03 Wheel Torque Specs?
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Good Times
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I usually hand tighten my wheels... not sure what torque settings but as long as it's tight on there I've never hand any problems on any of my vehicles.
if you have an impact wrench to tighten em, those work too... but even if you just use the spare tire tool (found in the back), just tighten until it's in there solid, you should be fine!
if you have an impact wrench to tighten em, those work too... but even if you just use the spare tire tool (found in the back), just tighten until it's in there solid, you should be fine!
GT,
Thanks for the reply. If you have the factory mtnce manual, I'd really like to get the torque specs because I know for my MR2, we have to religiously put only 76 ft-lbs of torque on them. Otherwise, it tends to eat the rear brakes up faster than normal. I do have a 1/2" torque wrench to use and a decent amount of sockets so I'm good as far as tools go.
I do plan on purchasing the mtnce manuals, Vol 1&2 fairly soon so I won't be asking too many more questions like this.
Many thanks,
Jon
Thanks for the reply. If you have the factory mtnce manual, I'd really like to get the torque specs because I know for my MR2, we have to religiously put only 76 ft-lbs of torque on them. Otherwise, it tends to eat the rear brakes up faster than normal. I do have a 1/2" torque wrench to use and a decent amount of sockets so I'm good as far as tools go.
I do plan on purchasing the mtnce manuals, Vol 1&2 fairly soon so I won't be asking too many more questions like this.
Many thanks,
Jon
Good Times
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Jon:
I've checked for torque settings for the wheels and there are no information in the svc manuals.
I've checked the appendex for "torque specification" and although it states torque specs for other parts, none are mentioned for the wheels.
The only section on tire/wheel are the service data which just has tire size and inflation info.
So i guess just hand tighten those nuts!
Lance
ps: i've gotta say that's the first i've heard of using a torque wrench to tighten the wheels. Not sure how it eats up the rear brakes faster though...
you can get the svc manuals on ebay... i got mine for 80 bucks or something like that... check it out
I've checked for torque settings for the wheels and there are no information in the svc manuals.
I've checked the appendex for "torque specification" and although it states torque specs for other parts, none are mentioned for the wheels.
The only section on tire/wheel are the service data which just has tire size and inflation info.
So i guess just hand tighten those nuts!
Lance
ps: i've gotta say that's the first i've heard of using a torque wrench to tighten the wheels. Not sure how it eats up the rear brakes faster though...
you can get the svc manuals on ebay... i got mine for 80 bucks or something like that... check it out
Good Times said:Jon:
I've checked for torque settings for the wheels and there are no information in the svc manuals.
I've checked the appendex for "torque specification" and although it states torque specs for other parts, none are mentioned for the wheels.
The only section on tire/wheel are the service data which just has tire size and inflation info.
So i guess just hand tighten those nuts!
Lance
ps: i've gotta say that's the first i've heard of using a torque wrench to tighten the wheels. Not sure how it eats up the rear brakes faster though...
you can get the svc manuals on ebay... i got mine for 80 bucks or something like that... check it out
Lance,
Yes, it's there. On Volume 1, page 3-38 and 3-39, front and rear wheel torque is 83 ft-lb. It's also on the back of the owner's manual. I always torque all critical parts with a torque wrench, including the wheel nuts. Otherwise, there is no way to tell if they are loose/ tight/ too tight. We all know that loose is bad but too tight can overstretch the wheel studs and cause metal fatigue too.
I just bought mine (2 vol) from eBay for $117+$11 shipping = $128.
=Mike=
