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Mopar Tim said

OMG, I have an RV forum I visit, guy there is talking about over torquing lug nuts. The guy thinks you can tell if a nut is over torqued by setting the torque wrench to max value, then seeing if the nut moves before the click.
I told him you need to loosen and re torque....only way to tell what the torque is...
Some guys...

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Achieving designated torque happens while fastener is moving.
when i install wheels, i run nuts up with my impact on the low setting,then hand torque. I road test and go around with torque wrench to see if any are loose.

the steel wheels rarely require a retorque,any above 140 ft-lbs are never loose after a road test.

Buddy’s son tightened wheel nuts with a flex bar using all he could muster,and kept tightening every day for a week. Not enough to break them, but going to be difficult to remove if he gets a flat.
I have had to remove nuts with my 3/4” impact,some people just dont think.