How to properly torque wheels on 6thgen maxima?
Mount wheel onto hub. Hand-tighten all lug nuts. Use Maxima OEM tire wrench (the torque wrench may also be used for this) to VERY LIGHTLY snug the lug nuts. Lower the car until the tire has good contact with the ground/floor. Torque each lug nut to specs (Nissan says 80 foot pounds, I use 75).
How big are the lug nuts on a Nissan Maxima?
Many Nissan dealers put one locking lug nut on each wheel. For reasons that escape me, the coded socket furnished to turn these locking lug nuts has a drive end that requires a socket slightly larger than the 13/16th” of the regular lug nuts.
What happens to alloy wheels on a maxima?
Overtorquing wheels can damage alloy wheels, snap lugs, and can also make it very difficult to remove a wheel with the standard Maxima tire wrench should you have a flat in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. Unevenly torqued wheels can easily result in damage to brake rotors.
Do you need a torque wrench to install a wheel hub?
But they do not tighten to a precise amount of torque. A torque wrench is specifically designed to help you torque a fastener to a precise measurement, which is necessary when installing a wheel hub assembly. The amount of torque you use makes a big difference in your wheel hub’s performance.
Mount wheel onto hub. Hand-tighten all lug nuts. Use Maxima OEM tire wrench (the torque wrench may also be used for this) to VERY LIGHTLY snug the lug nuts. Lower the car until the tire has good contact with the ground/floor. Torque each lug nut to specs (Nissan says 80 foot pounds, I use 75).
Many Nissan dealers put one locking lug nut on each wheel. For reasons that escape me, the coded socket furnished to turn these locking lug nuts has a drive end that requires a socket slightly larger than the 13/16th” of the regular lug nuts.
What is the torque of a hub nut?
First design nut (Pac-style nut painted black) 284 ft-lbs/385 Nm;second design nut (solid gray nut), 173 ft-lbs/235 Nm. [5] Tighten nut to specified value and tighten further to align cotter pin with hole. [6] Install and tighten new front axle wheel end nut to specification in a continuous rotation.
Overtorquing wheels can damage alloy wheels, snap lugs, and can also make it very difficult to remove a wheel with the standard Maxima tire wrench should you have a flat in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. Unevenly torqued wheels can easily result in damage to brake rotors.