Hey guys...just put a set of polished aluminum Torq-Thrust II's on my Monte Carlo. My question is this. I already lost a wheel one time (with my IROC rims) and had some fender damage and what not...it happened about a week after I had put my new motor in and had just had the car painted, needless to say I was a bit traumatized, lol. I had these wheels mounted and balanced by a local Muffler/Tire shop and then a week later had some more work done on my Monte and had them re-torqued...(probably a span of 50 miles in between). I am super paranoid about losing a wheel again. Should I re-torque them again in 50 miles or is this sufficient? Is there a certain ft/lbs of torque they should measure at, so that I don't have to constantly check them? Any help is greatly appreciated!!!
Re-Torquing Wheels
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it is recommended that you retorque about 25-50mi after having wheels put on with an air gun, but it only needs to be done once. it should be about 100Lbft
but if you've had problems with a specific place before, check them right after leaving and after some mileage.
but if you've had problems with a specific place before, check them right after leaving and after some mileage.
Torque 'em after installation, check once after a few miles and you should be OK. My best friend runs a very good tire shop, but I still retorque once I get back to my garage. Most tire shops run a number of air lines off one regulator, so pressure varies depending on what equipment is operating simultaneously. Plus, most would prefer to err in the direction of too tight so there's a margin for error if line pressure drops. Once home from the tire shop, I actually remove my lug nuts one at a time, 'cause I like to brush a little anti-seize on the tapers of the nuts and the threads. I'm a little fussy about some things, but I've never replaced a wheel stud in forty years of wrenching on my own cars.
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If your driving hard you should be checking tire pressure too. I retorque my wheels and check tire pressure when I take it out, (not a daily driver)megaladon6 said:
bumps don't loosen up wheel nuts....it's the heat that is built up with braking that stretches the studs and allows the wheel lugs to loosen up and then vibration takes care of the rest...I have tightened the lugs on our circle track car nice and tight, tighter than what you'd have on a street car...when he comes in after a few hot laps we always re tighten the wheels and almost all the time the lugs will take another turn to tighten them back up...sometimes more than a turn...
I would suggest to check the torque after it's been out on the road for a while..somewhere around 100 miles..
I would suggest to check the torque after it's been out on the road for a while..somewhere around 100 miles..
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Aluminum wheels (like Welds) are the worst.
Here is "my" procedure:
Tighten once a day for a week
Once a week for a month
Once a month there after
Aluminum wheels (like Welds) are the worst.
Here is "my" procedure:
Tighten once a day for a week
Once a week for a month
Once a month there after
but severe bumps can cause the wheels (steel) and/or the lugs to flex causing them to loosen up. but like i said it takes hard (ok very hard!) driving and bumps.
The heat from excessive braking helps speed up the process. In the shop I have seen loose lug nuts on more often than not of vehicles with blued brakes. But I agree Aluminum is the worst.
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