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Lug Nut Torque and Sears Wheel "Technicians" !
#1
Posted 13 November 2004 - 02:56 PM
I took my 2003 Outback Wagon to Sears today to have new tires mounted( BF Goodrich Traction TA's). I told them that they should only use 72 foot pounds of torque on the lug nuts, I told them this twice. Got the car home and guess what, waay tight. Anyway, I loosened them up and torqued them to the correct torque. My question is this,would them overtightening the lug nuts have damaged anything?
Thanks!
#2
Posted 13 November 2004 - 03:12 PM
Not for that short of period.Hi All,
I took my 2003 Outback Wagon to Sears today to have new tires mounted( BF Goodrich Traction TA's). I told them that they should only use 72 foot pounds of torque on the lug nuts, I told them this twice. Got the car home and guess what, waay tight. Anyway, I loosened them up and torqued them to the correct torque. My question is this,would them overtightening the lug nuts have damaged anything?
Thanks!
#3
Posted 13 November 2004 - 06:10 PM
#4
Posted 13 November 2004 - 06:46 PM
When I got home, the first thing that I did was to check the wheel-nut torques. They were all beyond the range of my 100 ft-Lb torque-wrench.
I wasn't surprised. It always happens.
This is one of the reasons why I hate to have 'professionals' touch my car.
#5
Posted 13 November 2004 - 06:54 PM
When I deal with sears and most other large tire shops I take the rims to their center and leave the car at home on jackstands.
#6
Posted 14 November 2004 - 08:19 AM
With respect to the rims and studs, it depends on how much overtightening. If the threads on the studs are still ok, I wouldn't worry about them. You might want to remove the rims again and have a look around the mounting holes. Any visible cracks?
#7
Posted 14 November 2004 - 08:57 AM
This is why I would never let sears touch any of my cars.Hi All,
I took my 2003 Outback Wagon to Sears today to have new tires mounted( BF Goodrich Traction TA's). I told them that they should only use 72 foot pounds of torque on the lug nuts, I told them this twice. Got the car home and guess what, waay tight. Anyway, I loosened them up and torqued them to the correct torque. My question is this,would them overtightening the lug nuts have damaged anything?
Thanks!
When I was young on my parents car they actually broke 2 of the 4 lugs on one of our cars by over tightening them.
They use the air guns to take them off and put them back on, I will only allow Discount tire to do my tires. They use hand torque wrenches to put the tires back on.
#8
Posted 14 November 2004 - 09:06 AM
#9
Posted 14 November 2004 - 10:43 AM
#10
Posted 14 November 2004 - 11:07 AM
Sears, Walmart, Sams, Costco, Pepboys, etc.Speaking of Wal-mart...when I was younger I ahd a nissan with custom rims on it. I had just bought some new low-profile tires from a custom shop not far from my home and I figured I would have wally world put them on for me because I worked there and they could do it while I was art work, and save some greenbacks. I got my truck back at the end of my shift and drove home like always. This time wasn't like the others, two of my rims were shaking like crazy. I got out to investigate and there were only 2 of 6 lug nuts holding each rim on. Turns out they over torqued the sheeot of the lugs and stripped every single stud. They had to pay to tow the truck there and replace 24 lug nuts. I avoid wal-mart but get my tires from Sams. I stand by the bay to make sure they do not try anything funny.
Watch them install tires, you will see they all use impact wrench for both on and off.
I would not let any of them touch my cars.
#11
Posted 14 November 2004 - 01:19 PM
#12
Posted 14 November 2004 - 09:05 PM
#13
Posted 14 November 2004 - 09:17 PM
On the other hand, the tire may be OK but most tire dealers don't know how to mount the heavy spot of a tire to the light spot of the rim or at least take the time to do it.
You might ask the dealer to rotate the tire 180 and see if it helps.
#14
Posted 15 November 2004 - 09:41 AM
Hey Blitz,
Please email me or PM. I have a question regarding an earlier post by you about pinging and can't contact you through the board for clarification.
Thanks.
#15
Posted 15 November 2004 - 10:43 AM
I have always done mine to 85?
Does anyone have the specs for the years and models? (01 Forester too)
Thanks,
Glenn
#16
Posted 15 November 2004 - 11:28 AM
Wheel nut torque = 88 N.m (65 ft-lb)
#17
Posted 15 November 2004 - 03:54 PM
#18
Posted 15 November 2004 - 05:48 PM
This is one of the reasons why I hate to have 'professionals' touch my car.
just come down to my shop, my tire guy toques them by hand with a torque wrench.. only shop in town that does
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