properly change a tire...
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properly change a tire... whats the "right way" to change a tire as far as torquing the lug nuts..?
is there a certain method more to it than tightening lug nuts that are across from eachother to spread the force out...
i've heard you torque them to a certain point, lower the car, and then torque them to another?
what is the right way to do it?
is there a certain method more to it than tightening lug nuts that are across from eachother to spread the force out...
i've heard you torque them to a certain point, lower the car, and then torque them to another?
what is the right way to do it?
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I just tighten them with a 4 way til they grab and spin the wheel, then move across the pattern to the next one til it does the same. After all are snug drop er down and torque em!
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I've always heard you tighten it on the ground to keep from over tightening it. Once the car starts to roll a bit while tightening the nut you stop. You can over torque a lug nut pretty quickly. Least that's what mechanic's have told me, I'm not one myself though.
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yeah, the rolling trick works, but a torque wrench is a damn fine investment.
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100ftlbs or pretty much as tight as you can get them with a breaker bar or 4 way... just dont force it too much, cause you will break a stud, but you will feel it about to break...
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i always liked the sayin "tight is tight, to tight is broke" basically i tighten my lugs as much as i can in the star pattern ive done this probally over 100 time and maybe broke 2-3 lugs id rather them bee tight than loose and come off while driving.
Snugging the lugs with the tire off the ground is actually very important if your wheels aren't "hub-centric". This allows the wheels to "center-up" on the studs, so you don't get the wheels tightened slightly off center, and get vibration while driving.
Hub-centric wheels will "center-up" the wheel on the center hub of the axle, so while it's still a good idea to snugs the lugs in the air, it isn't quite as critical. For what it's worth, I always snug the lugs in the air, and then torque them after getting the tire on the ground.
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