Jim,
Ahhhh Haaaa!!
You've said some of this before, but this time it sank in.
Attention to detail, attention to detail, attention to detail.
Terry
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>Terry,
> I've seen MANY instances where a bolt feels "tight" and requires a lot
>of torque to turn, yet really isn't doing much of anything.
>
>Using a bolt that doesn't have threads close enough to the head so that
>the nut bottoms on the un-threaded portion is one example.
>
>Your problem might have been that the studs were rusty at the 'root'
>where the nut stops. When things are Right, you should be able to spin
>the nut down with your fingers, seat it into the bevel on the wheel, and
>the wheel should not rattle around. If you had to use your cross-bar lug
>wrench to seat that nut, chances are good that it's not seated properly.
>This is especially bad if you're using an impact wrench, as you have no
>'feel' at all. Now, IF you're experienced with that air wrench, you'll
>have noted that it starts "hammering" long before the nut is actually
>seated instead of spinning it down freely, THEN hammering. The typical
>clown at the tire shop may or may not be that aware. The other thing
>those guys will do is overtighten the nuts with their air wrench. I can
>put them just about right where I want them (torque-wise) with my air
>wrench, but most people will let the wrench hammer way too long. Of
>course, all bets are off if the studs aren't clean and lightly
>lubricated.
>
>Using those decorative, closed-ended nuts like Jerry has can also cause
>problems. What if they're slightly too short? The stud will bottom in
>the end of the nut before the nut securely clamps the wheel. It bears
>checking!
>
> <<Jim>>
>
>
>terry tyler wrote:
>>
>>
>> >Of course, if the studs and beveled faces of the nuts weren't lightly
>> >lubricated, they might have not been really "tight", but just turned
>> >hard. See my post of a few days ago on the subject of proper torquing
>> >procedures. Replacing a wheel looks so simple, but there's lots of
>> >little things involved.
>>
>> Jim, I love it when you pick up on those defining bits of procedure.
>> They force me to review and refine my ideas. As much as I try to grasp
>> an entire concept in one pass, I've learned it takes more than that.
>>
>>
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