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johnnya · 05-24-2015, 03:16 PM

I will be installing central a ticket wheel balancers on my coach and I was wondering how much torque is needed on the wheel nuts?

TeJay · 05-24-2015, 03:22 PM

The 22.5" tires require 450 Ft lbs of torque. Best have a shop do the install unless you have a torque multiplier of some sorts and they are not to cheap. Did you mean Centramatic wheel balancers??? If you did they are great.

TeJay

twinboat · 05-24-2015, 03:27 PM

Central a ticket. Gotta love spell check.

TeJay · 05-24-2015, 05:23 PM

Even the "Central a ticket" does not make any sense. But your are right. All the words are spelled corrrecttly.

TeJay

johnnya · 05-24-2015, 09:02 PM

auto spell check.... you guys where right, I am talking about centramatic wheel balancers. TeJay, where did you get yours from?

spanuts · 05-24-2015, 09:18 PM

a good air impact worked for me and a 3 foot bar to pick tire up to spindle .but remember the leveling jacks will pick tire off ground but its not safe without a jack stand

TeJay · 05-25-2015, 04:50 AM

I got mine from a place in Edge water, FL e-mail then shipped. You can actually order them from the factory in TX. I wanted to ask some questions so I called the factory and got a sales rep. He answered my questions then I just ordered the rears from him. The price will be the same.

As far as dealing with the tire except for the torque, I have no problems with the 19.5" tires. Remember you are not going to lift either size yourself. They are just to heavy and it's to awkward a position to lift. You have to lever them into position. Here's how I've learned how.
First off don't lift the tire much over 1" off the ground. Less and when you lower the jack to put it on a safety stand the tire will touch. You want it off the ground on a safety stand but no higher than 1".

I have several small blocks of wood, a 2" to 5" wide and 6" long wood wedge and my pry bar. I use the wedge depending on how high the tire ended up being. The lever needs to be close to the bottom of the tire so you don't have to lift it up to much. The small blocks of wood I use under the back of the wedge to allow me to raise the tire as high as needed. Now you just play around with all that stuff until you figure out exactly how to move the tire around to locate the stud holes then up and wedged back onto the hub. It's really very easy once you get the hang of it.

TeJay

twinboat · 05-25-2015, 06:23 AM

Spanuts,

Your comment, " a good impact wrench ", is vague at best.

Someone could pick up a cordless 1/2 drive impact wrench, a few adaptors, a socket and "gun the lugs on ".

I have never torqued a wheel lug, in my heavy equipment career, but knew, that I needed a 3/4 or 1 inch drive impact wrench, hooked to a large capacity hose and high volume, compressor, to get 400 + lb, torque on a wheel lug.

Tire service shops, use long shank impact wrenchs and deep sockets, to eliminate any torque loss of extensions or adaptors.

spanuts · 05-25-2015, 09:57 PM

twinboat your correct i used a 1/2 drive air @165# and use sort burst of trigger to take em off.and that worked ok.i was not worried this old impact i have used sense the sixties and know its good for 500 ft lbs.guess i should have said " a impact good for 500 ft lbs "
thanks for keeping me in check

Mr_D · 05-25-2015, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeJay

The 22.5" tires require 450 Ft lbs of torque. Best have a shop do the install unless you have a torque multiplier of some sorts and they are not to cheap. Did you mean Centramatic wheel balancers??? If you did they are great.

TeJay

Both our last two DP's have taken 500 ft lbs on the lugs. I do have both a torque multiplier and air wrench that will go to 500 ft lbs.

johnnya · 05-27-2015, 07:21 PM

Place my order today for 2 pairs of centramatic balancers but I will have a shop installing them for me. Can't wait to feel the difference.

wa8yxm · 05-28-2015, 06:10 AM

When I changed Ken's tire I used my air-impact wrench (And my air powered jack-jack) made the job easy

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The nut on my (and ken's) rigs have captive washers (Washer is attached to the nut) and the torque spec is molded into the washer.

rebelcarm · 05-28-2015, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wa8yxm

When I changed Ken's tire I used my air-impact wrench (And my air powered jack-jack) made the job easy

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The nut on my (and ken's) rigs have captive washers (Washer is attached to the nut) and the torque spec is molded into the washer.

My 2004

Monaco is also marked on the nuts

Triker56 · 05-28-2015, 07:13 AM

Freightliner chassis 22.5" wheels

10 lugnut wheels: 450 - 500 ft-lbs 22-mm stud hubs require a 1-5/16-inch (33-mm)

8 lugnut wheels: 280-310 ft-lbs 1 3/16" nut