Stripped Lug Threads...
03-09-2007, 08:19 PM
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Stripped Lug Threads...
ok, so i brought my car to a shop a week ago to get my new tires mounted and balanced, and i didnt notice till today when i went to take my passenger side wheel off that they stripped 3 of the 5 lug threads on the axle. i was pisseddd. i called them up, and b!tched. they fixed it for free, got 5 new lug nuts,and checked all the other threads to make sure they were alright. everything is good now, and i feel better. haha.
03-09-2007, 08:21 PM
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RE: Stripped Lug Threads...
Dude your making me nervous. My chrome bullits should be in any day now and im scared shi!less that some grease head at the shop is guna mess them up somehow.....arg. Its good that they fixed them for you for free 
03-09-2007, 09:07 PM
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RE: Stripped Lug Threads...
ORIGINAL: Adam03GT
Dude your making me nervous. My chrome bullits should be in any day now and im scared shi!less that some grease head at the shop is guna mess them up somehow.....arg. Its good that they fixed them for you for free
Dude your making me nervous. My chrome bullits should be in any day now and im scared shi!less that some grease head at the shop is guna mess them up somehow.....arg. Its good that they fixed them for you for free
1. Make sure they thread the nuts on by hand to get them started.
2. Make sure they have a torque stick on the air ratchet.
Listen to the air ratchet when they are doing another car before your's and if it is crying out in pain
when the nuts bottom they have the torque set way too high.
Assuming you haven't run out of the place by now, as soon as you get home, loosen every nut and re-torque it to specs
using a torque wrench.
Your rotors will thank you by not warping.
Tighter may be better with some things.
This is not one of them [8D]
03-09-2007, 09:47 PM
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RE: Stripped Lug Threads...
ORIGINAL: undecided.steve
You SHOULDn't be nervous
1. Make sure they thread the nuts on by hand to get them started.
2. Make sure they have a torque stick on the air ratchet.
Listen to the air ratchet when they are doing another car before your's and if it is crying out in pain
when the nuts bottom they have the torque set way too high. ?
Assuming you haven't run out of the place by now, as soon as you get home, loosen every nut and re-torque it to specs
using a torque wrench. discount tire and every reputable shop will do that for you
Your studs and lugs will thank you by not stripping.
Tighter may be better with some things.
This is not one of them [8D]
ORIGINAL: Adam03GT
Dude your making me nervous. My chrome bullits should be in any day now and im scared shi!less that some grease head at the shop is guna mess them up somehow.....arg. Its good that they fixed them for you for free
Dude your making me nervous. My chrome bullits should be in any day now and im scared shi!less that some grease head at the shop is guna mess them up somehow.....arg. Its good that they fixed them for you for free
1. Make sure they thread the nuts on by hand to get them started.
2. Make sure they have a torque stick on the air ratchet.
Listen to the air ratchet when they are doing another car before your's and if it is crying out in pain
when the nuts bottom they have the torque set way too high. ?
Assuming you haven't run out of the place by now, as soon as you get home, loosen every nut and re-torque it to specs
using a torque wrench. discount tire and every reputable shop will do that for you
Your studs and lugs will thank you by not stripping.
Tighter may be better with some things.
This is not one of them [8D]
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