chloros340
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I went to costco for some bfg's for my duster. They said they would not touch it because they could not find the torque specs for the lug nuts. dose any one know the torque of the lug nuts for a 73 plymouth duster
what a bunch of morons, go somewhere else
It's all a cover your butt thing, I went to wal-mart to have my tires rotated, they wouldn't touch them because one tire was wore beyond spec, but I could drive away like that, my dad took his oldsmobile to walmart for an oil change, they wouldn't do it, because the oil plug was too tight. It's all lawyer b.s. to protect them from lawsuits. Don't know that I have ever torqued my lug nuts, but then again I'm not a department store mechanic. If I am at home I will first tighten them with an electric impact, then tighten them with a 1/2 breaker bar. I always say that tighten them until they break then back off a quarter turn.
.............. most service guys know that 85 to 90 pounds / inch is average. That's sad.
shop manual states 7/16"-20 55 ft-lbs and 1/2"-20 65 ft-lbs,I have a buddy with a 70 dart that kept breaking his for overtorquing them.hope this helps
thanks guys for the input. they have them the cheapest in town. i can get them online for cheaper but after shiping and handleing and mounting and ballancing it ends up being the same.then they try to add in disposal fees for each tire but i just take it to the landfill and recycle them for free
It's all a cover your butt thing, I went to wal-mart to have my tires rotated, they wouldn't touch them because one tire was wore beyond spec, but I could drive away like that, my dad took his oldsmobile to walmart for an oil change, they wouldn't do it, because the oil plug was too tight. It's all lawyer b.s. to protect them from lawsuits. Don't know that I have ever torqued my lug nuts, but then again I'm not a department store mechanic. If I am at home I will first tighten them with an electric impact, then tighten them with a 1/2 breaker bar. I always say that tighten them until they break then back off a quarter turn.
Is the torque on a Mopar 1/2"-20 any different than a Ford 1/2"-20? (or any other brand for that matter)
shop manual states 7/16"-20 55 ft-lbs and 1/2"-20 65 ft-lbs...
weld wheels all have said 95 lbs.I realize this is an old thread, but I thought this might still help someone:
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Although the manual doesn't specifically say it here, I take it to mean that drum brakes with 1/2" studs are torqued to 65 ft/lbs as well.
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I realize this is an old thread, but I thought this might still help someone:
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This is from a "1973 Plymouth/Chrysler/Imperial Chassis Service manual".
Although the manual doesn't specifically say it here, I take it to mean that drum brakes with 1/2" studs are torqued to 65 ft/lbs as well.
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Well there is Customer Service. Tell Cosco to kiss of. Any Service manage who really wants you as a customer and your money would of picked up the telephone or gone on line to get it or most service guys know that 85 to 90 pounds / inch is average. That's sad.
That's entirely too tight.
Yes it is, for steel wheels. However, they recommend numbers like that for aluminum wheels now (modern cars). I have 12mm nuts (about the same size as 7/16") on a new Ford with aluminum wheels and the recommended torque is 95 ft/lb.
I was kinda thinkin this forum was for older cars.