Re: Wheel mishap
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09/27/18 11:58 PM
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Anytime you have a wheel off and put back on heck them a couple blocks is enough to show up.
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 12:01 AM
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Lug nuts need to be re-torqued after 100km when the wheels come off for any reason.
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 12:06 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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Lug nuts need to be re-torqued after 100km when the wheels come off for any reason. I've never done that. My beaver rigs have totaled over a million miles (four of them over 27 years - 87 yota truck, 94 yota truck, 95 Tacoma, and 2000 Tacoma) and I never did that, and never had a lug nut come off. Is this only for certain vehicles? My beaver rigs have all been yotas.
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 12:09 AM
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Always find a few loose lug nuts after wheels have been off.It is standard practice here.
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 12:10 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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Always find a few loose lug nuts after wheels have been off.It is standard practice here. And I never have. What vehicles do you have this happen on?
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 12:13 AM
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Ford Ranger,2 Ford half tons,ford 1 ton work truck,honda crv. My daughter had a wheel come loose because she forgot to have the wheel nuts re torqued after a brake job on the ranger. All the garages print it out now in bold letters on the invoice if you have any wheels taken off.
Last edited by Boco; 09/28/18 12:15 AM.
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 12:17 AM
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Always find a few loose lug nuts after wheels have been off. Good idea to re-check, but I've never heard of this lugnut issue happening with any sort of regularity like you mention. Over the years that I can think of at least three people I've heard of lose wheels though.
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 12:19 AM
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I have never found all of them loose,but usually two or three. Next time you have the wheels off,check the lugnuts after 100km and see if a couple are not fully torqued anymore.
Last edited by Boco; 09/28/18 12:19 AM.
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 02:38 AM
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It is a bigger issue with aluminum rims. Aluminum and steel dont like each other, they can loosen up right after a tire change and then 6 months later be seized up so bad you need a torch to get the lugnuts off. Apply a little anti seize, torque to spec then re-check after a few miles. Most any reputable shop/mechanic around here will either suggest this or it will be printed on your bill after any work has been done where a tire was removed.
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Re: Wheel mishap
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09/28/18 07:50 AM
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I guarantee you'd feel a loose wheel. Lots of vibration and noise. More likely the goon that put the wheels back on just hammered the lugnuts on with an impact and stretched and cracked the studs. Then everything feels fine until you hit a big bump (like in a construction area, per the OP) and the studs break and the wheel falls off. Yep. Most of the vehicles I've owned recommend torquing to 100 ft./lbs. There's a reason for that... Too loose and the nuts work loose. Too tight and you stretch the steel beyond its capacity and it fails. A torque wrench is pretty cheap insurance. Mike
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