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Flange Lugnut torque?

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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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Flange Lugnut torque?

How tight are you tightening the wheel lugs on your W350 dually?
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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Those actually call for 250 - 350 ft lbs. Eat your Wheaties. It's a workout just carrying that torque wrench over to the truck.
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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These are the only lug nuts I use the air wrench to tighten. All the other vehicles I work on are tightened with a 4-way lug wrench so they can be removed on the side of the road with the factory tools...
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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250 lbs that aint hard.
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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I broke about 4" off the end of the factory torque bar... But then I have the wheels off mine more than most. Too many loosen/tighten cycles,adn it work hardened just past the thru hole point. If it's tight enough to break a 3/4" thick steel bar it's **** tight!!!
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