This is a piece of safety gear so many RVers don't realize they absolutely need. Great explanation, Rich!
@LeeH-Ranger83
9 ай бұрын
Glad we got our kit from Air Gear!
@Bartsnightmare
8 ай бұрын
Should you loosen before torque when doing it as a safety check? If you torque every season eventually wouldn’t it get too tight stretching threads?
@airgear
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for your questions. I'm sure you asked the first question because you've seen people on Internet forums and FB claiming that you need to loosen a lug nut before checking the torque. They claim that this is necessary for highest accuracy. Those folks are trying to argue a very fine point that doesn't have much validity in the real world. Unless your torque wrench is very expensive and recently calibrated, you are only going to get within about 10% of the setting you're aiming for anyway -- and that's good enough. It doesn't have to be absolutely perfect. Moreover, loosening the nut before checking the torque can actually cause a problem. This is because the lug nuts on many travel trailer wheels (especially the aluminum wheels used on many Airstreams) need some time to "seat" after they've been loosened. Any time that you loosen the nuts or remove them entirely, you should check the torque at least *3 times*, at 25 miles, 50 miles, and about 75-100 miles, to make sure they've seated properly. So this idea of loosening the nuts before checking the torque is just making more work (and paradoxically, *increasing* the risk of a loose nut if you don't do the 3 required checks). The only time you need to loosen the nut is if you suspect it has been overtightened previously. As to your second question: No, checking the torque does not gradually overtighten the lug nuts. If the nut is already at or above the required torque, the wrench will simply "click"when you check it, without tightening the nut further.
@Bartsnightmare
8 ай бұрын
@@airgear Thanks for taking the time to give that explanation.
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