Don't forget to re torque those lug nuts!

dave17352 wrote:
My 30 year old nephew came over the other night to borrow some fishing gear. He showed me the damage to his pride and joy 2011 lifted chevy truck. He had new rims and tires put on at a local shop. They were aluminum black fancy ones for his off road tires. Of course they told him to re torque them at 400 miles. Well he said he thought ya right who does that! Well as he was turning he felt some wobble and a few moments later his front passenger tire flew off. When it came off it wrecked the quarter panel and the passenger door won't open. I bet 3k worth of damage. He said he had been on the interstate about 20 minutes earlier going about 80 miles an hour. He was thinking about the fact that he probably would have been killed if it had happened then.

He called the shop and of course they asked him if he had re torqued them and all he could say was no and of course they would no be able to do anything for him. I like most people thought that the re torque thing was just a cya statement until a couple of years ago. Then I read about someone else that had a tire fly off. I bought a torque wrench and torqued my wheels on my pick up and sure enough they all needed some tightening. It was just about a year a go when a guy that works for me got back from a 350 mile trip to find there was only one lug nut holding his rear tire on.

So re torque those lug nuts now and then!:E

I was told to retorque after 100 km,,!!
Mine takes 140 lbs so if I didnt have torque wrench hand tightening with as much strengh I could push would probably do..
Noticed its the front ones that come lose first..makes no difference if aluminum or steel,,all should be retorqued..