Tom B. Ballou wrote:
> ............ The Chrysler people always thought it was inportant,
> particularly with aluminum wheels which are more heat sensitive.
>
> Tom Ballou
Tom,
Absolutely correct about aluminum wheels being sensitive.
The solution is to torque the lug nuts on all the wheels, after a replacement,
to the correct value (I believe 50 ft.lbs., but could be wrong). Then, MOST
importantly, re-torque them a week later. This will probably be all you need
to do to stabilize the lug tension/aluminum creep. A check, occasionally,
isn't out of order.
This relaxation of the compressed aluminum is independent of wheel
rotation/thread hand. It is a function of aluminum compression/relaxation,
and can occur on any wheel.
BTW: If you don't have flat steel washers under the head of the flat lug nut,
on non-conical lug nuts as in most aluminum wheels, you are courting problems.
Steve
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