Torquing tire stud by hand
2015 Ford E-450 Had new tire put on. Not sure about torquing sequence in manual. They used a pneumatic gun at 12,6 9,3 7,2, 8 and 5. Then came back and use a torque wrench. Watching them, they ...
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Durb wrote:
I dealt with a large chain of tire shops with over 400 locations. They tested their people and found their techs were over torquing lug nuts up to 200 ft-lbs over spec. If they are hammering the wrench or adding some more after the wrench clicks then your nuts are over torqued. If so, go home, loosen, and re-torque properly.
Make sure you loosen them rather than just clicking on an already over torqued nut; a placebo.
I find this amazing, I usually watch and if the method is questionable, I will re-torque. When I am dealing with my own tires,I do use the impact wrench to run the lugs down at the lowest setting, just snug. Then torque.
