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06-01-2010, 08:28 AM | #19 | |
Drives: 2009 Yaris Join Date: May 2010
Location: georgia
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06-01-2010, 10:36 AM | #20 |
Drives: 2013 Chevy Spark 1LT 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Oklahoma
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Same here. Regular steel lug nuts always get torque-sticked. Aluminum wheels always get torque-wrenched w/ special mag sockets. Sleeved nuts get torque-wrenched.
While I'm at it, always check the balance [no extra charge] when doing rotations; takes less than 5 minutes but well worth my time to avoid the hated come-backs. |
06-01-2010, 12:44 PM | #21 |
Drives: 08 3DR 5M Bayou Blue; 09 Fos Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: New Hampshire
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This was NEW tires and NO rotation. Balance is OK - could be better, but Im not liking these tires on this car (pirelli P4 seasons). So far my Firestone SNOWS (winterforce) have been best by far !!?
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06-01-2010, 01:01 PM | #22 |
Drives: 2009 Yaris Join Date: May 2010
Location: georgia
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ya gotta start small with things like these... take each tire off individually.. check for rust around the pilot bore..(if there is some.. wire brush it off) remount the tires and torque appropriately in steps.. it really could be that simple. if that is not it.. then you really might have warped rotors. got a dial indicator? if so.. check the rotors when you have the wheel off.. if not.. take it to a tire shop you trust..(i know thats not sayin much but...) usually the problem can be found with the process of elimination.
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06-01-2010, 01:03 PM | #23 |
Drives: 2009 Yaris Join Date: May 2010
Location: georgia
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ps.. if the problem only occurs when you brake then it is in the braking system.. if it occurs at any given time (even when not on the brakes) then it is usually in the tire/wheel combo.
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06-01-2010, 06:30 PM | #24 |
Drives: 2008 yaris sedan Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: langley, bc
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PhillyG is right. the big question is ...does this shaking occur when braking only? I'm a mechanic and the 1st I do after some yahoo at the dealership or alignment shop touches my vehicals - is get home and re-torque all the lugs. Because, yes, unevenly torqued lug nuts will warp rotors after heating and cooling cycles. After working in shops for the past 15 years i wouldn't take my car to the dealership if oil changes were free!
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