Lug nut torque specs?
anyone use a torque wrench to check the TT lugnuts? i've been checking the lugs before each road trip, but amazon just delivered me a nice torque wrench. wondering what setting i should use.
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Lynnmor wrote:GrandpaKip wrote:
I use a torque wrench after replacing a tire. I do check periodically, but not every 300 miles. Never had to tighten the nuts. Nobody says to do this on vehicles that I ever noticed. So what’s the deal? Is there something different about trailer lug nuts that can make them come loose?
Trailer lug nuts center the wheel and take all the load. Most other vehicles have a center hole that precisely fits the axle. Trailer wheels have a painted or clear coat finish that will displace as the lug nuts bear on that soft material. Most of the loosening will take place when the trailer is first used.
Trailers have cheap Chinese bearings and components, so one cannot compare them with passenger vehicles.
Ha Ha,, are you so sure the bearings in your passenger vehicle are made so much better ? I had a 2004 Chevy pickup and the front wheel bearing went bad at 80000 miles. I could not service just the bearing and had to purchase the whole assembly new for like 300 dollars.
