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Proper torque
Don't forget to torque your lug nuts properly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCI_fhpRqw
Was funny, they were talking about this on the radio this evening, and the radio hosts had no idea how to check for "proper torque". They were talking about how the tire "monitors" should check for that :facepalm:
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When torquing your wheels, first nut or even two should be taken well beyond snug but not to full torque. What happens if you don't, odd time you'll actually jam the wheel / rotor (if it's slip on style) a hair sideways giving you a false full torque reading. A short distance down the road, wheel centers and your left with loose wheel nuts.
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Many dealers are covering their azzez now and putting that sticker on 100km come back for a retorq. 50% of the customers dont seems to bother coming back
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^^^and many just over-torque the nuts so they will never come off!!
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^By the looks of it that wheel was over-torqued, a loose wheel would be shaking long before coming off, that one was dead steady, then suddenly shook violently-right as you see lugs go flying. I'd bet the studs were stretched and snapped, seen it before.
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The driver must have known something wasn't right. They had their hazard lights on before the wheel let go. Bolts came loose followed by front end vibration then...
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They were driving with their hazard lights on pre-failure - wonder why?
Oops! too late ^^^^
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Surprising they knew enough to put the hazards on, but not enough to pull the hell off the road.
Edit: treed by ragtop
Edit edit: and arrow
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Noob question...torque should be ...100lbs ?