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Old 03-19-2010, 05:03 PM   #1
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wheel tork

it is now time for us canadian to get ready for the camping season i am taking the wheel off the elite suite to check brakes and grease the suspension it will be a good time also to polish the aluminum wheel does anybody kmow at what these wheels have to be tork at

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Old 03-19-2010, 07:06 PM   #2
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I think you have the 17-1/2" tires and if so, they should be torqued to 145 ft lbs.
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Old 03-20-2010, 11:00 AM   #3
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Aluminum wheel torque for the 17.5" wheels and Dexter 8,000 lb axles is 150 ft lbs. Set the torque, drive about 50 miles, re torque then again at about 100 to 150 miles. Leave the tin lug nut caps off until you have done the last torque to save some time and to keep from losing the little suckers.
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Old 03-21-2010, 08:01 AM   #4
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Are you sure you can polish the aluminum wheels? I think they have some sort of plastic coating on them to keep them from oxidizing and if you attempt to polish them you will scratch or destroy the plastic surface.
Not sure about this but before you polish I would check. Maybe someone on the forum knows the answer?
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Old 03-21-2010, 02:26 PM   #5
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thanks guy,s for your help for polishing aluminum wheels you may be right i will clean them up and i will check to see if their is a plastic on them



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Old 03-22-2010, 09:50 AM   #6
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The wheels have a clear coat paint on them like a Ford.
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Old 03-22-2010, 05:59 PM   #7
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The information that I found called for 217 ft lbs on the 17 1/2" wheels.
150 ft lbs was not enough on 5/8" bolts.
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Old 03-22-2010, 06:08 PM   #8
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now i am really confuse 145 150 215 :( :( :roll:


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Old 03-22-2010, 09:07 PM   #9
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Torque on mine is stamped right on the nuts.

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Old 03-23-2010, 10:53 AM   #10
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Dexter says to check with the wheel manufacturer.

But they also say to torque "hub pilot clamp ring and cone nuts"(tapered) on 17.5" wheels to 190-210 foot lbs.
And "Hub pilot 5/8" flange nuts"(flat face) 275-325 foot lbs. on 17.5" wheels.
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Old 03-24-2010, 06:20 PM   #11
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wheel tork

Tag on hitch of our 2009 MS shows 17.5 tork 125-150 ft lb
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Old 03-25-2010, 08:49 AM   #12
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Was very surprised to see how much variation in responses you received in this thread. I called both DRV (two sources there) and Lippert.

If you have the Lippert axles, 17-1/2 tires with the 5/8" studs and aluminum wheels the torque requirement is 125 - 150 ft lbs.
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Old 03-25-2010, 03:15 PM   #13
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i do have 17.5 aluminum wheels so 150 sound right thanks everybody for your help

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Old 04-09-2010, 11:11 PM   #14
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If you have flange nuts the correct torque is 150 lb/ft. It's stamped right on the nut flange! Cone nuts are different and the main thing with them is to retorque after 50 miles and then again after 300 miles. My thought would be to go with 150 lb/ft as that will be more than enough if you stay on top of them. More, up to 200, won't hurt anything IMHO!
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