Looking for possible "reassurance" on this one fellas....
I did my latest 5k 4 wheel rotation on my '13 Corolla, done it twice before. Just to be overly detailed... The car was driven 3blocks from the garage where I keep it at night and into my driveway. So the car, rims brakes etc were ambient temp 75F. Up on blocks, did the rotation, everything came off and went on easy, did my usual reinstall just the slightest bit of fluid film via a sesame seed sized squirt into my finger tip, spread only thinly around the hub shoulder there they tend to rust (hub centric rims) and out the lug nuts back on , spun them hand tight. Lowered to just touching concrete, torqued to 40ft-lbs, lowered nearly fully (3/4load off jack) and tightened to factory 76ft-lb spec in star pattern. NO lube on the studs, they are clean metal and rust free at two years old. By-the-book. Drives fine.
I make it a habit to verify torque after about 50-100 miles, which happens
To be 48 hours later (today) . So today I ran an errand to a nearby city about 50 miles away. Took my torque wrench with. Got off the highway and cruised through town to my first destination. Car and rims were warm, not hot, not emergency braking, nothing extraordinary. I let the car set for 20 minutes and came out with my stuff. Took my torque wrench and set it to 74 ft-lbs. as a simple step to not add torque where none was needed. .... And something happened that never has before.....
The lug nuts ALL turned by a noticeable amount before click, nothing wild but noticeable movement, not the typical slight push and click I have experienced every time before. I'd say about 3-4inches at the end of the torque wrench handle which is maybe an eighth or quarter inch at the lugnut. It happened on every lugnut. I was paying more attention to the movement at the handle. Drives fine but left me wondering why it hasn't ever before.
So, is it normal???? Was it because the rims and stud were warm (easily touchable, NOT sizzlin hot)??? Was it just part of the manufacturer stated +\- 4% variance of the torque wrench. (Never dropped, 1 year old, stored correctly at low setting)
Did I over torque by accident due to these circumstances. I'm not a newb and know to never torque unevenly or when smokin hot, so I'm not worried about rotors or anything.
Just very curious as to why this never happened before. Somebody experienced has to know if this is "within reason" to experience the "budge" after driving for 50-75miles. And please, any wise [censored]es go want to okay , " You ruined your car sell it to me!" Please refrain.
I did my latest 5k 4 wheel rotation on my '13 Corolla, done it twice before. Just to be overly detailed... The car was driven 3blocks from the garage where I keep it at night and into my driveway. So the car, rims brakes etc were ambient temp 75F. Up on blocks, did the rotation, everything came off and went on easy, did my usual reinstall just the slightest bit of fluid film via a sesame seed sized squirt into my finger tip, spread only thinly around the hub shoulder there they tend to rust (hub centric rims) and out the lug nuts back on , spun them hand tight. Lowered to just touching concrete, torqued to 40ft-lbs, lowered nearly fully (3/4load off jack) and tightened to factory 76ft-lb spec in star pattern. NO lube on the studs, they are clean metal and rust free at two years old. By-the-book. Drives fine.
I make it a habit to verify torque after about 50-100 miles, which happens
To be 48 hours later (today) . So today I ran an errand to a nearby city about 50 miles away. Took my torque wrench with. Got off the highway and cruised through town to my first destination. Car and rims were warm, not hot, not emergency braking, nothing extraordinary. I let the car set for 20 minutes and came out with my stuff. Took my torque wrench and set it to 74 ft-lbs. as a simple step to not add torque where none was needed. .... And something happened that never has before.....
The lug nuts ALL turned by a noticeable amount before click, nothing wild but noticeable movement, not the typical slight push and click I have experienced every time before. I'd say about 3-4inches at the end of the torque wrench handle which is maybe an eighth or quarter inch at the lugnut. It happened on every lugnut. I was paying more attention to the movement at the handle. Drives fine but left me wondering why it hasn't ever before.
So, is it normal???? Was it because the rims and stud were warm (easily touchable, NOT sizzlin hot)??? Was it just part of the manufacturer stated +\- 4% variance of the torque wrench. (Never dropped, 1 year old, stored correctly at low setting)
Did I over torque by accident due to these circumstances. I'm not a newb and know to never torque unevenly or when smokin hot, so I'm not worried about rotors or anything.
Just very curious as to why this never happened before. Somebody experienced has to know if this is "within reason" to experience the "budge" after driving for 50-75miles. And please, any wise [censored]es go want to okay , " You ruined your car sell it to me!" Please refrain.