wheel nut tool

Gday Horseshoe
I have a piece of pipe that fits over the handle on my crucifix wheel brace and a son that can carry heavy weights.
Muzbry

yep just google it.

horeshoe

i've actually seen these things in action and they're great things.as you see in the video they easy remove truck wheel nuts with ease,cheers.

Tool

Gday

Try tjtools.com
murray

Firstly be aware that some makes dont fit all wheels Make sure it fits yours before you buy


Secondly why waste effort when you could use a 12 volt rattle gun

They cost about the same and have other uses around the vehicle as well

Mine was $89 and the best money I ever spent.

You can buy them at most 4wd or Caravan accessory outlets

Hi .As above get a 12volt rattle gun (don't think they are called that )Think it's called a SHANTAI About same size but just plug into cig socket. They work well.
Cheers Brian

Some of those seemingly over tightened nuts from tyre services just might be correct on some cars.

I found the post below while looking for five stud Landcruiser nut tensions. I knew it was 154 ft lbs, or about 209 nm, after seeing it in the owner's handbook and a workshop manual and I was wondering if anyone had discussed it before. I too was left asking how would you get them up that tight and how would many lightly built people undo them? It is exactly double the factory recommended tension for my Hilux which in turn is different from the Prado.

If you try and tighten them that much with a length of pipe on your wrench, you would really be guessing and could easily go too far and overstress the studs leading to eventual breakage. If you don't use a pipe or some kind of extension, you will never get them anywhere near that level and then have to run the risk of them working loose.

The obvious answer is a tension wrench or a high quality rattle gun that can be set accurately. Both would be expensive. The commonly used 120 ft lb wrench is upwards of $300 for a good one but it would be way too small. I would hate tothink what larger ones cost. Who knows what a good gun would cost and how much air or electricity it would need?

Whatever method you use to tighten wheel nuts, the correct tension is critical. People go to no end of trouble to get cylinder head studs tightened to the factory tensions yet many treat wheel nuts as an after thought. I can't remember ever hearing about an accident caused by incorrectly tightened head studs. Unfortunately I can't say the same about wheels falling off due to loose nuts or broken studs.

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FollowupID: 470734 Submitted: Saturday, Dec 16, 2006 at 21:27
Mikee5 (QLD) posted:
Thanks Phil,
You are right 154ft lbs, I thought 130 was too tight for my arms and wheelbrace. I will have to get a long bar and socket!!! How could anyone ever get this tight with the bendy tool provided by Toyota?

Mike.
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Hi
Wheel nut torque's are all over the place now depends on model and year, even Holden commodore now has different torque's.
Tyre dealers need a njoy book with all details to be able to keep up now days.
cheers
Charlie

The boys got me one of these.12 volt impact wrench

Wouldn't swap it for quids. Especially when swapping tyre sets, before a trip, from town wheels to muddies. Not bad for the odd flat also. Haven't had one since the 80's. Nick off Murphy!!!

Phil

Yep, I agree with Geoff from Newcastle. My Owner's Manual for the HZJ78R Troopy also says Wheel Nut Torque 209N-m, 154.2 ft-lbf

Incidentally, those using nut-drivers/rattle-guns, have any of you properly checked the torque calibration against a suitable reference such as a torque wrench? It would be so easy to just start using one only to later find that it was hopelessly out of calibration.