Oct-06-2014 08:57 PM
Oct-08-2014 08:52 AM
kennyd63 wrote:FastEagle wrote:Fast Eagle, so what are you suggesting is to buy a new tire?
You should not reuse the tire that went flat. I wouldn't even trust it as a spare.
FastEagle
Please advise.
Thank you, Kennedy
Oct-08-2014 08:27 AM
FastEagle wrote:Fast Eagle, so what are you suggesting is to buy a new tire?
You should not reuse the tire that went flat. I wouldn't even trust it as a spare.
FastEagle
Oct-08-2014 08:20 AM
wmoses wrote:
wmoses it was the road assistant company...kennyd63 wrote:
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. He used a battery drill with an 1/2 inch socket on it. ... To my surprise the lug nuts where loose, here I was thinking that this drill torqued the lugs to specs and that everything was ok. This tire could of came off at any time. What kind of service people are this?:M
Who is this "they" who sent someone?
A drill with a socket will troque the nut to some unknown torque which, in your case, was clearly insufficient. In other words this is a lesson learned - battery operated drill should not be used anywhere hnear a wheel. Even an electric drill. Maybe one of those compressed air drivers with torque sticks in a pinch, but I don't like them. I prefer a torque wrench or tighten by hand.
Oct-07-2014 07:28 PM
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Oct-07-2014 04:37 PM
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.
Oct-07-2014 02:45 PM
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Oct-07-2014 11:25 AM
kennyd63 wrote:
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. He used a battery drill with an 1/2 inch socket on it. Well we kept going back to Chicago when I arrived I decided to put the original tire back after fixing it of course. To my surprise the lug nuts where loose, here I was thinking that this drill torqued the lugs to specs and that everything was ok. This tire could of came off at any time. What kind of service people are this?:M
Oct-07-2014 11:22 AM
JnJnKatiebug wrote:
I am sure it was a battery powered impact wrench and not a drill. I have two and they are very powerful. When the battery is fully charged they will twist off a lug. Still, a torque wrench should have been used for the final tightening.
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