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    Posting and liking.... Ponyryd's Avatar
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    Depends on the car, but usually yea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ponyryd View Post
    ^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.


    We continue to get a good number in that have been tightened to the max with an impact.

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    I better check mine properly no impact gun just 24" pythons lol ..k maybe 12-24"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Screw View Post
    Noob question...torque should be ...100lbs ?
    depends on what is being tightened. refer to your owners manual. make sure your torque wrench is reading lb-ft and not lb-in. made that mistake before and kept waiting for the click. the only click i heard was the bolt snapping. LOL.
    now i only use n-m. much harder to screw up.

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    At least there was an ambulance close by should things have gone worse.

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    My suggestion, 90-95lb max, recheck after a few days with wheels cold.

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    On a good note. When the wheel did come off, the driver kept it cool and didn't kiss the wall or the ditch!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZR View Post
    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.
    This happened to me this year on the van. Was shocked since it was a first and I've torqued a few wheels in my day.

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    I remember that, could happen to anyone.

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    Wow! Crazy stuff. Dash cams are amazing.

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