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Re: Subject: RE: Consistently Warped Rotors Driving Me Nuts



>         <are "torque sticks" adequate?
> --------------------------
> IME, they are not.  Use a torque wrench.  I bought new tires this winter;
> spoke to the wrench installing, and he used the "blue" torque stick, which he
> looked up the spec on as "80 ft/lbs".  Not bad, I thought.  However, on
> removing the wheels a short while later, the "break-free" torque required
> varied dramatically, with a couple of them on very tight indeed. 

An addendum to my NTB experience, they stated that I should drop by in a
week or so and have my lug bolts retorqued (or do it myself).  They said
the alloy wheels tend to affect the torque and need it...

-- 
Huw Powell

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