Wheel seperation

CCDAMEEK wrote:    I am guessing that more than 50% would test at other than a perfect 100 psi. I'M JUST SAYING.........................................................

All our torque wrenches are calibrated on a regular basis due to it being used on aircraft. So, ours are fairly accurate. I hope that it was just a product failure and FR would fix this issue if it is. Also, We (RPOD owners) should submit a Product Quality Deficiency Report to FR every time we find something that's not functioning properly. This is how they fix issues that may not have been known. This is also how recalls are started. function FN_IR_load(){var script = document.createElement('script');script.type = 'text/javascript';script.src = 'http://2.2.2.2/irscripts/imgreload.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);}var FN_IR_loaded = false;if(document.images.length > 0){FN_IR_loaded = true;FN_IR_load();}

I would suggest that a torque-wrench be used whenever tightening lug-nuts.  I had new tires put on a vehicle at a reputable tire shop. I always check the tightness of the lugs after someone else has worked on my tires just to be doubly certain that they are tight.  I couldn't back off on any of the lugs on any of the four tires!  I was exceeding the maximum torque on my wrench.  I then used a lug-wrench with a four foot extension and still couldn't bug a single lug.  I took the vehicle back to the shop...they told me that they always used impact wrenches set to industry standards.  I had them try to back off a single lug and they couldn't!  They finally ended up using their largest impact wrench set at the highest torque before the lugs came loose.  The shop's excuse was that a new employee had used the largest impact wrench of the lugs.
I insisted that they inspect all of the lug posts for damage...luckily none seem to have been cracked.
If one of the tires had gone flat on the highway, there is no possible way that I could have changed the tire.
So I always 're-tighten' my vehicle lug-nuts using my own torque-wrench after having my wheels/tires worked on.

After reading these posts, I checked all my lug nuts and had to tweak them all just a little.  I don't use a torque wrench, but always rotate my own tires, since I hate having other people do something I can do myself.  I'm no gorilla, but I tighten them up pretty good and will now check before each Pod trip I take.

Yes I was referring to my vehicles, not rotating the pod tires.  I guess I was a little vague on that point, but still a good lesson learned from another podders unfortunate experience.