My Crippled Raptor

[Travis_2308]

Had this almost happen on my toyota, but noticed a sound from the tire and pulled over to find out 3 of the 5 studs had sheered off. I had to tires rotated about 300 miles prior and called them up and told them what happened and they covered it. The problem was them not tightening the lug nuts to the correct spec.

 

[ekopel]

Sounds like everybody else is on the same page here as am I, but when aftermarket wheels and tires are put on vehicles, they just use an impact wrench. I have had that happen to me too many times, to the point where I ask to come back in to the shop and watch the tech use a torque wrench (or the proper impact wrench torque adapter) every single time I get a tire rotation or any time they might take off the wheels. It will be very difficult to go after ford for that because it is so common in this industry and if it was not done by ford it is not covered under warranty. I wish you the best of luck regardless and hope you can get it resolved. I am sorry to hear the issue even happened in the first place.

 

[Icecobra]

I usually leave my truck at the tire shop get it rotated then when I come back I have them grab a guy out of the shop and re-torque while I watch just to be sure.. About 100 miles later I roll in and have them torque ot again to be sure , better to be safe than sorry..

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

I'm going to go buy a torque wrench now.

 

[Hockster]

Heard anymore on this?

 

[Raptor911]

Funny, been on a lot of car forums. Depending on the car there is a def trend where owners either work on their own cars or find shops (independent or dealers) to work on their cars.

It seems like the majority of Raptor owners let shops work on their cars. This is fine but I have always found that the rule of thumb is that most mechanics don't give a poo poo about your car. They work on many cars a day and after a while it's all the same. And they use impact guns because doing it by hand would take forever and thus they would not make any money. They make money when they work on multiple jobs (i.e. more jobs more money).

Here's some advice, the only way to know that your car is cared for is to work on it yourself. Yes it may take an entire weekend to do a simple task that a mechanic may do in 2 hours but at least you know your car was cared for.

90% of mechanical work are proper tools and the other 10% is experience.

Go out and get a torque wrench and torque your own wheels.

 

[Nick@Apollo-Optics]

I'd also like to add that I'm a big fan of Discount Tire (or America's Tire depending on what part of the country you're in). I always watch the guys through the window or stand outside the bay and they always check the proper torque requirements with a torque wrench and even email you a week later to tell you to stop in and have them check the torque on the wheels again just to be safe. They've earned my business and that of my family as well.

 

[KaiserM715]

Funny, been on a lot of car forums. Depending on the car there is a def trend where owners either work on their own cars or find shops (independent or dealers) to work on their cars.

It seems like the majority of Raptor owners let shops work on their cars. This is fine but I have always found that the rule of thumb is that most mechanics don't give a poo poo about your car. They work on many cars a day and after a while it's all the same. And they use impact guns because doing it by hand would take forever and thus they would not make any money. They make money when they work on multiple jobs (i.e. more jobs more money).

Here's some advice, the only way to know that your car is cared for is to work on it yourself. Yes it may take an entire weekend to do a simple task that a mechanic may do in 2 hours but at least you know your car was cared for.

90% of mechanical work are proper tools and the other 10% is experience.

Go out and get a torque wrench and torque your own wheels.

Agreed. Aside from warranty, TSB or recalls, I have done everything myself. Not to mention, you can catch issues sooner if you work on your own stuff by being familiar with your vehicle.

 

[J-train]

I'd also like to add that I'm a big fan of Discount Tire (or America's Tire depending on what part of the country you're in). I always watch the guys through the window or stand outside the bay and they always check the proper torque requirements with a torque wrench and even email you a week later to tell you to stop in and have them check the torque on the wheels again just to be safe. They've earned my business and that of my family as well.

^^^^This, they aparently have great company leadership. I have used several different Discount Tire/Americas Tire is several different cities, same story everytime. Also you can buy your tires online from them with free shipping and take them to any retail store to get them mounted or whatever, no "you have to buy your tires /wheels here " shit

 

[Rakimb17]

That sucks,
I remember I took my wife's GLK in for service and they gave me an E class loaner.
Hell, Toyota gave me a loaner once too.
Thats crap,
Good luck getting your truck fixed.