Check before it's too late

[postmandug]

Just decided to check the lug nuts on our TT we purchased last fall. Got the trusty 4-way lug wrench out of my truck and realized the walls on it are too thick to fit on the nut with enough clearance on the rim. Good thing I checked now instead of after a flat! Added a 3/4 socket and long breaker bar to my tool box I keep in the TT. Go check  yours now to make sure you have the right size lug wrench or socket in your TV or TT.

 

[Oscar Mike]

It's a good thing to check your torque on the lugs if at all possible. Our Jeep Club had a maintenance event and more Jeeps than anyone cared to admit had loose lugs, including all of mine, which had at least 2 lugs loose on each wheel and one wheel had 4 loose lugs.

 

[FenderP]

I got lucky like you, Postman, and discovered I needed the "low profile" lug wrench before the need -and boy did I ever need it!

 

[kdbgoat]

If you have a spare that is stored on a bumper bracket, check the size of the nuts that hold the spare to the bracket. They may not be the same size as the lug nuts.

 

[jackiemac]

Thanks for that, we haven't checked but will now.  And the spare!

 

[Gods Country]

Since we're talking lugs and such, be sure you have a jack that can do the job (like a bottle jack), a jack support for stability(a board), and a couple flares, or other warning or device. 

 

[ksbowman]

I always carry a 1/2" long handled lug wrench after having a wheel get loose several years ago. Makes it easy to break loose and tighten (and check) lug bolts to change a tire. Wouldn't leave home without it.

 

[Patnsuzanne]

After having lost a wheel due to loose lug nuts, checking them is now on our departure checklist. Two minutes with the wrench could have saved us $$$$$$$ in towing and repair costs. Now I check them every time I hitch the trailer up to go somewhere.