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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4324942" data-attributes="member: 5412">Correct. I got a set of tires put on at the Wichita Costco years ago. I left a calibrated Proto Torque wrench on the front seat with a note to only use this to tighten the lug nuts. It was pre-set to Toyota specs.&nbsp;I was standing in the glass enclosure for customers watching the tire tech put them on with a torque wrench and come back in with the work order to release the vehicle. I got the manager to come up and told him the situation. He said they used &quot;torque sockets&quot; and it was OK. Nope. Told him about the wrench left on the driver&#039;s seat and insisted it be used after the lug nuts were loosened with a manual wrench,The tech was pissed but did it. Per Toyota&#039;s instructions, got home 100 miles later and checked them. No adjustments needed. The alloy wheels on vehicles these days are very sensitive to having the correct lug tension on them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4324942, member: 5412"] Correct. I got a set of tires put on at the Wichita Costco years ago. I left a calibrated Proto Torque wrench on the front seat with a note to only use this to tighten the lug nuts. It was pre-set to Toyota specs. I was standing in the glass enclosure for customers watching the tire tech put them on with a torque wrench and come back in with the work order to release the vehicle. I got the manager to come up and told him the situation. He said they used "torque sockets" and it was OK. Nope. Told him about the wrench left on the driver's seat and insisted it be used after the lug nuts were loosened with a manual wrench, The tech was pissed but did it. Per Toyota's instructions, got home 100 miles later and checked them. No adjustments needed. The alloy wheels on vehicles these days are very sensitive to having the correct lug tension on them. [/QUOTE]

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