Owner's manual usually has the torque value.
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Or just google it.
Yes have that with some of the kid cars - they would break them off inexperience and power tools lol I find too the metal isn't what it use to be - I have a hell of a time with the original fasters on my daughters 9 year old Santa Fa - not just wheel nuts all fasteners related to the drive line and exposure to the elements from wheel nuts to bearing fasteners related licenses On my old cars some as old as forty years fasteners come off no problem with very little rust and corrosion.
Copper anti seize...huh, now I know.
I've never had an issue removing rims before, but since buying this SUV off a coworker ... every year I have troubles.
Its not as bad as it was when I first got it 3 seasons ago. but its still a bit of effort.
So He had 2 sets of tires and rims. He had the winter tires on steelies on the SUV. I didn't think of it at the time I bought it, but looking back he prolly had those steelies on for a few seasons.
I take her home and I try to switch the rims but all 4 steel rims are rusted solid to the hub! The lug nuts came off normally. but no matter what I did the wheel would not come off! I tried tugging, kicking, and pleading with it...
I tried banging it with any I could think of.. nothing
Then torqued it and tried the next one , and the next... they just would not come off!
After a call to my father, he told me to jack it up and losen the lugs aboot 2-4mm then lower the jack. The weight should cause it to "pop" lose... nope!
I tried it twice...nope!!
I tried jumping in and turing the wheel back and forth... Nope!!!
I tried swearing and banging my head on the steering wheel... Nope!!!
Then I said Fuck it!!! I turned the ignition and pulled out of the driveway. I got around the corner and "pop"
I had to do each one like that.
I wire brushed as much as I could but I wasn't sure what I could put on it, so I carefully put on some white grease.
They still get stuck but a bang or two usually pops them off.
I will have to pick up some of that magic elixir you call anti seize
Cheers
Also overlooked, wash your winter wheels spotlessly clean before storing for the summer. Amazing how much they corrode / rust sitting all summer with salt on em.
Ive seen this as well on aftermarket wheels, and even on Ram 1500 wheels, actually I have a 16 Limited in my bay right now with the fancy wheels and it has the recesses. Never had a problem or seen it as a problem, but I agree it seems like a dumb thing to do.
With regard to lubricating the studs-I’ll agree to disagree, but I hate anti-seize on studs, personally.
I've dealt with Kipling Tire in the past and they tighten lug nuts by hand with a torque wrench.
When I first noticed them doing this I said to the owner,"you guys use a torque wrench"?
He said,"yeah,what you think this is Canadian Tire",lol.
So glad they use a torque wrench instead of blasting them on with an impact.
^I start with a torque stick, then follow with torque wrench. Probably close to half the guys at my work don’t use a torque wrench.