Tire/wheel change on the road

Lynnmor wrote:
A good tire shop might use torque sticks.
I told the last shop to torque to 140 and all the nuts were dead on when I got home.

Well, I definitely never been in a good tire shop then :B

Grit dog wrote:
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that most everyone here was driving and /or changed tires before the internet.
Why the 11pages now, like every other thread about wheel lug torque?
If this is a scintillating subject for some, I feel sorry that your lives are not more exciting!

There really hasn't been a thing in the world I lost sleep over on how I tightened up bolts, and nuts Only thing back in the day I used a torque wrench for was putting an engine back together , tires, hitches , setting up dies in the plant etc , even a length of pipe for a cheater to get those dies tied down to the bed of the press ,so they stayed there .Takes a bit of tonnage to punch a 2" hole in a 1*1/2 steel plate , plus the force on the top die pulling it off. Or to pierce ,and corrugate large culvert plate . The list goes on ,not a torque wrench in sight . I only worked with 90- 1250 ton presses ,and there are much bigger out there.

Do I take the time now on my truck ,and fifth wheel to torque the wheels , Yes I do, but then I got lots of time :)

Grit dog wrote:
I’d make a video of me rotating tires with nothing but 2 floor jacks and a 1/2” air impact, but I fear it would end up in cardiac arrest for a few! Lol

Nothing new on that, been doing it that way for years. Pretty sure I got a year or two on you :)

Cummins12V98 wrote:


HONEST question, how do you know the lugs were not torqued to lets say 150-160???

So you set your torque wrench to 140 and sure enough they all click.

There is nothing I can say that will suit you. I suggest you search some YouTube videos if you want some instruction that might be correct.

I’d make a video of me rotating tires with nothing but 2 floor jacks and a 1/2” air impact, but I fear it would end up in cardiac arrest for a few! Lol

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that most everyone here was driving and /or changed tires before the internet.
Why the 11pages now, like every other thread about wheel lug torque?
If this is a scintillating subject for some, I feel sorry that your lives are not more exciting!

Lynnmor wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
A good tire shop might use torque sticks.
I told the last shop to torque to 140 and all the nuts were dead on when I got home.

You mean they all “clicked” ???

No way in HE!! will I let anyone touch my rigs with A torque stick.

I mean that I do check others work and I do know how to use a torque wrench.

HONEST question, how do you know the lugs were not torqued to lets say 150-160???

So you set your torque wrench to 140 and sure enough they all click.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
A good tire shop might use torque sticks.
I told the last shop to torque to 140 and all the nuts were dead on when I got home.

You mean they all “clicked” ???

No way in HE!! will I let anyone touch my rigs with A torque stick.

I mean that I do check others work and I do know how to use a torque wrench.

Lynnmor wrote:
A good tire shop might use torque sticks.
I told the last shop to torque to 140 and all the nuts were dead on when I got home.

You mean they all “clicked” ???

No way in HE!! will I let anyone touch my rigs with A torque stick.

A good tire shop might use torque sticks.
I told the last shop to torque to 140 and all the nuts were dead on when I got home.