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Old 11-04-2008, 07:58 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by tyl604 View Post
Guys - my indy just removed my wheels and told me they were on way too tight. I had used a breaker bar. He said to torque them to 80 foot lbs each; then re-torque a week or so later. 81 300SD. I realize you are talking about a truck but it sounds like the lug bolts have been way tightened over spec.
Any man of reasonable strength will overtighten the M/B lugs with an 18" breaker bar. It's inevitable. After they twist a few rotors, they realize that a $20. torque wrench might be a good investment after all...........
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