[Carmicro]

Hi all. Anyone know torque value wheels nuts?

[ga9213]

~100 ft lbs

[Carmicro]

Thanks👍

[Influence]

Originally Posted by Carmicro

Hi all. Anyone know torque value wheels nuts?

I think the official value is 103lbs/ft

[forza1976]

I always do 105 and call it good.

[2kaccordocoupe]

Originally Posted by forza1976

I always do 105 and call it good.

Yeah same here.
The office spec is 140nm as per the manual.

Let's face it none of our tools are calibrated to exact spec anyways.

[spta97]

Originally Posted by 2kaccordocoupe

Yeah same here.
The office spec is 140nm as per the manual.

Let's face it none of our tools are calibrated to exact spec anyways.

I think it is more important to get them all consistent than the exact torque down to the pound.

And I resent you calling my Harbor Freight Torque Wrench as not a reference tool

[2kaccordocoupe]

Originally Posted by spta97

And I resent you calling my Harbor Freight Torque Wrench as not a reference tool

LOL I have a Princess Auto torque wrench. It's the Canadian version of HF. Has worked like a charm for the past 10+ years.

[Bimmer5]

I called my dealership the service guys said 110

[2kaccordocoupe]

Originally Posted by Bimmer5

I called my dealership the service guys said 110

Go for it

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Bimmer5

I called my dealership the service guys said 110

Did you asked them if they always torque them properly?
Most of my customers came in with over torqued by the dealer.
Some trigger happy techs.

[J-Pizzle]

I was switching to my winter setup and was using a torque wrench for the first time. The 105 torque value seemed pretty loose when the wrench clicked. When I removed the factory installed lugs, it took much more force to remove than hitting 105 on tightening. Anyone have any experience they can share as I don't have any reference on how "tight" 105 should feel.

I'm using a harbor freight tool ICON torque wrench. Thx.

[kzg1969]

they are always harder getting off - little bit of "stiction" adding to the effort.

[spta97]

Originally Posted by J-Pizzle

I was switching to my winter setup and was using a torque wrench for the first time. The 105 torque value seemed pretty loose when the wrench clicked. When I removed the factory installed lugs, it took much more force to remove than hitting 105 on tightening. Anyone have any experience they can share as I don't have any reference on how "tight" 105 should feel.

I'm using a harbor freight tool ICON torque wrench. Thx.

I had a HF torque wrench go out of calibration years ago so that is a possibility. I got a new one which seems to work.

One important step is to re-torque the wheels after about 25 miles and when the wheels are cool.

Because the steel of the hub/lugs expands and contracts differently than the aluminum wheels they need to be re-torqued.

On my second torquing almost all the lugs are not at the spec torque. I do it a third time a week later but have not had any which were not at the right torque. This is on all my vehicles.

The reason I am so paranoid is I almost had a wheel fall off on my truck before I knew to re-torque. Luckily I caught it and only had to have three studs replaced but the lesson was learned.

[sd306]

Originally Posted by Influence

I think the official value is 103lbs/ft

This.

[J-Pizzle]

I found this in the 2020 X3M manual. I guess I should have read it a little more closely. It appears that 140 nm is the correct value as posted above by sd306 .

Direct from the manual:

Screw on the lug bolt. The tightening torque is 140Nm.

[richard in NC]

Originally Posted by J-Pizzle

I found this in the 2020 X3M manual. I guess I should have read it a little more closely. It appears that 140 nm is the correct value as posted above by sd306 .

Direct from the manual:

Screw on the lug bolt. The tightening torque is 140Nm.

Which = 103.2587 ft lbs.....

[J-Pizzle]

Originally Posted by richard in NC

Which = 103.2587 ft lbs.....

Ahhh good point. Thanks for clarifying.

[Kevin_The_Clean1]

Apparently the Harbor Freight unit called the ICON outperformed the super pricey SNAP-ON unit.