Retorquing my lugnuts

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Duane Morin

After my regular 45k service on the 2000 Volvo XC they said I'm due
for new tires. So I swing by NTB and put a new set on. They
nonchalantly say "You need to swing back by your dealer and get your
lugnuts retorqued. You don't even need an appointment, it takes two
seconds." Well, wrong -- the dealer's all "Nope, you need an
appointment." I'm not in the mood to have my car in for service 3
days in one week, I do actually use the thing after all.

A friend with a torque wrench says he can do it for me if I know the
specs. Anybody know where I get those?

Duane
 
Duane Morin said:
After my regular 45k service on the 2000 Volvo XC they said I'm due
for new tires. So I swing by NTB and put a new set on. They
nonchalantly say "You need to swing back by your dealer and get your
lugnuts retorqued. You don't even need an appointment, it takes two
seconds." Well, wrong -- the dealer's all "Nope, you need an
appointment." I'm not in the mood to have my car in for service 3
days in one week, I do actually use the thing after all.

A friend with a torque wrench says he can do it for me if I know the
specs. Anybody know where I get those?

Duane
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Ask the dealer, or a tire place, but the dealer would be more reliable. 700
series is 63 ft lbs, that'd be a good starting point.
 
Duane said:
After my regular 45k service on the 2000 Volvo XC they said I'm due
for new tires. So I swing by NTB and put a new set on. They
nonchalantly say "You need to swing back by your dealer and get your
lugnuts retorqued. You don't even need an appointment, it takes two
seconds." Well, wrong -- the dealer's all "Nope, you need an
appointment." I'm not in the mood to have my car in for service 3
days in one week, I do actually use the thing after all.

A friend with a torque wrench says he can do it for me if I know the
specs. Anybody know where I get those?

Duane
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I find that a tire shop won't/can't torque wheels almost unbelievable!
Tightening torque is specified as 110 Nm, which is just over 80
foot-pounds.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

NOTE: new address!!
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
 
Shops often use "torque sticks" which is an rod with a socket on each end.
They can be used with an impact wrench. Each stork stick has a different
torque range. Mt garage used a 75 ft/lb for my vehicle. I also have a torque
wrench at home. eddie
 
Mike F said:
I find that a tire shop won't/can't torque wheels almost unbelievable!
Tightening torque is specified as 110 Nm, which is just over 80
foot-pounds.
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My guess is that the shop I went to was more into the speed of getting
me out of there and probably found historically that taking the time
to properly torque wheels wasn't valuable enough to them. Especially
given his explanation that the dealr could do it in two seconds if I
just swing by.

What i'm annoyed at is the dealer telling me that even the smallest
visit requires an appointment.

Thanks for the spec!

Duane
 
Duane said:
My guess is that the shop I went to was more into the speed of getting
me out of there and probably found historically that taking the time
to properly torque wheels wasn't valuable enough to them. Especially
given his explanation that the dealr could do it in two seconds if I
just swing by.

What i'm annoyed at is the dealer telling me that even the smallest
visit requires an appointment.

Thanks for the spec!

Duane
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Yes, but part of the job of changing tires is putting the wheels back
on. Part of putting the wheels back on is torquing the lug nuts/bolts.
I'm not normally one to defend Volvo dealers, but if I was the service
manager at the dealer you took your car to, I wouldn't be too happy
about torquing some lugnuts.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

NOTE: new address!!
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
 
Mike F said:
Yes, but part of the job of changing tires is putting the wheels back
on. Part of putting the wheels back on is torquing the lug nuts/bolts.
I'm not normally one to defend Volvo dealers, but if I was the service
manager at the dealer you took your car to, I wouldn't be too happy
about torquing some lugnuts.

--
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Moot point. I reckon if you just drove to the dealer and said you were
worried about the wheels, the manager would send someone out with a torque
wrench to check. But if you phoned first, I reckon Mike is right.

Stuart
 
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