Retorque Lug Nuts After Tire Change?
My chassis is a Ford E450. I had the recalled Michelin tires. A local tire chain put replacement tires on. They told me I needed to get the lug nuts retorqued at 100 & 500 miles (actually made me s...
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myway2rv wrote:
Greetings,
I'm getting new shoes next week on my E 450, and I was wondering the same thing.
I've never seen a tire mechanic use a torque wrench on any tires I've ever had replaced on any vehicle. So, I usually check the torque myself just in case.
There are "torque sockets" you can buy for an air wrench, these are what supposedly tire shops are supposed to use. They basically look like an extended socket, with different colors identifying different torque.
Having said that... most wheels that I have had put on by a shop are tightened so much that a breaker bar is needed to take the lug nuts off. So, if I've had a shop put wheels on for me, I always loosen and retighten them at home.
