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 sign their copy of the invoice that they told me this).Today I go to another location of that same tire chain to get the lug nuts retorqued. They told me it's NOT needed because the wheels are steel & it would only be needed if I had aluminum wheels. In fact, the guy laughed & said if there was a problem with the torque I would have known by now.So, does anyone know the actual answer on this? For anyone that has a Ford E450 with new tires installed, were you told to get the lug nuts retorqued?Thanks!

Keeping track of wheel lug nut torque and other tire related items would be a matter of maintenance to me... I would want to know all of these things personally regardless of who did the installs.I'm usually the one that backs off of the wheel lug nut torque after it has left a tire shop. Sometimes they really crank down on the lug nuts...The last time I had my tires repaced I took the wheel and tire to NTB and mounted the new tire at home myself... Then I know everything is alright.Roy ken

The guys at the first store were right; the guys at the second store are idiots.And since it's a "chain":That company's main office would probably be most grateful if you told them about the difference in training between those two locations.

Some of it is CYA...and some if it just good practice. Wheel lugs can come loose, especially after someone has had them off and then put back on. Professionals will check their lugs, everyday by reaching in and actually putting fingers on to see if one is loose, and visually every brake check. Many emergency vehicles have those wee green tabs on the lugs, so if one is loose, it is immediately noticed.Gary Haupt

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.

IMHO, it never hurts to re-check the torque. You lose nothing but a little time. After rebuilding an engine, I re-torque the heads several times. Anytime something is assembled/reassembled I never trust the first torque. Things tend to move.

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myway2rv
Explorer
Mar 15, 2014
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.
garyhaupt
Explorer
Mar 15, 2014
Some of it is CYA...and some if it just good practice. Wheel lugs can come loose, especially after someone has had them off and then put back on. Professionals will check their lugs, everyday by reaching in and actually putting fingers on to see if one is loose, and visually every brake check. Many emergency vehicles have those wee green tabs on the lugs, so if one is loose, it is immediately noticed.

Gary Haupt
Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Mar 15, 2014
The guys at the first store were right; the guys at the second store are idiots.

And since it's a "chain":
That company's main office would probably be most grateful if you told them about the difference in training between those two locations.
RoyB
Explorer II
Mar 15, 2014
Keeping track of wheel lug nut torque and other tire related items would be a matter of maintenance to me...

I would want to know all of these things personally regardless of who did the installs.

I'm usually the one that backs off of the wheel lug nut torque after it has left a tire shop. Sometimes they really crank down on the lug nuts...

The last time I had my tires repaced I took the wheel and tire to NTB and mounted the new tire at home myself... Then I know everything is alright.

Roy ken

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