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Dealer over-torked lug nuts - warped rotors now! Advice please...
Ok, here is my problem. About 17 months ago, I went to Huntclub Honda
in Ottawa, Ontario Canada to get the 50K scheduled maintenance done on my 2001 Honda Prelude SE. So, they did their things and that was that. The next day, I decided to put snow tires on my car (all four wheels). If I'd been smart, I would have just brought them to the dealer and told them to change them when they had the wheels off checking the breaks etc, but I was in a rush and didn't have time to organize. Anyhow, there I am in my driveway the very next day and I start with the first wheel. I'm using a lug wrench to get the lug nuts off (duh!?!) and I am finding it close to impossible to get them off. The first one alone, I am standing on the lug wrench bouncing up and down, trying to get it to budge. I weigh about 185 pounds. So, there I am, jumping up and down on the lug wrench and the nut finally starts to budge. Now, I know coming-off torque is supposed to be greater than going-on torque, but the next day after they were removed/reinstalled? And to that extent???! So then get this.... I pull out a gauged torque wrench which tops out at 220 foot pounds. I literally am off the scale pulling with the next lug nut, so that the needle is buried at the end of the scale. So here I am wailing on the torque wrench and, you're not going to believe this, the male part of torque stick comes off the bar and stays in the socket which is still on the lug nut on the rim??!! I flipped it over (double sided) and tried a few more nuts (I didn't go past 220 foot pounds this time) just to see and none of them would budge. I then removed every one of them with the lug wrench, each one of them with me standing on the wrench, bouncing up and down trying to get them to come off. It took about an hour and a half. In the end, I went back to the dealer the next day and told them my story. They gave me a free oil change and noted on the computer file that my lug nuts had been over tightened. I posted this tale of woe to the Usenet and many people responded that one of the problems I'd have to worry about is warped rotors. Well, about 6 months after I brought it in, they were doing some more maintenance and the mechanic said that my rotors were warped and that they should be changed. As soon as I brought up this whole story and involved a manager, the story became that the warping wasn't severe and I could probably get away with not getting it done and that really the warping was only on the front rotors and if it had been because of over-torking the lug nuts on all wheels, then all the rotors would have been warped, not just the front. I didn't have the time or inclination to fight with them, so I just decided to leave it and fight the battle later. Here is my question; I am thinking I need break work done. Do I have any case to get the rotors partially paid for by the dealership? Any approaches I should take? Advice? Thanks, Rob |
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"bertbarndoor" > wrote in
oups.com: > > Here is my question; I am thinking I need break work done. Do I have > any case to get the rotors partially paid for by the dealership? Any > approaches I should take? Advice? Thanks, > Your warped BRAKE rotors are not likely due to overtitghened lug nuts. http://www.babcox.com/editorial/bf/bf100326.htm -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Tegger is right... over-tightening the lug nuts didn't cause your
warped rotors. It was most likely caused by overheating the rotors or by a thermal shock. I remember in my younger days after driving a car hard (and braking hard) I pulled up to the house and washed the car. The cold water on the very hot rotors warped them like you wouldn't believe... Professor www.telstar-electronics.com |
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Big time problem...The Honda dealer bough me a new set of rotors, because he
did follow the Honda torque of around 80lbs . Most definitely they can warp rotors. Ask for a new set worked for me "bertbarndoor" > wrote in message oups.com... > Ok, here is my problem. About 17 months ago, I went to Huntclub Honda > in Ottawa, Ontario Canada to get the 50K scheduled maintenance done on > my 2001 Honda Prelude SE. So, they did their things and that was that. > The next day, I decided to put snow tires on my car (all four wheels). > If I'd been smart, I would have just brought them to the dealer and > told them to change them when they had the wheels off checking the > breaks etc, but I was in a rush and didn't have time to organize. > > Anyhow, there I am in my driveway the very next day and I start with > the first wheel. I'm using a lug wrench to get the lug nuts off > (duh!?!) and I am finding it close to impossible to get them off. The > first one alone, I am standing on the lug wrench bouncing up and down, > trying to get it to budge. I weigh about 185 pounds. So, there I am, > jumping up and down on the lug wrench and the nut finally starts to > budge. Now, I know coming-off torque is supposed to be greater than > going-on torque, but the next day after they were removed/reinstalled? > And to that extent???! > > So then get this.... I pull out a gauged torque wrench which tops out > at 220 foot pounds. I literally am off the scale pulling with the next > lug nut, so that the needle is buried at the end of the scale. So here > I am wailing on the torque wrench and, you're not going to believe > this, the male part of torque stick comes off the bar and stays in the > socket which is still on the lug nut on the rim??!! I flipped it over > (double sided) and tried a few more nuts (I didn't go past 220 foot > pounds this time) just to see and none of them would budge. I then > removed every one of them with the lug wrench, each one of them with me > standing on the wrench, bouncing up and down trying to get them to come > off. It took about an hour and a half. > > In the end, I went back to the dealer the next day and told them my > story. They gave me a free oil change and noted on the computer file > that my lug nuts had been over tightened. > > I posted this tale of woe to the Usenet and many people responded that > one of the problems I'd have to worry about is warped rotors. Well, > about 6 months after I brought it in, they were doing some more > maintenance and the mechanic said that my rotors were warped and that > they should be changed. As soon as I brought up this whole story and > involved a manager, the story became that the warping wasn't severe > and I could probably get away with not getting it done and that really > the warping was only on the front rotors and if it had been because of > over-torking the lug nuts on all wheels, then all the rotors would have > been warped, not just the front. I didn't have the time or > inclination to fight with them, so I just decided to leave it and fight > the battle later. > > Here is my question; I am thinking I need break work done. Do I have > any case to get the rotors partially paid for by the dealership? Any > approaches I should take? Advice? Thanks, > > Rob > |
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The dealer should eat all or most of the rotor charges. Overtightening
definitely can cause warpage. Even worse is uneven torque among the various studs. I had the same thing happen to my I30t. I actually broke the 4-way lug wrench getting them off. The center weld failed. You got it documented, you were smart. Now, make them pay up. And now, inspect your alloy wheels very carefully. The bolt holes may have cracked too. |
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