tourque lug nuts

[baylinerbuddy]

Does anyone know if the lug nuts on my trailer need to be torqued when changing the wheels? Replacing both tires this spring in the driveway and need to know if I should invest (read: borrow) a torque wrench.<br /><br />If so, what should the tires be tourqued at?<br /><br />Boat is a 19.5 foot bayliner, with 3.0L engine.<br /><br />Thanks.

 

[Dunaruna]

Re: tourque lug nuts

Same as your car, snug them up in a diagonally opposed pattern and tighten. No need for a torque wrench.<br /><br />You should see how a tire shop does it <br /><br />Aldo

 

[Northern Eclipse]

Re: tourque lug nuts

My guess is your trailer has steel rims, if so then the lug nut will be torqued to about 75 ft lbs, but if you don't have a Torque wrench then just be sure you tighten them evenly and to not over tighten. and check those lugs every trip.

 

[jlinder]

Re: tourque lug nuts

Just remember, you want them tight, but over time they will tighen even further.<br /><br />There will come a day when you will be on the side of the road with your lug wrench trying to get it off.<br /><br />Don't use a big powerful wrench unless that is what you will have when you need it.

 

[NYMINUTE]

Re: tourque lug nuts

Same as auto-truck. Check them often.

 

[jeff_nicholas]

Re: tourque lug nuts

I'm the fellow who uses passenger car tires on his boat trailer, so you can't say I'm a stickler for the rules, but I do recommend putting a torque wrench to the lug nuts every time you put a wheel back on.<br /><br />You can find a torque spec at the bottom of this page:<br /><br /> http://www.easternmarine.com/em_store/tech_info/trailertires_tech_info.html

 

[agrazela]

Re: tourque lug nuts

The lug bolts on my trailer have "torque to 90 ft lb" embossed on the heads.

 

[baylinerbuddy]

Re: tourque lug nuts

thanks for the input guys

 

[demsvmejm]

Re: tourque lug nuts

Originally posted by Dunaruna:<br /> Same as your car, snug them up in a diagonally opposed pattern and tighten. No need for a torque wrench.<br /><br />You should see how a tire shop does it <br /><br />Aldo

Here in America, the land of the litigious, every tire store I know of here in my little corner of the world uses a torque wrench or "Torque Sticks."<br /><br />If you value your investments (ie boat, trailer, house) TORQUE your lugnuts. Unless you are skilled and your elbow clicks at a preset torque, you will NEVER get an even torque on the nuts.<br /><br />Find the spec and torque them. Please!

 

[Boatist]

Re: tourque lug nuts

Lugs on my 21 foot tandem axel trailer with 14 inch by 7 inch galvanized wheels say 85 foot pounds, but I do not know how that converts to metric system.

 

[Dunaruna]

Re: tourque lug nuts

85ft lbs is 115 Nm.

 

[demsvmejm]

Re: tourque lug nuts

Most quality torque wrenches are graduated in both ft lbs and Nm.