Spare tire lowering rod torque spec

Hello,
I lowered the spare on a 2017 dcsb or today to check its pressure. Fine and dandy. Chain hoist mechanism looked rusty. Sprayed some Kroil on it. Better option? Main question is that the pouch for tire iron and rods to lower spare says to snug tire back up with 27.6 ft lbs (or that general amount) . I have torque wrench, but how in the world to I apply torque to that rod?

 

Go to the butcher and buy 27.6 pounds of hamburger. Put the hamburger in a bucket and place it on the handle of the rod.

 

Never in my life have I heard of torquing this let alone a torque spec. Can't believe yours actually lists one. I find that funny (.6).

Just use your best judgment & don't overtighten it. Loose is better than too tight. The spare tire won't fall off if a little loose. If it's too loose the spare will move around. Just tighten it until spare is snug in the carrier.

Kroil is good stuff but it's a penetrating fluid. Spray lithium on the mech or even silicone oil, something that protects against corrosion & is water resistant.

I've owned my truck for 14 yrs & have never dropped the spare down until last week to change the rotted tire. Droped down without any issue, sprayed some white lithium on it just because. Then again I live in SoCal so rust is not an issue for me.

 

I wonder if you could find a socket that would fit the square end of the rod, and that would allow you to torque it?

 

O man, only on a forum

Makes me feel normal !

 

I could put my head up a cow's ass but I'll just take the butcher's word on it.

 

Not that I could find.

 

Yeah, its right on rod/ tire iron pouch in English and French. Ill take a pic tomorrow.

 

My take on this is that they list a torque spec so people will have an idea of how tight it needs to be, to help prevent overtightening & to cover their asses. Like in service manuals, they list torque specs for everything cause they have to, it doesn't mean that absolutely every nut & bolt needs to be torqued to exact spec. So if/when an owner happens to break it by overtightening, they have something to fall back on, "torque spec is provided & the owner did not follow".

 

exactly. Mainly pondered if there was an actual method to do that with a standard torque wrench.

 

I would agree with that on the most part except they have such an exact number at 27.6.

 

My bag is black with no writing on it. Is this new for 2017/2018?

 

That .6 is what I found funny. Click type & bar type torque wrenches don't have a resolution of tenths of a ft/lb. IIRC my digital Snap On can but I highly doubt it's even accurate down to a tenth.

Uh oh, I feel like the torque nazis will soon be along.

 

After their experiences with the first year of 3rd gens maybe they decided to backtrack to help protect the public.

 

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I saw that torque and thought it was weird even though I'm a torque nazi. But here's the thing, there is a spring on the end of the fitting that goes into the spare wheel. If you crank it up so that spring is compressed a bit, it will work like a lock washer and be worry free.

Have a good one.

 

makes sense. others recommend lithium spray grease for the chain mechanism. Sound good?

 

Any lube is better than nothing. I'd be tempted to use Fluid Film or a light coating of waterproof marine grease.