Wheel came off on TG
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That sucks! Glad no one was hurt.
Gotta remember to check those lug nuts after riding a bit.
I personally know this lady and heard about the incident right after it happened to them. She's a bit gun shy now about the trike and I can't blame her. There's lots of comments in that thread about making sure the lug nuts are torqued correctly and when to do it. It's exactly that kind of help and advice that have helped me in learning about the trike that I never even gave a second thought to.
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I've seen it happen on a trike that wasn't a TG...and a couple of cars too. Trikes could be less forgiving.
what happened to the rest of the post, only 5 are showing????
did you click on the link on the above post??
I know this is kind of an older thread, but the importance of checking the torque on the rear lug nuts can't be said enough. A third trike since this past summer has now been brought into our local dealership after losing a wheel. This one flipped over, not sure how badly the rider was hurt. Probably overkill, but I check mine every couple hundred miles.
Now that is scary, what does the TriGlide lugs torque to?
NO Disrespect Brother, but is that info Not in Your OWNERS Manual? I'm Not talking a Service/Repair Manual, Just Your OWNERS Manual. I Don't Have one so Unfortunately I Can't Help You, or I Would. Sorry. (Just Thinking out Loud Trying to help you, Hoping it IS in there.)
It is NOT in my owners manual for my 2009 TG.
To answer the question, MoCo calls for 80-100 ft. I do 100 all the time.
Well, Isn't That Something! I've never had the Privilege of looking through a T/G Owners manual, not YET anyways. LOL I Have a couple of Friends that have Newer ones, and Once we can all get back out Riding again, I'm going to ask them if I can look at theirs. They are a little Newer though, so MAYBE they will have the Spec in it by now....???
Thanks for the Torque Spec. Keystone. ThumbUp
Thanks for the Torque Spec. Keystone. ThumbUp
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I just looked in my 2011 owners manual, it is not in there. However, it is in the Service Manual.
I always double check my torque to 100 ft-lbs a few miles after re-install, and then again at 100 miles. Never found a loose one, but I will continue doing it.
I always double check my torque to 100 ft-lbs a few miles after re-install, and then again at 100 miles. Never found a loose one, but I will continue doing it.
Didn't see any mention in the HD post whether the lugs bolts or nuts were aluminum or steel.
There are many well known corrosion problems with aluminum products on vehicles, especially in the Northern states that use a lot of salt on the roads in winter months.
Since almost all HD parts are made in China or other Asian countries with little or no quality control, this may simply be another case of corrosion or stress failure.
As an avid triker myself, it really upsets me to see another rider in danger due to crappy imported part failures.
Best of luck with your future rides.
There are many well known corrosion problems with aluminum products on vehicles, especially in the Northern states that use a lot of salt on the roads in winter months.
Since almost all HD parts are made in China or other Asian countries with little or no quality control, this may simply be another case of corrosion or stress failure.
As an avid triker myself, it really upsets me to see another rider in danger due to crappy imported part failures.
Best of luck with your future rides.
Well I can't find it in my 2012 owners manual, unless it hid some where.
Right after returning from the MoCo having the back brakes and rotors, and new Back tires, I rode it home 70 miles, I put the bike up for the winter. After reading this, went out and bought a new torque wrench today. Will check the lug nuts tomorrow.
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I think you will find that there are no torque specs in you car owners manuals either. Call a wheel shop that sells your brand of wheel and ask them what they recommend,or the manufacturer. I know this a Harley thread but many read this who aren't on Harleys. If you are ask your service dept at the dealership where you get your work done.
Triglides have car axels and rotors, I have always used a 4-way lug wrench on mine. I know I will get bashed on this but works for me.
Pegasus1300, They Are in Mine, and it's just an old 94 Chevy 1/2 Ton P/U. Even gives the Pattern. That's the reason I Mentioned it, I Really & TRULY Wasn't Trying to Start, or Insinuate ANYTHING other than the Spec MIGHT have been in his Owners Manual, and That's All. Like I said right off the bat, I've Not been Privileged enough to go through a Tri Glide Owners manual, YET, and now I see another poster, (Oh. Ed.) has said they are not in his 2012. The ones my Friends have are a 2012, & a 2013, so Likely Not going to be in Theirs Either..... :Shrug: I Was Just TRYING to Help, That's All..........
Didn't see any mention in the HD post whether the lugs bolts or nuts were aluminum or steel.
There are many well known corrosion problems with aluminum products on vehicles, especially in the Northern states that use a lot of salt on the roads in winter months.
Since almost all HD parts are made in China or other Asian countries with little or no quality control, this may simply be another case of corrosion or stress failure.
As an avid triker myself, it really upsets me to see another rider in danger due to crappy imported part failures.
Best of luck with your future rides.
Whenever you install a new set of aluminum wheels no matter what they go on need to be torqued when installed, & then rechecked in a hundred mikes or less. Then again about another three hundred then every ride is a good precaution. Many days you will put on more than 500 miles in a day. I check daily on the road. The aluminum has a habit of forming to the hub it is fastened to.
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I have to give you a ThumbUp for at least checking them, I'd prefer a torque wrench because if you go to far you can bring the stud dangerously close to its breaking point and not know it until failure.
IMHO, the only way a wheel can come off a car, truck, or a motorcycle is that when the wheel was installed last the lug nuts were put on finger tight and never tightened with a wrench, and any one that put the wheel on last does not want to admit they made a mistake, I have done this my self on a 100% restored 31 ford coupe, when I rotated the tires, the left rear came close to coming off 20 miles down the road, I heard the noise and stopped and three of the lug nuts were missing and the other two were close to coming off, when I thought back I may have forgot to tighten the left rear with a wrench.
