You gotta work like an A&P guy or you’ll kill someone. If you’re doing tire/wheel work, the last thing you do when the car gets put back on the floor is to go around and torque every lug bolt. Period. It’s a pattern you never deviate from. No exceptions.
-D > On Mar 21, 2022, at 7:14 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > That lift is going to kill somebody. Since I have had it, it has totally > changed my method of dealing with tires. Previously I would have a wheel off > one at a time, and tighten it then move on to the next one. With the lift, I > have multiple wheels off then am supposed to torque them down when I lower > it. Problem is, I have forgotten to torque them down after lowering the car > because I have done it the old way for decades. I had some loose nuts on my > car, and now her car. Guess I am going to have to put a note on the steering > wheel before I start a job. Fortunately both times were not really big > problems. For me, I noticed it right away when I started driving and > tightened them. She pays no attention to anything and got several miles down > the road. It HAD to have been obvious from the get go. Guess not everyone > pays attention to what is happening with their vehicle. > > On 3/21/2022 6:09 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >> >> Kaleb has some ‘splaining to do. >> >> AZBob >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
