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10-16-2014, 08:21 PM
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Tires removal
Where do you recommend to get a torque bar to check the torque and adjust after removing tire. Approximate cost ?
Bad Dog Willie
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10-16-2014, 08:35 PM
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Some people will probably flame me for this- I use a 1/2" drive clicker torque wrench from Harbor Freight. On sale less than $20.00
For all the naysayers out there: I have the same wrench at home. I've built over 100 engines using this wrench and have had ZERO failures.
BadDog, just make sure to release all the pressure by returning the wrench to zero when not being used.
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10-16-2014, 08:42 PM
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I use the same one and agree with chuckster.
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10-16-2014, 09:15 PM
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yep - surprising and shocking as it might seem ... torque wrench from Harbor Fright seems to be a winner.
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10-17-2014, 03:05 AM
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I use a Craftsman wrench, but any torque wrench is acceptable. I used to calibrate torque wrenches, have seen many different makes and models, it was rare for one to be out of spec. In fact, I only remember 1 out of hundreds that was ever out of spec. For most, specs are + or - 2 ft lbs.
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10-17-2014, 03:36 AM
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Tekton also makes a nice one... $40
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12-31-2015, 08:05 AM
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You can find torque wrenches & the correct sockets at any auto parts store. They are not expensive. Do it right and save a lot of time and money in the future.
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01-03-2016, 05:36 AM
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I don't carry a torque wrench. If I had a tire problem on the road I would just tighten the lug nuts with as breaker bar and go to a tire shop and have them torqued. Have to go there anyway to replace a tire or have one fixed anyway.
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01-03-2016, 06:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by old timer
I don't carry a torque wrench. If I had a tire problem on the road I would just tighten the lug nuts with as breaker bar and go to a tire shop and have them torqued. Have to go there anyway to replace a tire or have one fixed anyway.
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Both my first and current TTs have pained wheels. Since the wheel manufacturers don't remove the paint from the lug nut contact points I need to check them each trip.
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01-03-2016, 04:08 PM
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Tbos, can I ask you where or how you determined that if you have painted wheels that the lug nuts should be replaced every trip?
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01-03-2016, 04:09 PM
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That should read "rechecked" every trip. (Maybe I should proofread every post?)
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01-03-2016, 05:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by notanlines
Tbos, can I ask you where or how you determined that if you have painted wheels that the lug nuts should be replaced every trip?
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JRTH has the reference right. I found out why when talking a salesman about them selling aluminum wheels that didn't need to be checked each trip. The brochure talked about painted wheels and the fact that they don't clean the paint off the lug holes. As I've made more trips the lugs have needed less tightening/torquing. I set mine to 110 ft lbs using a 1/2 drive torque wrench an extension and a socket set aside just for that purpose.
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