DiD Power wrote:thats not good to hear snowy a lot of tyre shops use the torque extentions that fit the end of the rattle guns they come in different colours.each coloured torque bar represents a wheel nut size so that it doesnt over tighten and strip the wheel studs but there are a lot of workshops n tyre service centres that still use the old school way of just rattle it up until it wont go no more
DiD Power wrote:thats not good to hear snowy a lot of tyre shops use the torque extentions that fit the end of the rattle guns they come in different colours.each coloured torque bar represents a wheel nut size so that it doesnt over tighten and strip the wheel studs but there are a lot of workshops n tyre service centres that still use the old school way of just rattle it up until it wont go no more
DiD Power wrote:thats not good to hear snowy a lot of tyre shops use the torque extentions that fit the end of the rattle guns they come in different colours. so that it doesnt over tighten and strip the wheel studs.Each coloured bar has different torque figure and shaft size and u can fit wat ever size socket on the end of it as long as it was 1/2" drive. but there are a lot of workshops n tyre service centres that still use the old school way of just rattle it up until it wont go no more
Longranger1 wrote:
A little less torque than what 5th says (which is correct) but lubed threads make up for it. So far I haven't had any loosening issues.
Edit: There is a warning about applying oil to the threads in the owner's manual causing overtightening.
The torque values listed are for dry threads: Steel wheels 137 to 157Nm, Alloy wheels 118 to 137NM.
Quinny67 wrote:So I just had new tyres fitted and watched with pain as the air spanner was used to tighten the wheel nuts
They then did use a torque wrench on every wheel nut - but ... if they were over tightened beyond the 118 to 137NM as recommended above ... wouldn't the torque wrench "click" as soon as they lent on it ? Not sure how those things work but I thought you would tension up to the desired value ... It wouldn't know if it was over-tensioned ...
Quinny67 wrote:Longranger1 wrote:
A little less torque than what 5th says (which is correct) but lubed threads make up for it. So far I haven't had any loosening issues.
Edit: There is a warning about applying oil to the threads in the owner's manual causing overtightening.
The torque values listed are for dry threads: Steel wheels 137 to 157Nm, Alloy wheels 118 to 137NM.
So I just had new tyres fitted and watched with pain as the air spanner was used to tighten the wheel nuts
They then did use a torque wrench on every wheel nut - but ... if they were over tightened beyond the 118 to 137NM as recommended above ... wouldn't the torque wrench "click" as soon as they lent on it ? Not sure how those things work but I thought you would tension up to the desired value ... It wouldn't know if it was over-tensioned ...
snowman wrote:no you didn't. my misread. trust me when i tell you i have drunk WAAAAY too much coffee today.
same deal though. closing the gate once the horse has bolted. hope your nuts aren't too tight.
been there, done that.
Quinny67 wrote:snowman wrote:no you didn't. my misread. trust me when i tell you i have drunk WAAAAY too much coffee today.
same deal though. closing the gate once the horse has bolted. hope your nuts aren't too tight.
been there, done that.
Thanks for your concern
I once had a Magna with a flat tyre - and for love or money - I couldn't get the wheel nuts off... Had to call NRMA
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