What is the torque for the lug nuts?

Strange that I haven't seen this anywhere, there is all kinds of advice about
checking the torque periodically, but I can't find what the torque should be.

[commodor47]

Toque specifications for our unit is 90 - 95 ft/lbs

Dick

[Wavery]

Originally Posted by commodor47

Toque specifications for our unit is 90 - 95 ft/lbs

Dick

That's correct.....90-95#

It was in our TM book.....that came with the unit. Which was nice.

[Wavery]

One tip.......don't let anyone tighten your lug nuts with an impact wrench. It's OK to use one to run the nuts up & snug 'em. Just ask them to please tighten them with a torque wrench.

Some impact wrenches can easily put 200 ft/# of torque on a nut in an instant.

I beleive the proper way to torque "anything" is in steps, i.e. 50 lbs then, 70 lbs. then 95 lbs for example

Originally Posted by ib4classics

I beleive the proper way to torque "anything" is in steps, i.e. 50 lbs then, 70 lbs. then 95 lbs for example

That's what I was taught. I carry my own torque wrench with me.
By the way, has anyone ever tried one of those 12 lug wrenches you see advertised?

Originally Posted by ib4classics

I beleive the proper way to torque "anything" is in steps, i.e. 50 lbs then, 70 lbs. then 95 lbs for example

And let's not forget to mention that this should be done in a "criss-cross" pattern....ie; from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock, then 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock, etc, etc.

Originally Posted by ED-n-KEL

And let's not forget to mention that this should be done in a "criss-cross" pattern....ie; from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock, then 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock, etc, etc.

An easy way to remember this is to never torque adjacent nuts on a 5 lug wheel. That will always cause you to go across the hub to the next untorqued lug nut.

Originally Posted by EAKlebe

Strange that I haven't seen this anywhere, there is all kinds of advice about
checking the torque periodically, but I can't find what the torque should be.

What ever you do make sure you check that things are still tight after a few miles. I had one blow out at the end of my first year. Messed up things really bad. Learned my lesson. Following directions off this great forum and rebuilt both wheel wells with the modified curve. Worked great. Four years later I changed my tires like a good little camper owner should. Problem was I didn't check 400 miles into the trip to see if everything was still tight. Not only did I lose the tire, but I sheered off ALL the lug nuts on the driver side of the camper. The new wheel well design saved me, but I lost a rim, trim, and dropped the camper to the wheel drum. If I had just inspected the lug nuts and made sure they were tight every time I got gas I would have noticed a problem. Purchase a good cross tire iron and check those lug nuts at each pit stop. Happy Camping. Lessons learned!