a few months ago i went and had a part worn tyre fitted at a well known place in our local area , when they had fitted it they used the lead weights than you put on using a hammer which i thought odd . yesterday i had to have both front wheels repainted due to this place damageing the paint , had to keep having the wheels resealed but ended up getting them redone . how come they did not use the stick on weights like they should on most alloys ?
because..... theyre just trained monkeys like most people working in garages these days :(
You have to watch tyre fitting places like a hawk in my experience - even for things like fitting directional tyres on the wrong way.
Quote from: CeathreamhnanYou have to watch tyre fitting places like a hawk in my experience - even for things like fitting directional tyres on the wrong way.
sounds about right
go & ask the garage
Same here I have to loosen the nuts after they used their pneumatic machine to tighten the nuts way to hard.
Quote from: bearSame here I have to loosen the nuts after they used their pneumatic machine to tighten the nuts way to hard.
Yeah this is horrifically bad practise, should be done up with a torque wrench, locking nuts removed with an impact wrench is another classic, can practically see the life being machined out of the things.
I get laughed at for torquing wheel nuts up properly - by my friends who are constantly ringing their wheel studs.
When I worked in a Peugeot shop we allways torqued the lugnuts.
not heard that saying in years , lugnuts lol
Quote from: chaotic_uknot heard that saying in years , lugnuts lol
That is what the called theem in US when I lived there
:)
Quote from: MarkI get laughed at for torquing wheel nuts up properly - by my friends who are constantly ringing their wheel studs.
what are they supposed to be torqued upto ? (on average)
Ive always just guessed em by hand....
Quote from: knightyQuote from: MarkI get laughed at for torquing wheel nuts up properly - by my friends who are constantly ringing their wheel studs.
what are they supposed to be torqued upto ? (on average)
Ive always just guessed em by hand....
Give tool to yer missus and ask her to tighten the best she can ;)
iirc one place I went to put the weights on the inside so my shiny new alloys looked cool 8-)
Quote from: knightyQuote from: MarkI get laughed at for torquing wheel nuts up properly - by my friends who are constantly ringing their wheel studs.
what are they supposed to be torqued upto ? (on average)
Ive always just guessed em by hand....
All makes are different, but about 110NM for a standard road car is typical.
Quote from: Peteiirc one place I went to put the weights on the inside so my shiny new alloys looked cool 8-)
Thats what Im getting done for my new wheels next month :) Just taking them to a specialist as no where else can get the tyres I want in 165/50 R15s in Kumhos :)