Flat tire!!
On my way back from New Orleans I had a flat tire on the T.T. I was not able to take the lugs off ,so I call for service. They sent someone, he took the flat tire off and replaced it with the spare. H...
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E&J push'n wind wrote:
I'm a believer in re-checking the torque on your lug nuts on both TV and TT. We went on a trip up to WA from So Cal, I had just recently put new tires and wheels on our TT. I remember reading right here on the forum that lug nuts should be checked regularly so I thought lets see whats it's all about. Man am I glad I did. I took a torque wrench with us and at the first fill up I checked the lugs on the TT and it could have been a disaster if I hadn't. After that I thought, lets take a look at the lugs on the TV. Yep, they needed re-torquing as well. After that I checked every fill up and sure enough while they weren't as loose as the first fill up. I was able to tighten them up a bit pretty much every time. They didn't start to "keep" until the trip home where as I checked them they were "less loose." I keep a torque wrench on the TT now. I will continue to check at each fill up. It only takes a few minutes. Very cheap insurance and it'll prevent ruining a trip. One mans thoughts FWIW.
I do the same thing and it only takes a minute to check the lugs. I carry an inexpensive Stanley 1/2" drive torque wrench in the TT just for this purpose. I have aluminum rims and while they have never really loosened up, I have been able to move the lugs very slightly from time to time.
