Wheel nut torque ?

Uneven tightening of lugs on disc brake rotors has been known to cause warping of the rotors. Could possible do the same to a drum to say nothing of loosing a wheel at speed for being too loose.
 
"1949-1951 Ford per shop manual- 65-75#"
Go with a Ford spec like this if using a torque wrench. Ford used the same nuts and threads from '29---up into the 1970's (Model A's had capped acorn nuts, which changes nothing, all otheres entirely identical) on big cars and pickups.
If not using a torque wrench, use something fairly short like the original wrench that came with car to tighten, and keep something long like a breaker bar to loosen. If you reverse that you will have some bad moments next flat...
 
Interesting thread, every nut/bolt/thread has a torque value but in most application they are never used! Wheel lug nuts would be one of them, I have never seen a lug nut set to torque value.
 
JSeery said:
Interesting thread, every nut/bolt/thread has a torque value but in most application they are never used! Wheel lug nuts would be one of them, I have never seen a lug nut set to torque value.
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My local Costco does it. After tightening with an impact wrench they check it with a real torque wrench. Then they ask you to come back in 500 miles for a recheck. This, along with low price, is why I buy most of my tires there.

Charlie Stephens
 
Charlie Stephens said:
My local Costco does it. After tightening with an impact wrench they check it with a real torque wrench. Then they ask you to come back in 500 miles for a recheck. This, along with low price, is why I buy most of my tires there.

Charlie Stephens
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When is the last time you saw Costco do a 30's vintage Ford without aluminum wheels.
 
JSeery said:
Interesting thread, every nut/bolt/thread has a torque value but in most application they are never used! Wheel lug nuts would be one of them, I have never seen a lug nut set to torque value.
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Yep' if Henry was worried about torque, with each car he would included a combination torque wrench, bumper jack handle, hub cap remover instead of the lug wrench, jack handle, hub cap remover.:)
 
I figure that I have to tighten all the lugnuts somehow. I have a click type torque wrench handy, so I always use it to tighten lugnuts...on all of my vehicles.

We had multiple people putting the wheels back on a pickup, one of the front wheels didn't get tightened and the hubcap was put back on. I drove the truck and ruined the front wheel. I just made it a habit to hear those 5 clicks on each wheel before I head down the road. Makes me sleep better at night...

Neal
 
I once broke a 13/16" 1/2" drive socket using a 14" breaker bar to try to loosen a lug nut that a tire jockey had put on with an air wrench. Fortunately I was at home and not on the side of the road and got another socket and removed the rest of the lug nuts.
 
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