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YOUR RESEARCHFront end vibration
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Check conical seat and wheel mating surfaces
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Check the conical seat and wheel mating surfaces for damage as well.
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You might have lost a wheel weight...go back to the shop that mounted them and have them re-balanced (after you check the lug bolts as advised above).
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But the shop got an earful, and they're replacing the missing lug nuts.
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I always use my air-wrench to run my lug nuts on (set to the lowest torque setting of course - I'm not positive, but it seems to be about 70 - 80 ft.lbs.) I then hand torque to 96 (or is it 118?) ft.lbs.
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I always use my air-wrench to run my lug nuts on (set to the lowest torque setting of course - I'm not positive, but it seems to be about 70 - 80 ft.lbs.) I then hand torque to 96 (or is it 118?) ft.lbs.
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I always use my air-wrench to run my lug nuts on (set to the lowest torque setting of course - I'm not positive, but it seems to be about 70 - 80 ft.lbs.) I then hand torque to 96 (or is it 118?) ft.lbs.
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Tightened down the two, and added one from the right front tire - problem solved.
Hi all. '99 C2 Cab - just had new front tires installed, and the bumper removed/radiator cleaned out, about 50 miles ago. Everything was fine for the first 50 miles or so, but upon taking it out on the highway this morning I started getting vibration in the steering wheel after reaching speeds of about 25 mph, which got worse on right-hand turns. Steady thump-thump-thump while driving. Haven't had a chance to get it up on a jack and look at it yet, but wanted to get some initial thoughts. Car has 80,000 miles on it and is due for a suspension upgrade, so it may be telling me it's time to make this happen, like now. Any ideas on what to look at it once I get it off the ground? Thanks!
You might have lost a wheel weight...go back to the shop that mounted them and have them re-balanced (after you check the lug bolts as advised above).
You're not running studs instead of lug bolts by any chance?
Thanks, all. Upon inspection, I was MISSING three lug nuts on the left front tire, and the two remaining were holding on by their fingertips. Tightened down the two, and added one from the right front tire - problem solved. But the shop got an earful, and they're replacing the missing lug nuts.
Ohhhh please share the name and location of the "shop" that left 3 lug nuts missing from a tire change, and left two remaining lug nuts finger tight. This is a place I want to avoid at all cost.
Actually what I do is remove the wheels in my garage and take the wheels to the tire place, have them mount the tires and then I drive home and mount them myself. I do not trust them and have seen them run up the tire bolts and lug nuts with an air gun, then fake like they are torquing them down. Yeah...right....
I always use my air-wrench to run my lug nuts on (set to the lowest torque setting of course - I'm not positive, but it seems to be about 70 - 80 ft.lbs.) I then hand torque to 96 (or is it 118?) ft.lbs. FWIW 96 ft. lbs. has always worked well for me - haven't lost a lug bolt/nut yet...
I wouldn't, you need to torque them to 30%, then 60%, then 100% of final value. I always make Discount tire do this, and I stand there and watch them. The techs are more than happy to oblige me as I give a nice tips.
If you don't, you risk stressing the wheel too much in one section. This is just torquing 101.
I'll wait to name names until I see how I get treated when I take it in later this week. This is a pretty reputable shop in my area and there are so few of them I don't want to burn bridges. Mistakes happen - if they make it right then I can be the bigger man here.
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