[AT] OT--truck wheel torque

[Cecil Bearden]

the manufacturers recommemdations are in most of the service manuals and may 
be in the owners manual.  Later models are different from the old ones. 
Some actually have a disc washer that keeps tension on the wlheel.  They 
should also abe tightened again after a few thousand miles.  A 4 ft pipe on 
the wrench is entirely too tight in my opinion.  I tightened my old 2 ton 
chevy and ford trucks with my old impact wrench for years and it was a 250 
ft lb rated impact wrench.  I never had a wheel come loose hauling wheat, 
hay or cattle.  I also use never seize on all my lug nuts to help lubricate 
where the nut seats on the wheel. It makes a lot of difference when you have 
to remove them.  The wheel studs I coat with never seize also.  I use it on 
all my tractors and vehicles.  I ahve not had a wheel come off because of 
it, but when I have to take off a wheel on the side of the road, it sure 
saves my arm...

Cecil in OKla

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:52 PM
Subject: [AT] OT--truck wheel torque


> What's your rule of thumb for how tight lug nuts on a 2-ton truck should 
> be? I put on a couple new tires and rotated some others. I tightned them 
> with a 4 foot pipe on the wrench. Sometimes you could hear them "pop". One 
> wheel was so tight it took a 6 foot pipe to break the nuts loose, one nut 
> had to be heated..
>
> John Hall
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