it's been nicked, or if it has simply unscrewed itself you have a big problem, and will probably be chasing a wheel down the road. As for "practicing" yes for goodness sake familiarise yourself with the procedure. Jacking the car up at either end isn't too easy, especialy if you're doing it on a dark night down a muddy country lane having run over glass bottle shards.....and you'll need a good jack, perhaps some axle stands if you don't want to risk crushing some part of your anatomy, a spanner/mallet or a purpose-designed tool and a breaker bar -- all much easier to do on your driveway than in my nightmare scenario above. Also when you first attempt to remove a wheel, I'd say expect some old coagulated grease clogging the splines to make the process challenging. How's your AA/RAC membership looking ??
