For those of you who have taken off and put back on wheels...what is the ft. lbs. I should tighten the wheels back to? I'm looking at a torque wrench and want to know some of the ft. lb. measurements I'm looking at...

 

I torque my 06 wheels to 150 ft./lb.s

 

depends on the year. 12mm stud =100ft lbs 14mm stud =150 ft lbs

 

thanks guys! I'm getting the 150 ft. lb. one I'm looking at and wanted to make sure it was doable.

 

id suggest a bigger torque wrench, its best to have a wrench operating in the middle of its range not at the max. Most wheel torque wrenches go to 250ft/lbs

 

Yha get the big'st wrench you can, mine goes to 250ft/lb.s.
Also, start at #1 lug then #4, #2 then #5, #3 and #6

 

I'm looking at a 3/4" drive that goes from 50-300 ft. lbs. I'm getting the one rated up to 150 for lower end jobs and want a stronger one for wheels and such things on the tractor...

 

so is there a seat of the pants for this? i don't have a TW and i was just thinking, maybe i am over/under tightening them?? for the suspension work, i borrow one but i change the wheels so often, i guess i just thought my "tight" was enough..

 

a 1/4 that does 200ft/lbs? i think thats a typo probably supposed to be in/lbs that is just not possible. Try to find a 1/2 in wrench 40-250 ft/lbs. also the dial type is much better then the twist grip type. A twist grip must be reset to as low as it goes after every use to prevent damage which to me is a PITA(but i use mine about 20 times a day). A dial type can stay where you set it.

FWIW if you want a good torque wrench buy a snap-on. try ebay

 

like this http://cgi.ebay.ca/SNAP-ON-TOOLS-1-2...item3a5583713b

 

150 ft/lbs is a lot of torque, I would think you'd snap a 1/4" drive. mine is a 1/2" drive with a long handle. It takes a lot of "pull" to get there.
Allways get the best tool you can afford, you'll save money & time in the long run

 

heres a buy it now one also http://cgi.ebay.ca/SNAP-ON-TQR250C-2...item3ca821deff these new are about double that

 

Sorry...that was a typo...going with the 3/4" one...

 

Thanks guys for the help

 

Ryan- are you sure you are looking at that correctly? I have never seen, nor can I imagine a 3/8 torque wrench going to 300 ft. lbs. I have a 3/8 Sears and I know that is in in. lbs. I have 4 different 1/2 in. that are all in ft. lbs, but I don't think a 3/8 would be and I also don't think I'd want to be trying to put 150 ft. lbs of pressure on it if it did. For gosh sakes don't put your lugs on at a setting of 300 on that, your wheels are gonna fall off before you get out on the road. 150 ft. lbs is quite a bit of pressure.