Lugnuts

[tkauf]

As long as I am here this AM; my 94 XLT with the factory alloy wheels has had the auto hubs replaced with manual Warns. I did this myself it was very easy, I think I had 45/mins in the whole job. However, the lock nuts have a tendency to loosen over time. You can feel it slightly in the steering. I serviced the truck last weekend and went to remove the front wheels the lugnuts are on way tight; can't even remove them with a long torque wrench. This is the second time this has happened; last time I had to go to a tire shop with a large impact wrench. I had even torqued them myself to 60/lbs, much less than the recommended settings. Are these things tightening themselves? Anyone else have this issue?

Thanks,

Tom Kauffman

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

hmmmm thats interesting considering that the wheels are supposed to be torqued to 100 pounds, i would think that they would have loosened up
as far as the wheelnuts go i've had mine get loose after i recently had the hub apart, so i had to re-tighten and haven't had the problem since,

maybe try just a little bit of anti-seize or grease on the studs even though its not suggested, i still see it all the time