Re: Torque Sensing Wheel Bolts

["Hall, Dan" <Daniel.R.Hall@Compaq.com>]

Huw Powell wrote:

>another nod to the NTB guys... they told me, after mounting my used
>tires and tightening the bolts by hand then using a torque wrench, to
>bring the car back in a couple of days to have the lugs re-torqued... I
>just did it myself.

>Now, do they tell everybody this or was it just the yellow wheels that
>caused it?

Everytime I've had wheels balanced at NTB, I've had to initial a
statement that stated that my alloy wheels would have to be
re-torqued in 50 miles.  One can come back and have it done for
free, but I too just re-torque them myself.

They seem to be pretty conscientious about things.  They always
use torque sticks on the impact wrench, then finish the job with a
torque wrench, and they always lay wheels down finish-side up to
prevent scratching the finish (I saw one guy spoken to for leaving
a wheel/tire standing up on its tread).  They invite you to hang
around the work area and watch them work, and they have
complimentary coffee and a free telephone for your use, that is
not long-distance restricted.  I get their $9.99 per tire lifetime
balancing done on tires that I did not purchase from them, but
did have them mount.  They don't care how often I come back
for rebalancing.

-Dan