samert
Rockford, MI
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I purchased mine on Ebay.
Here is a current listing for the same one I purchased from this seller.
I used it to replace my rear wheel seals that were leaking.
Here's a photo of of the setup to remove the lug nuts.
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dcbrewer
kentucky
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Just how many tire shop's have you seen torque lug nuts on a large truck or MH??? For me 4 ft pipe works just great, thats what we had before we had impacts. torque wrench,Ha Ha,Ha.
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moisheh
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We have aluminum wheels and although the Geartronics would work I am afraid it would mark the rim. The X12 is the cadillac and I can use a 1/2 inch torque wrench to PROPERLY torque my Budd style wheels to 650 lbs. An overtorqued aluminum wheel can crack. To each their own.
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Bronco4me
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dcbrewer wrote:Just how many tire shop's have you seen torque lug nuts on a large truck or MH???
Last weekend when I took my coach to a local tire shop. I didn't even have to ask either...
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TJT
Hants Co. Nova Scotia, Canada
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Rick Jay wrote:For those recommending a long bar/impact wrench/etc., how does that help to make sure that when the nuts are put on they're at the proper torque?
A very easy one.
torque needed divided by your weight equals distance from pivot point you have to stand on the bar in feet.
Just don't blame me when you fall off the bar.
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50pascals
rochester, ny
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Yeah, torque is simple. I have a 3 foot bar, I weigh 220, the studs need 450 ft-lb. I lean on the bar with almost all my weight.
With the size of the wheel studs, 10 or 20 extra foot pounds doesn't matter.
Also, many times they spec a minimum torque to carry the wheel loads. Tighter won't hurt - I doubt you can break some of these studs.
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flhtci-rider
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I'm sure in the US at a truck jobber supply you should be able to find a proper 3/4" or 1" torque with a 4' bar. They sell here for $225. in Montreal. Also on Aluminum rims too tight (500# + ) can crack the rim near the stud.
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Rick Jay
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50pascals wrote:Yeah, torque is simple. I have a 3 foot bar, I weigh 220, the studs need 450 ft-lb. I lean on the bar with almost all my weight.
With the size of the wheel studs, 10 or 20 extra foot pounds doesn't matter.
"Almost all my weight?"  So like 200 lbs. of it? That would put 600 ft.-lbs. on the nuts. That's 150 ft.-lbs. more than the specs, or 33% over tightened. I guess technically you should stand on a scale while torquing the lug nuts, and when it shows 70 lbs. (220-150) you know you're applying 450 ft-lbs. LOL
OK...back in the "old days" I was less of a fanatic about wheel lug torque, but with the fancy rims and wheels used now plus who knows how good the steel is that's used in these things now-a-days, I figure it's best to go by the specs.
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50pascals
rochester, ny
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I guess I should specify, I lean on the bar. And all my rims are steel.
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jwmII
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try EBay. I got a nearly new proto 6:1 multiplier a couple years ago for about 10% of the cost new. Has 1/2" drive input and 3/4" drive output. Great for using a 1/2" drive torque wrench to get your higher lug nut numbers. Breakem loose with a 1/2" drive flex handle on the multiplier. No cheater needed unless a tire shop was the last to tighten the lugs and then anything can happen after they use their 1' drive impact on your wheels. Alot of tire shops do not use torque wrenches and don't like to discuss it. when you find one of those you would be wise to move on. Otherwise they can stretch the lugs to the point they will fail.
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