If I don't look over the tire dudes shoulder, I always end up underinflated
and undertorqued.  Most are afraid to go over 35psi and 75 ft lbs.

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Hamm" <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: torque wheels?

> Patrick Foltz wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 11/2/00 2:25:42 PM, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
writes:
> >
> > << Or should I instruct the guys at the tire shop to tighten the lugs to
a
> > specific torque?
> > YES!!!
> > This is one of my giant peeves!!!!
>
> Patrick,
> I had almost the exact same thing happen, at a Se*rs store. I complained
> to the manager, who had the tire monkey come out to my car with a torque
> wrench. As the manager and I were standing near the car conversing, I
> looked over his shoulder to see the guy TIGHTENING the lugs even more. I
> ordered him away from my car, and simply drove away. Went home,
> retorqued the wheels to the proper torque, let about 15 pounds of air
> out of each tire, and called it a day.
> My advice to anyone having tire work done: before leaving the store,
> check to see if you can loosen one lug on each wheel, and check the tire
> pressures-they're almost always too high.
> Larry