Lug Wrench
| Lug Wrench | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Vehicle Maintenance |
| Type | Car Tool |
| Weight | 1 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.LugWrench
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The Lug Wrench is a mechanics tool that removes and fits the tires of a vehicle. Taking a tire off also opens the way to the brake and suspension behind it.
The lug wrench works on every vehicle type. Standard, Heavy-Duty and Sports vehicles all use the same tool for their wheels.
Tires are among the parts that need replacing most often. Many tires on parked cars spawn damaged. A lug wrench in the trunk means a bad tire can be swapped on the road instead of stranding the vehicle. The Mechanic is the best occupation for vehicle maintenance. It starts with the most Mechanics skill.
How to Use Lug Wrench
The lug wrench works together with a Jack. The jack raises the vehicle, and the lug wrench takes the tire off the raised wheel. The same tool puts a new tire back on.
Once a tire is off, the brake and the suspension of that wheel can be reached. Those parts need a Wrench rather than the lug wrench. So the lug wrench is the first step for any wheel job.
Wheel work also needs the right knowledge for the vehicle type. A survivor who has not learned the mechanics for that type of vehicle cannot use the lug wrench on it. Reading the matching mechanics magazine opens up that work.
A lug wrench, a Jack and a Wrench together make a full kit for wheel jobs. Keeping all three in the trunk is a good habit for any driver.
Locations
Car supply stores are by far the best places to find a lug wrench. Their counters and shelves often hold one. Police garages and fire stations come next, in their tool cabinets and garages. Gas stations keep them in their back rooms. Mechanic shops, farm storage, sheds and closets are worth checking too. Tool cabinets in any building can turn one up.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Car supply store | Counter | 29.3% |
| Car supply store | Metal shelves | 29.3% |
| Car supply store | Shelves | 29.3% |
| Car supply shop, sport | Shelves | 29.3% |
| Car supply store | Other | 13% |
| Car supply store | Tool cabinet | 13% |
| Gas 2 Go | Other | 12.4% |
| Gas storage | Other | 12.4% |
| Gas store | Other | 12.4% |
| Warehouse | Small box | 8.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Police garage | Other | 15.2% |
| Police garage | Tool cabinet | 15.2% |
| Fire station garage | Counter | 14% |
| Fire station garage | Tool cabinet | 14% |
| Any building | Tool cabinet | 13% |
| Closet | Crate | 10.4% |
| Closet | Other | 10.4% |
| Shed | Other | 10.4% |
| Fire station garage | Other | 9.5% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 8.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fire station storage | Tool cabinet | 14% |
| Mechanic | Other | 13% |
| Farm storage | Tool cabinet | 11.3% |
| Mechanic | Metal shelves | 11.3% |
| Fire station storage | Metal shelves | 9.5% |
| Fire station storage | Other | 9.5% |
| Catwalk | Other | 8.2% |
| Storage room | Other | 8.2% |
| Studio | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Warehouse | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Tools cache1 | Tools box | 10.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 8.2% |
| Tools cache1 | Counter | 6.7% |
| Tools cache1 | Bag duffel bag tint | 5.4% |
Notes
- The lug wrench is the first tool in any wheel job.
- A Jack must raise the vehicle before the tire comes off.
- Brakes and suspension need a Wrench once the tire is off.
- Car supply stores are the surest place to find one.
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