From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 23/6/20 8:32 pm, thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Paul wrote:   
   > When you'd been fiddling like that, you're supposed to   
   > drive 50 miles, then recheck them. Apply torque wrench   
   > and see if any have come loose.   
   >   
   > If they're fine after the 50 miles, and nothing seems   
   > to have moved, enjoy until the next wheel rotation   
   > comes along.   
   >   
   > I have the whole outfit, floor jack, two jack stands,   
   > torque wrench, and go though this "fun" twice a year,   
   > as I wouldn't drive without snow tires here. I tried   
   > driving all season radials once, and in a light storm,   
   > my car was snaking all over the road, and I couldn't   
   > keep up to the posted limit. That's when I decided that   
   > it was time to get some real-winters on there. The   
   > best winter tires (in terms of mileage rather than   
   > grip), were some Michelin tires. On my last car,   
   > I bought some Toyo, and they were only 3 out of 5   
   > in terms of "being a winter tire".   
   >   
   > One other thing, if I was torquing to 85, when I'm finished   
   > with the wrench, I turn it down to 25 to 35 or so. That's   
   > so the torque wrench doesn't develop any bad habits in   
   > the off season.   
   >   
   > And I store the floor jack where it's dry. And so far, it's   
   > not mis-behaved like some of the stories I hear about them.   
   > Take care of your equipment and it'll take care of you.   
   >   
   >      Paul   
   > ___________   
   >   
   > As for your 50-mile recheck suggestion, I read up on rechecking and most   
   sources said   
   > NO - All "rechecking" does is overtighten your fasteners and put stress on   
   your torque   
   > wrench.  Any truth to that?   
      
   No truth at all. The recheck is only to ensure no nuts are coming loose.   
   You do not, on a recheck, go beyond the required torque setting so, in   
   theory, you should get no movement on the nut whatsoever if it hasn't   
   loosened.   
   >   
   > Finally, your suggestion to relax the setting agrees with the instructions   
   included with mine   
   > and other models.  I left mine at my Honda's setting - 80ftlbs - for two   
   days before taking   
   > the printed instructions out of its retail packaging!  It now idles at   
   between 20-30.   
   >   
      
      
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