Automotive wheel torque specs can be found in various locations, including your vehicle owner's manual, official repair ...

Q: I had a flat tire fixed, and my neighbor said I should have the wheel nuts “torqued” by someone, as the young man at the gas station didn’t do this. I didn’t want to sound ignorant by asking what ...

Q: For the past several years, I have had run-ins with service people at the tire store. When I go in for tire balancing, I write 76 foot-pounds lug nut torque, which is what Toyota calls for. When I ...

When I get the car back, I use my old-style torque wrench, which has a needle point scale that goes from 0 to 140 pounds. When I try to loosen the lugs, they don’t break free to well past the ...