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That was when the soldier hit Ivan with a tyre lever.

They're still looking for the murder weapon, believed to be a tyre lever.

He said the two men attacked him with a tyre lever, hammer and a craft knife.

Then he dropped the tyre lever and groped for his penknife again.

He climbed out of the Maserati and struck the windshield with the tyre lever.

"A friend said let's buy a house by the Venice canals 40 years ago," he says, twirling a tyre lever.

Good choices include a bolster chisel, a car tyre lever or a broad jemmy.

Ali, my saviour with the hammer and tyre lever, carried on his way, US$60 the richer.

He slid the panel that concealed the tray of tools each in their separate foam rubber padded compartment, and selected a tyre lever.

I left the tyre lever and mallet on the grass and stepped down into the boathouse, the shocking chill of the water again a teeth-gritter.

A tire iron (also tire lever or tyre lever) is a specialized metal tool used in working with tires.

Speculation came from the jury as to what type of blunt instrument was used; coal hammers, tyre levers and spanners were suggested, even knuckle dusters.

'So I used a rusty tyre lever and a mallet, and I'm sorry about your woodwork.'

She reached inside her jacket and brought out the claw hammer and tyre lever she'd borrowed from Mr Auld across the landing.

With the point of the tyre lever he dug into the rosewood panelling and tore out a section, splintering and cracking the woodwork into complete ruin.

Tool kit: 1 Hand pump with hose, 1 Combination pliers, 1 Mechanics hammer, 2 Tyre levers.

Widdowson became insanely jealous, crept up behind Sylvia in the car, and hit her on the back of the head with a tyre lever lying in the lot.

All around lay old and rusting tools and equipment, but among the junk I found almost at once two perfect aids: a tyre lever and a heavy mallet for driving in mooring pegs.

I slid the cylinder onto the back of the jeep and found a spare tyre lever and went back to the crates and worked on the slats and dragged another cylinder out.

Cameraman von Planta's bike had a broken frame after a bad fall in Mongolia and only a "bodge job" by Boorman using tyre levers and cable-ties enabled them to get the bike to the next town where the frame could be welded.

Tire levers are not necessary or desirable in all cases.

A common feature of tire levers is the lack of sharp edges.

Inside it Boris had put two tire levers and a looped throttling wire.

Tire levers for bicycle tires have one end that is tapered and slightly curved.

Classically tire levers were made of metal.

It is good practice to examine a set of tire levers for any sharp edges and file them smooth and round.

Tire levers are used for removing the tires from the rim, often for changing the inner tube.

In some cases, the tire can be reinserted on the rim, and sometimes removed from the rim, without the use of tire levers.

A tire iron (also tire lever or tyre lever) is a specialized metal tool used in working with tires.

Tire irons for bicycles are usually referred to as tire levers, as they are often made of plastic, not metal.

The wheel is removed, the tire levered from the rim and inspected for causes of damage, and the inner tube replaced and wheel inflated.

For basic maintenance and repairs, cyclists can choose to carry a pump (or a CO cartridge), a puncture repair kit, a spare inner tube, and tire levers.

The pocket-size unit jams in 16 bicycle tools, including hex keys, spoke wrenches, tire levers, screwdrivers, a bottle opener, chain tool and T25 Torx wrench; $24.99.

Most riders carry a water bottle, an air pump, tire patches, a spare tire tube, a tire lever and, if they do not plan to stop for lunch, a snack such as granola bars.

Ray Davies was garrotted with a piece of rope and a tire lever after being placed in a bath, attacked with clubs, repeatedly beaten about his genitals and had a toe crushed with a pair of pliers.

No tire is impregnable to New York glass, nails and other detritus, so it is a good idea to put together a roadside repair kit consisting of a spare tube, tire levers, a patch kit, a saddlebag and a portable pump that can be mounted on the frame.