Lug Nut Concerns
We purchased a 2008 FR Silverback 30LSA in Dec to replace our Wildcat that was totaled in an accident back in Oct. We bought new tires and put them on ourselves. Hand tightened without a torque wrench...
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Sorry, this is a little off topic:
I worry about over tightening with all the torque wrench checking. OK, that's not true, I am just lazy. I wanted to use those plastic arrow things they sell to show if a lug has loosened, but they do not work with deeply recessed lugs like I have. So I removed my pretty wheel covers and travel without them. I torque them once and then use a black and silver Sharpie pin to mark the nut and the wheel with a dot. The silver Sharpie can also be used to erase the black dot on the nut if it changes. I have never seen one move. I don't know much about metal, but I suppose it is possible for the nut to not move and the torque to still decrease, but I am not going to worry about it.
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I forgot to add that I implemented this technique after the normal wheel installation cycle which did involve rechecking the torque with a wrench after use.
I worry about over tightening with all the torque wrench checking. OK, that's not true, I am just lazy. I wanted to use those plastic arrow things they sell to show if a lug has loosened, but they do not work with deeply recessed lugs like I have. So I removed my pretty wheel covers and travel without them. I torque them once and then use a black and silver Sharpie pin to mark the nut and the wheel with a dot. The silver Sharpie can also be used to erase the black dot on the nut if it changes. I have never seen one move. I don't know much about metal, but I suppose it is possible for the nut to not move and the torque to still decrease, but I am not going to worry about it.
(on edit)
I forgot to add that I implemented this technique after the normal wheel installation cycle which did involve rechecking the torque with a wrench after use.