I have changed a lot of tires in my time and never used a torque wrench, and the only one that almost came off was my fault.
If you ever have a wheel come off, it is the fault of the person who put that wheel on last.
Not using a torque wrench is just an excuse for some one who has never changed a flat tire, and don't know how, and should leave this job to some one who has ThumbUp.
Real men know what tight is and don't need no stinking torque wrench to remove and replace a wheel.
I have changed a lot of tires in my time and never used a torque wrench, and the only one that almost came off was my fault.
If you ever have a wheel come off, it is the fault of the person who put that wheel on last.
Not using a torque wrench is just an excuse for some one who has never changed a flat tire, and don't know how, and should leave this job to some one who has ThumbUp.
Real men know what tight is and don't need no stinking torque wrench to remove and replace a wheel
.IMHO, the only way a wheel can come off a car, truck, or a motorcycle is that when the wheel was installed last the lug nuts were put on finger tight and never tightened with a wrench, and any one that put the wheel on last does not want to admit they made a mistake, I have done this my self on a 100% restored 31 ford coupe, when I rotated the tires, the left rear came close to coming off 20 miles down the road, I heard the noise and stopped and three of the lug nuts were missing and the other two were close to coming off, when I thought back I may have forgot to tighten the left rear with a wrench.
I have changed a lot of tires in my time and never used a torque wrench, and the only one that almost came off was my fault.
If you ever have a wheel come off, it is the fault of the person who put that wheel on last.
Not using a torque wrench is just an excuse for some one who has never changed a flat tire, and don't know how, and should leave this job to some one who has ThumbUp.
Real men know what tight is and don't need no stinking torque wrench to remove and replace a wheel
yes to all in this post.
IMHO, the only way a wheel can come off a car, truck, or a motorcycle is that when the wheel was installed last the lug nuts were put on finger tight and never tightened with a wrench, and any one that put the wheel on last does not want to admit they made a mistake, I have done this my self on a 100% restored 31 ford coupe, when I rotated the tires, the left rear came close to coming off 20 miles down the road, I heard the noise and stopped and three of the lug nuts were missing and the other two were close to coming off, when I thought back I may have forgot to tighten the left rear with a wrench.
I have changed a lot of tires in my time and never used a torque wrench, and the only one that almost came off was my fault.
If you ever have a wheel come off, it is the fault of the person who put that wheel on last.
Not using a torque wrench is just an excuse for some one who has never changed a flat tire, and don't know how, and should leave this job to some one who has ThumbUp.
Real men know what tight is and don't need no stinking torque wrench to remove and replace a wheel
I guess each to their own beliefs.
Maybe there isn't a reason the wheel mfg's tell you in their instructions that they need checked & re-torqued. Maybe there was no reason the auto mfg's at one time had left handed lugs on the left side either..... By the way I would bet that on the Tri Glide it is always the left wheel that comes loose......... No real reason other than someone just left the left wheel loose ???
Maybe it was just loose wheels that caused Ford to do a recall on their F550 for broken wheel studs. As it turned out they found about 80% were over tightened with an air gun instead of a torque wrench.
I think not ! There must be some reason a whole industry believes in proper torque ! Maybe some day you will understand what happens to a bolt & nut when it is properly torqued, & what happens when it is over torqued. Other than just being twisted off.
I do hope that if anything on your vehicles including your Trike, fails to stay together, only does damage to you & yours. Not someone else that happened to be too close!
That isn't wishing any bad luck by the way .
In fact I wish you all the best !!
But you go ahead & believe what you want.....
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IMHO, the only way a wheel can come off a car, truck, or a motorcycle is that when the wheel was installed last the lug nuts were put on finger tight and never tightened with a wrench, and any one that put the wheel on last does not want to admit they made a mistake, I have done this my self on a 100% restored 31 ford coupe, when I rotated the tires, the left rear came close to coming off 20 miles down the road, I heard the noise and stopped and three of the lug nuts were missing and the other two were close to coming off, when I thought back I may have forgot to tighten the left rear with a wrench.
I have changed a lot of tires in my time and never used a torque wrench, and the only one that almost came off was my fault.
If you ever have a wheel come off, it is the fault of the person who put that wheel on last.
Not using a torque wrench is just an excuse for some one who has never changed a flat tire, and don't know how, and should leave this job to some one who has ThumbUp.
Real men know what tight is and don't need no stinking torque wrench to remove and replace a wheel
Agree 200%. Somebody screwed up installing the wheel at the factory or afterwards. After many mag wheel changes on cars over the years, the only time I had one come off was when someone was apparently trying to steal my wheels and apparently did not complete the task, probably due to someone happening to see them. I found the lugs on the ground where I had last parked on a downtown side street when I returned to the scene of the attempted crime the next day. I had actually made it many blocks with no lugs before the wheel came off. But I will check my lugs on my recent Gladiator conversion just in case I am wrong
I have noticed that you have strong opinions. Nothing wrong with that. Just remember that just because you have a strong opinion, it doesn't mean you are always right. I remind myself of that often.
I have noticed that you have strong opinions. Nothing wrong with that. Just remember that just because you have a strong opinion, it doesn't mean you are always right. I remind myself of that often.
One of my strongest opinions happens to be ........... Believe what you want to believe as long as it never harms anyone but yourself !
Some of us have background to make statements also. Not entirely an empty voice.......
Have a nice day !
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