Spare tire lowering rod torque spec

have some marine grease. we are in deep snow high salt area

 

Hey fellas, I realize my thinking is flawed. Be sure to weigh the bucket first, and then remove that weight from the total amount of hamburger you buy. Bucket should also be suspended from handle exactly 1 foot from center, for sake of accuracy, then good to go.

 

That handle is shorter than 1 foot long. You will have to go with 55.2 pounds minus 1/2 the bucket weight and hang it 6 inches from center.

 

If we all work together we can get this method perfected, then celebrate with a BBQ.

 

We won't be able to properly torque the spare afterward!

Oh the humanity!

 

Every threaded fixture has a specific torque value. Every one. The differences in specs are due to material and function (& wet or dry). Threaded bolts actually elongate when tightened. Too much stretch and failure is likely, too little and it may loosen in place. Torque specs are there for a reason and truely should be applied at every opportunity. (Not likely on the spare tire crank, but should still be tried.) I learned this up front & personal pulling maintenance on vibration beast helicopters.

 

Bolts securing moving parts or areas of high vibration (lug nuts, drive lines, anything in or around the engine) should be torqued. Body panel bolts and other stationary shit is less likely to come loose and imo don't need to be torqued with a torque wrench. Just being in the ballpark is fine for most bolts. Go too tight and you'll either strip or snap a bolt, too loose and the bolt might back out.

 

What a wonderful idea! I see a mod day with 100 trucks getting their spare properly torqued, followed by 1/2 pound burgers for everyone!

Reminds me, I need to flip my spare, but maybe I should wait for the mod day/BBQ.

 

I always put the tire on the spare tire winch mechanism with the valve facing down so I could check the pressure without needing to lower it.

Been doing it that way with 4 Toyota trucks and over 25 years.

 

It’s 2022 and I’m googling this very thing and here I land. Was bizarre to me this listed a torque amount on the OEM bag.

I hit the chain rust with some liberal PB blaster. Then some wool wax to cover a little

 

This is crazy.

Did they happen to list a torque specification for the tire valve dust caps?

Asking for a friend.