Installing rear mud flaps without using a drill?

[Joe B]

I don't have a side angle drill which still looks like the drill will be tight.Also don't want to take the rear wheels off.
Any way to get these rear mud flaps on?
I was thinking about heating an awl and melt in a screw hole but that may be too risky.

[BlackCam09]

When I installedmy rear mudflap I used a drill with a extension and sort of angle it and it worked fine. I just kind of force the screws

[njerald]

Used a regular drill and motor over 4 years ago....

[Mainuh]

Originally Posted by Joe B

I don't have a side angle drill which still looks like the drill will be tight.Also don't want to take the rear wheels off.
Any way to get these rear mud flaps on?
I was thinking about heating an awl and melt in a screw hole but that may be too risky.

Do it right and take the rear wheels off. Only takes a couple extra minutes per wheel. Anything worth doing, is worth doing right!

[RickF]

Originally Posted by Mainuh

Do it right and take the rear wheels off. Only takes a couple extra minutes per wheel. Anything worth doing, is worth doing right!

I agree! I'm an old guy with a bad shoulder and I took the rear wheels off to drill two holes to install my color-keyed mud guards. I did buy a better lug wrench though. The one that comes with the car is nearly useless.

[JasonA]

Agree, take the darn wheels off. In my opinion, it's a fool's folly to risk messing the job up over 10 minutes to remove the wheels.

[njerald]

Originally Posted by JasonA

Agree, take the darn wheels off. In my opinion, it's a fool's folly to risk messing the job up over 10 minutes to remove the wheels.

Yes, if you don't know what you are doing, take the wheels off.

[JasonA]

This has nothing to do with skill level or know-how, and everything to do with maximixing your work space to do the best job possible with the tools available to you. OP is talking about using a heated awl to burn a screw hole in. Not worth it.

[Mainuh]

Originally Posted by RickF

I agree! I'm an old guy with a bad shoulder and I took the rear wheels off to drill two holes to install my color-keyed mud guards. I did buy a better lug wrench though. The one that comes with the car is nearly useless.

Now you're making me feel bad Rick! I'm an old guy too, but used a nascar style jack and air wrench! Ok not feeling too bad...

Seriously though, I guess I ought to think about a better lug wrench for the trunk eh? I saw the jack when I did the hitch wiring a couple weeks ago, but never looked at the lug wrench. A dark rainy night with a flat tire would not be a good time to find out the lug is a POS.

[RickF]

Ha ha. Yes, the standard lug wrench (at least in my hands) won't yield much torque as it's one of those that comes with the jack like pictured below.



I got one of the star wrenches: