<VV> Proper torque

[FrankCB at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/7/2008 10:32:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
vairologist at verizon.net writes:

Do I use  torque wrenches.  On engine assembly yes.  Otherwise not very  
often. 


Smitty,    
    Everytime I get a tire replaced I bring the car  home, jack up that 
wheel, loosen the tire nuts and retorque them in gradual  sequence skipping every 
other as I go around twice - first at 20 ft-lbs, then  40, then 60, then 80 and 
finally 100.  The tire shops usually use an air  powered torque wrench 
putting each bolt at full torque in one  shot.  A number of times I've had to use a 
breaker bar with a long pipe  extension to break the nuts loose since they 
probably had them up at 200  ft-lbs.  Imagine having to change a tire with nuts 
that tight late at night  in the rain on a busy road!!!
    Frank "fanatic about some things"  Burkhard



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