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....

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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....

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: knighty

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....

All makes are different, but about 110NM for a standard road car is typical.