[AT] OT--truck wheel torque

[charlie hill]

Cecil I agree with you on the Never seize.  It's wonderful stuff.

Charlie

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From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 11:23 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] OT--truck wheel torque

> 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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