ngzcaz
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- NE Pa.
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- Automatic
Now this may be a co-incidence but after my oil change and tire rotation I noticed immediately on the way home a kind of wheel shimmy like a front tire was out of balance. It was that noticeable I stopped and checked for a low front tire. It was ok. A few miles down the road I noticed a slight holding back feeling. I pulled over again and there was smoke coming from the right front tire area. I checked and it seemed to be from the brake/rotor area. I was three miles form home so I let it cool for about 20 minutes and nursed it home.
After cooling over night I got to work taking the wheel off. I could loosen only one lug with my impact. I got the torque wrench out and checked the setting. I stopped trying at around 130 ft lbs. Couldn't loosen any more than the original one I took off. I went around to the other side of my 1989 Ford Ranger ( they did a side to side change ) and found those not to loosen at the same 130 ft lbs. I stopped and didn't go any further..
Sorry for the long intro but here's the question : First and foremost what is the correct torque setting ? I seem to be reading anywhere from 80 to 100 ft. lbs. Second, Is 130 ft lbs ( or more since my torque wrench only goes to 150 ) enough torque to screw up the rotor in that short amount of time ? Last and most important to me is have any of you have a similar experience and how did you handle it with the tire dealer and with what results ? I just find it awfully coincidental that it failed by that much in such a short period of time if is was a " normal failure " At the very least the lugs were incorrectly tightened.
After cooling over night I got to work taking the wheel off. I could loosen only one lug with my impact. I got the torque wrench out and checked the setting. I stopped trying at around 130 ft lbs. Couldn't loosen any more than the original one I took off. I went around to the other side of my 1989 Ford Ranger ( they did a side to side change ) and found those not to loosen at the same 130 ft lbs. I stopped and didn't go any further..
Sorry for the long intro but here's the question : First and foremost what is the correct torque setting ? I seem to be reading anywhere from 80 to 100 ft. lbs. Second, Is 130 ft lbs ( or more since my torque wrench only goes to 150 ) enough torque to screw up the rotor in that short amount of time ? Last and most important to me is have any of you have a similar experience and how did you handle it with the tire dealer and with what results ? I just find it awfully coincidental that it failed by that much in such a short period of time if is was a " normal failure " At the very least the lugs were incorrectly tightened.