Flat Tire

[kimboy]

The manual has an illustration where the vehicle should be lifted. I believe in the rear your placing the bottle jack under the frame.

Go down on one knee at the end of the running board and take a look. In the front, it seems to be placed on a triangular piece of the frame. If someone can host a pic that would be great.

My 4runner lives outside and the undercarriage is rusting quite a bit. Arggg.

The lug nuts should be torqued to 83 foot lbs.

 

[tcpoob]

The lug nuts should be torqued to 83 foot lbs.

that's what i am actually asking - w/ only the tool that come in the truck, how can we know how tight is 83 foot lbs - is this just common sense that hand tightening it is good enuf?

 

[claydoctor]

From my most recent adventure, my recollection is that the jack goes right beneath the axle just inboard of the wheel.

 

[Bobby]

that's what i am actually asking - w/ only the tool that come in the truck, how can we know how tight is 83 foot lbs - is this just common sense that hand tightening it is good enuf?

Hand tight implies tightening with your fingers as tight as you can, no tools. Once you have it that tight, turn it with the wrench 1/4 to 1/2 turn more.

 

[Koz]

If you take your wheels off invest in a torque wrench!

Koz

 

[claydoctor]

Let's not get too compulsive here. I've changed a fair number of tires in my lfe and never had to find a torque wrench to do it. It's a "seat of the pants" kinda thing when tightening the nuts.

 

[Koz]

Let's not get too compulsive here. I've changed a fair number of tires in my lfe and never had to find a torque wrench to do it. It's a "seat of the pants" kinda thing when tightening the nuts.

You can guesstimate the tightness and have no problems but I have seen MANY time vehicles having vibration caused by rotor (warping) problems that were caused by not applying the proper torque to the lugs. I

 

[Bobby]

I can see both sides to this arguement. I normally don't use one for wheels but I've changed wheels hundreds, if not thousands of times. I have a pretty good feel of what 80 ft-lbs is.

I've seen mechanics not know how to use a torque wrench so there's more to it than that. If you crank down even after the click, you're going more than the set torque amount.

 

[Koz]

I wonder how many people who have had rotor problems (which is quite a few) may have these problems because of lug tightness. Think about it, how often do people rotate their tires (or have them rotated)? Loosen one lug on a wheel and see how long it takes to have rotor problems.

Koz

 

[tcpoob]

i take it that you suggest if you were to err, err on the tight side instead of the loose side - to avoid rotor probl. yes?

I wonder how many people who have had rotor problems (which is quite a few) may have these problems because of lug tightness. Think about it, how often do people rotate their tires (or have them rotated)? Loosen one lug on a wheel and see how long it takes to have rotor problems.

Koz

 

[Mark86]

I wonder how many people who have had rotor problems (which is quite a few) may have these problems because of lug tightness. Think about it, how often do people rotate their tires (or have them rotated)? Loosen one lug on a wheel and see how long it takes to have rotor problems.

Koz

My dads truck had all of the rotors warped a few months after he had the Revos installed. I immediately related this to the how much the installer torqued the lug nuts. I feel that this was definitely the cause because the current rotors are 8 months old are in perfect shape!

 

[claydoctor]

OK, OK, I'll go torque the damned nuts!

 

[claydoctor]

Careful there, Hitman. Your post seems entirely too logical!

 

[PMac]

I just got a flat tire. It was the rear passenger side. I already have about 20K on all the tires. I am not familiar with how to replace the flat w/ 4wd vehicels; do I buy just one tire, buy two tires or replace them all?

 

[tcpoob]

depending on the damage, you may be able to have the flat tired "plugged" in many shops for less or around $10.

I just got a flat tire. It was the rear passenger side. I already have about 20K on all the tires. I am not familiar with how to replace the flat w/ 4wd vehicels; do I buy just one tire, buy two tires or replace them all?

 

[gknapper]

Well I had my 1st flat tire in over 15 yrs. Luckly I was already home when the nail that went into the tire ended the tires life over night with a slow leak. I took out the manual to figure out how to get the spare tire down. After getting the spare tire out from under the truck I took notice that I have wear marks on the sidewall of the tire. A few layers of rubber missing were the tire was rubbing the mounting brackets.

I would suggest before heading on a road trip, take a good look at your spare tire. Since my tires have 42,000 I will be replacing all the tires and now I get to buy a new spare tire also since it looks like it has a good chance of blowing out with how bad the wear marks are.