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Re: Replacing lug nuts: need torque wrench?

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Re: Replacing lug nuts: need torque wrench?

Wayne Moses26 Sep 2007 00:32
Hello Christopher,

CW> A while back, I allowed some nitwit to remove my tires to check the
CW> brakes on my 2001 Accent. In the process, he damaged the chrome
CW> plating on several lug nuts, and now they are badly corroded. I'd
CW> like to replace them, but a lot of literature I read seem to say
CW> that an expensive torque wrench is needed to safely install lug
CW> nuts. Can't I just use the wrench in my trunk?

I am confused. You seem to have more than one issue here ... damage to chrome
lug nuts, safely installing lug nuts and and expensive torque wrench -- all
are mutually exclusive.

Get the lug nuts on eBay.

Use a torque wrench to apply the correct torque to the nuts.

Yes you can use the wrench in your trunk to install the nuts safely, but
it is best to have a torque wrench.

Regards,
Wayne Moses
Houston, Texa

Christopher Wong26 Sep 2007 00:21
A while back, I allowed some nitwit to remove my tires to check the
brakes on my 2001 Accent. In the process, he damaged the chrome
plating on several lug nuts, and now they are badly corroded. I'd like
to replace them, but a lot of literature I read seem to say that an
expensive torque wrench is needed to safely install lug nuts. Can't I
just use the wrench in my trunk?

Chris

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