I found the stock wrench to be pretty poor. So I bought a longish (18"?) breaker bar, 1/2" drive and a 19 mm socket. Its dedicated to wheel duty and kept in van. When I can, I use torque wrench to tighten, but on the road I don't. Some practice with torque wrench gives you an idea of how the proper toque value feels. I can't recall exactly the torque values off hand , but is around 115 ft/lbs for steel wheels. It may be different for alloys. Oh, another thing, the long breaker does allow you to stand (carefully) on wrench to remove stubborn bolts, and I can almost guarantee you will have to so that on occasion. alistair
On 20-Jun-10, at 10:03 AM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote: Thanks Alistair. Now another question. I've never actually removed a tire and wheel from the van myself. I have, under the rear seat with the jack, an old fashioned four armed lug nut wrench. One socket on the wrench fits the lug nuts. But, should I have instead a breaker bar? And should I use a torque wrench to refit the lugs? What torque value? thanks, DMc |
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