Hi all,
I got my tires rotated at Discount Tire today. I always ask that they put on lug nuts by hand (no impact wrench) and then use torque wrench to finish. Usually, they finger tighten in air, lower the car partially, and then go in a star pattern tightening them up one by one to full spec torque with torque wrench. Today, they snugged them finger tight in the air, and then went around in a circle (rather than star pattern) with torque wrench, one by one to full torque spec. Then, they lowered it and rechecked in star pattern with torque wrench. I know when you change a flat tire, owner's manual says to tighten with lug nut wrench while it is jacked up, and then tighten more in star pattern once lowered. Is it OK to basically bring each lug nut to full torque value, from finger tight, without first going through an "intermediate" torque to make sure things get seated correctly?
I got my tires rotated at Discount Tire today. I always ask that they put on lug nuts by hand (no impact wrench) and then use torque wrench to finish. Usually, they finger tighten in air, lower the car partially, and then go in a star pattern tightening them up one by one to full spec torque with torque wrench. Today, they snugged them finger tight in the air, and then went around in a circle (rather than star pattern) with torque wrench, one by one to full torque spec. Then, they lowered it and rechecked in star pattern with torque wrench. I know when you change a flat tire, owner's manual says to tighten with lug nut wrench while it is jacked up, and then tighten more in star pattern once lowered. Is it OK to basically bring each lug nut to full torque value, from finger tight, without first going through an "intermediate" torque to make sure things get seated correctly?