I'm getting ready to hit the road tomorrow. I am in the process of checking the tire pressure and wheel torque. On my last trip, I checked the wheel torque at 120 ft-lb and none of the lug nuts moved. In the past, I've always noticed a little movement when retorquing. So today I became concerned that my lug nuts may be over torqued. I ran my torque wrench up to 240 ft-lb, and the lug nuts are still rock solid! I'm at the limit of my torque wrench, so there's no way to tell how tightly they are torqued.
Now, what to do? I'm concerned that if I loosen them and properly torque them I could have damaged lug nuts or studs. Should I just leave them alone? I'm also wondering if the torque on the label pasted to the front of the RV is accurate at 120 ft-lb? I have 215/75R17.5 tires, so my wheels are 17.5". According to the Solitude owner's manual, the torque should be 140-170 ft-lb for a 17.5" wheel. Even so, I'm significantly over those numbers.
Any Ideas how I should proceed? Here are some relevant photos:
Owner's Manual Torque Value Table - See 17.5" wheels.
Sticker on front of RV.
Tire and wheel assembly
Jim
Now, what to do? I'm concerned that if I loosen them and properly torque them I could have damaged lug nuts or studs. Should I just leave them alone? I'm also wondering if the torque on the label pasted to the front of the RV is accurate at 120 ft-lb? I have 215/75R17.5 tires, so my wheels are 17.5". According to the Solitude owner's manual, the torque should be 140-170 ft-lb for a 17.5" wheel. Even so, I'm significantly over those numbers.
Any Ideas how I should proceed? Here are some relevant photos:
Owner's Manual Torque Value Table - See 17.5" wheels.
Sticker on front of RV.
Tire and wheel assembly
Jim
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