[Shotimes] New tool, was lug nut torque

[Paul Nimz]

Well I had some odd sized lug nuts on at the time.  I'm suspicious as none
of the others were loose.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: <shotimes-admin@autox.team.net>
Cc: "`V6 SHOtimes" <SHOtimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] New tool, was lug nut torque


> Paul,
>
> I was under the impression, and from watching that they just
> checked torque, and tightened any that didn't meet a
> minimum.  If your lugs were tighter than 100 ft lbs or
> whatever torque they were checking at, they should not have
> loosened them up to reset them.  Did they?
>
> If so we will make sure that if you want them tighter than
> the "check" setting at the track this year, that they leave
> them alone.
>
> The act of checking the torque should have had no effect on
> your lugs coming loose.
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> Paul Nimz wrote:
>  >This summer at Summit Point where the nuts
> > were tightened by someone else with a torque wrench I had 3 nuts on one
> > wheel almost come off.  When I had tighten to my calibrated arm at 125
lb/ft
> > they never need re-tightening or become loose.
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