Stop laughing at me!!!

[lagz33]

Is there a need to torque wheel nuts?
I have alloys.

[S2central.net]

yes - 120Nm

Pls do buy some books - like 'dummys guide to car maintenance' - no offence meant, but hey...

[lagz33]

Im learning
So tyre fitter's air guns make that loud cracking noise when they hit that torque?!

[AUDIS2avant]

Yes, they have a pre setting on the air guns.
Go buy yourself a decent torque wrench, it´s will be worth every penny if you plan to get you fingers dirty at some point

[s2driveruk]

i'd avoid any place they air guns your wheels back onto the car....! Lots of tyre places now hand torque the wheel bolts which i prefer, usually means you have a fighting chance of getting them off again!

Don't worry about asking those questions....all got to start somewhere but yep, a haynes manual or something would be a good to flick through

[dest]

While we are stating the obvious, never tighten the lockers as much as the normal nuts/bolts!
Far too many garage grease monkeys have a habit of doing it being trigger happy with an airgun, i watch them like a hawk now

[S2central.net]

I don't let the fuggers near mine with a buzz gun... Always way too tight IME.

[lagz33]

See it wasnt that much of a silly question, unless you want me drive to brighton and see one of my wheels going in front of me and into a ditch.


Bit off topic but i bought some draper axle stands off e-bay, they are supposed to be new but after unpacking them found that the feet were all scratched up as if they were used once and repacked.
Should i not take risks with these and just return them?
Its only cosmetic theres no other damage checked all the weld.

[s2driveruk]

well sound like they have been used, so if you paid for new then I would query...other than that they should work and function fine