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Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly

by johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jul 23, 2008 at 07:02 PM

Yeah, don't torque with load on the wheels, at least before reaching
60 lb/ft. That puts "side-loads" on them. Better yet, avoid even
partial loads until reaching 60 lb/ft.





On Jul 19, 12:03=A0am, Built_Well <Built_Well_Toy...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> By the way, the author of the book "Auto Upkeep" also torques
> his wheels while they're just barely touching the ground--touching
> just enough to prevent wheel movement.
>
> However, the author neglected to mention not to torque your wheels
> while they're hot. =A0Luckily, I read at TireRack.com the
> following:
>
> "When rechecking torque value, wait for the wheels to cool
> to ambient temperature (never torque a hot wheel)." =A0[Sounds
> like a good idea. =A0But does anyone know why?]
>
> Here's a longer passage from TireRack.com :
>
> "When installing new wheels you should re-torque the wheel lugs
> after driving the first 50 to 100 miles in case the clamping
> loads have changed following the initial installation. This is
> necessary due to the possibility of metal compression/elongation
> or thermal stresses affecting the wheels as they are breaking in,
> as well as to verify the accuracy of the original installation.
> When rechecking torque value, wait for the wheels to cool to
> ambient temperature (never torque a hot wheel). =A0Loosen and
> retighten to value, in sequence. Simply repeat the same torque
> procedure listed above."
 




 38 Posts in Topic:
Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-17 08:57:34 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Paul <Paul@[EMAIL PROT  2008-07-17 13:10:13 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-17 11:19:07 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Retired VIP <jackj.ext  2008-07-17 18:42:30 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-17 11:57:23 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Retired VIP <jackj.ext  2008-07-18 17:03:59 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Tegger <tegger@[EMAIL   2008-07-19 00:30:30 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
"Jeff Strickland&quo  2008-07-17 12:46:47 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Daniel <nospampls2002@  2008-07-17 14:16:28 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
"Mike hunt" <  2008-07-17 18:47:44 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
spamTHISbrp@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-07-17 15:55:08 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-17 17:59:13 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-17 18:04:48 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
"Art" <begun  2008-07-17 22:23:00 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
RT <noyabusiness@[EMAI  2008-07-17 22:06:35 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-17 19:39:15 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
ray <rollingviolation@  2008-07-20 02:53:41 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
"Ray O" <rok  2008-07-17 22:17:18 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Tegger <tegger@[EMAIL   2008-07-18 22:13:48 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Fat Moe <FatMoe@[EMAIL  2008-07-19 19:21:32 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Vic Smith <thismailaut  2008-07-19 19:33:58 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
"Ray O" <rok  2008-07-19 21:32:09 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-17 21:16:49 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
"Ray O" <rok  2008-07-17 23:41:22 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-18 08:44:51 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
E Meyer <epmeyer50@[EM  2008-07-18 17:56:39 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Tegger <tegger@[EMAIL   2008-07-18 22:06:56 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-18 17:43:35 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-18 23:42:02 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Built_Well <Built_Well  2008-07-19 00:03:49 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-19 12:18:55 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Dan_Thomas_nospam@[EMAIL   2008-07-21 20:35:15 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
Retired VIP <jackj.ext  2008-07-22 13:22:27 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
kludge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-07-22 09:36:33 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
"C. E. White" &  2008-07-22 09:51:01 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
"HLS" <nospa  2008-07-22 12:34:02 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-23 18:29:59 
Re: Wheels' Lug nuts loosened unexpectedly
johngdole@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-07-23 19:02:03 

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