Aluminum Wheels
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Aluminum Wheels
Hopefully someone here can help me. I have a 2006 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI with the upgraded aluminum wheels. I have been haveing major problems with these aluminum wheels. I had a flat tire the other day so I took the wheel off to bring it to the shop to get fixed. All is well and good, I Got the tire fixed but I goto put it back on and strip the threads off the wheel stud. I double check the torque in the book and it says 90 Ft. Lbs. So I replace the the stud and goto tighten the wheel again with a torque wench and pull the threads off again. I'm not pulling anywhere near 90 Ft. Lbs. and it is ripping the threads off. Has anyone else had a problem like this, is the book wrong and it's not 90 ft. lbs. or am I doing something wrong.
Any help would be greatly apreciated.
Any help would be greatly apreciated.
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Aluminum Wheels
You can put alot of torque on a 1/2 in. drive ratchet. This is very frustrateing because I'm torqueing it to "spec" and it is too much. I, myself thought 90 was too much becuase they are tiny studs. I was hopeing to find a actual number to torque them to because I'm paranoid.
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Aluminum Wheels
i just checked my 800 book and it says the same thing 90 ft.lb i still only hand tighten and have never had one come loose. ive even lightly put them on w/ my impack wrench and still have never hurt them.i put new studs on my wifes 450 (longer 800 studs) to put my rims on hers and only hand tighten.
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Not even it only looks like 3 threads. So I will go in monday to get them to give me new studs. The guy that put the wheels on probable only put them on snug. I'm lucky the wheels didn't rip off. Come to think of it too when I bought the new wheel studs for a "500" the were the same.