600 ft lb Lug Nuts
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600 ft lb Lug Nuts
So while having my FWD solenoid replaced under warranty I had the dealer align the front end as it was off a bit. Went to rotate the tires and neither my 1/2" IR impact or a breaker bar would budge the lug nuts. It took a 3' pipe on the end of a breaker bar to budge them. Who the HELL still cranks lug nuts on like that! That's why they invented torque limiting impact wrenches!
I carry tire repair kits and a compressed air container because a few times a year my job takes me 20-30 miles as the crow flies from the nearest road with no cell service. Man, I would have been screwed as I never would have gotten the wheel off. Thank God they're steel wheels.
I carry tire repair kits and a compressed air container because a few times a year my job takes me 20-30 miles as the crow flies from the nearest road with no cell service. Man, I would have been screwed as I never would have gotten the wheel off. Thank God they're steel wheels.
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Yes, I'm definitely complaining to the dealer about it. Pretty poor service if you can't even train your employees on how to install a wheel correctly with an impact wrench. Last time I ran into this was with an Indy. Brought the vehicle back and made him loosen and re-torque correctly.
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When my truck was new it came torqued down from the factory like that. Six or seven nuts were so tight that I needed to use a 3' pipe on a tee lug wrench to get them off. I thought for sure I would break a couple off and did wind up putting a slight twist in the tee handle. It must have been done by the same guy who put on the oil filters.
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