I said hand tools only on wheels

Why no cross?

 

Cause the manual says front to rear only?

 

If you are serious about trying to get the dealership to take responsibility for the damage, I wouldn't have touched a thing until you had the dealership view and document the damage...great way to give them an out and blame it on you, even if it didn't happen to be the wheel you messed with at home.

 

Tires on the drive wheels tend to wear faster, even if the alignment is perfectly square (0 camber 0 toe).

 

Because you are changing the rotation of the tire. This tends to lead to vibration issues that are almost impossible to correct.

 

Don't they rotate every time you drive it?...

 

You are probably right, I had felt that they would say something stupid like that because I noticed the marks once I got home. I don't plan on having them touch my wheels again. As mentioned earilier I can do it faster and without the hassle of setting an appointment and then waiting. Besides they probably would of charged me an hour of labor to remove that lug nut that would of took them a "hour" to remove. Lol

 

Good to know. I have always crossed every other without thinking about it.

 

on a 4x4 you better be rotating the tires on a schedule

if front diameter differs from rear diameter by very much... 4x4 operation
will work that tcase harder than it needs to be...and could shorten it's life by a lot

rotate tires at least every oil change

awd vehicles... it doesn't matter much, but these are not awd,
they are part time 4x4
no center diff