theholycow wrote:The star pattern is a good practice but generally unnecessary for wheels. As long as you go around and check every nut twice after you finish tightening them you'll be fine. Besides, if you've put on the donut then you're probably not driving far before you get to a professional who will fix the tire and air wrench it on so tight that humans can't remove it.
I have a set of aluminum wheels that always loosen after I mount them. I have to carry a torque wrench for 1000 miles after putting them on. In practice I just keep the torque wrench in the car all the time.
Specially when you can catch 'em for $9.99 at Hebrew Freight. Everyone should have one!
You know that at the vehicle assembly plant, they don't tighten them in a star pattern, right?
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Rope-Pusher wrote:You know that at the vehicle assembly plant, they don't tighten them in a star pattern, right?
Whoa whoa whoa. You're telling me that the auto companies are assembling their cars incorrectly? This sounds like we need to get a class action lawsuit or something going. We could all be killed by the bolts exploding out of the car!!
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Rope-Pusher wrote:You know that at the vehicle assembly plant, they don't tighten them in a star pattern, right?
Whoa whoa whoa. You're telling me that the auto companies are assembling their cars incorrectly? This sounds like we need to get a class action lawsuit or something going. We could all be killed by the bolts exploding out of the car!!
No, star pattern tightening is the low-cost approximation of multiple-nutrunner tightening. Multiple nutrunner tool is what you would want to use for tightening the clutch cover to the flysheel, F N U could find a coupon M M M M at Hebrew Freight.
'08 Jeep Liberty 6-Speed MT - "Last of the Mohicans"