Msjulie
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It is indeed easy to do...unless one has a narrow single car garage with no space to use a jack and has a sloping driveway and lives on a street on a hill.
You got me there!
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Rotating Tires question
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You got me there!
They sell a lot of tires to people who come in for free rotations. Also get a lot of good will. They are quite happy to do it.
Yeah, but Tesla recommends 129lb of torque, which is pretty dag on tight
my old car was 80lbs of torque, that's hand loosen
Leeclanual
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Tesla quoted me $125 to have the ranger come to my house and rotate tires... what are people paying at places like Costco or Jiffy Lube, etc.
$125 is outrageous
I mean all we talking is the rotation of tires, and maybe some free air. Shouldn't be no more than 40 bucks,this is simple work
I don't know the avg costs because the tire rotations were always free on my last car
That is indeed very high. My Tundra 4WD wheel lug nuts torque spec is 100 ft-lbs. Most torque wrenches are a bit over 100 ft-lbs. Anyone know why it's so high ?
Actually, the 2011-2013 Tundra with steel wheels called for 154 lb. And that isn't the highest: the Porsche Carrera was 407 lbs. I tried to find a better chart, but here is just one of many floating around the interwebs: https://www.jegs.com/images/photos/300/326/326-wheelnuttorquespecs.pdf
Leeclanual
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Finished the rotation on my own after a visit to harbor freight... told Tesla to pound sand for $125. 3 ton low profile jack at $108, 21mm deep socket for $4, torque wrench for $5 (special... normally $30), and jack stand for $20. Took about 25 mins total... after reviewing some good online videos.
Ive used the same torque wrench from harbor freights for 15 yrs. It’s been used on my turbo build, BMW and 350z builds so I wouldn’t knock it. I’ve recently used this on my Prius tear down of the top block. I’ve done dozens of engine work. It might not be pro quality but for an amateur mechanic it works. No need to spend more than you need to it.You're a brave man to trust a torque wrench from Harbor Freight.
Leeclanual
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It worked just as good as the $200 summit tools wrench I have at my lake house. I’m going to just keep it in the frunk as a backup.
You're a brave man to trust a torque wrench from Harbor Freight.
I agree with that generally as I had one misread and cause something to shear off. I do however use an HFT one for wheels because they generally aren't far off as I tested one and it was maybe 1-2 ft-lbs off
I did tire rotation at home today.
I noticed my 3000lb harbor freight floor jack frame was twisting under load. I guess the jack is getting old and the Model 3 is heavier than my previous car, MINI Cooper.
I lifted from the rear jack point. I would have to put a stand in the front since the rear jack point is occupied by the jack.
But the front wheel is barely lifting off the ground and there is not enough height to put a jack stand under the front jacking point.
I will buy a heavier duty floor jack for next time and use my current jack to support front.
So I will be using two floor jacks next time.
PianoAl
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In the past I've done it myself, since it's faster than driving to a tire place (30 miles) and waiting while they do it. I did it by replacing a tire with the spare, then serially moving the tires to each new location. There's only one extra jacking.
Two questions:
1. What's the rotation pattern? Just rear to front, same side??
2. How does it work with jack stands? That is, you jack it up, but you can't put the stand where the jack is. You jack the whole side up?
Thanks!
Two questions:
1. What's the rotation pattern? Just rear to front, same side??
2. How does it work with jack stands? That is, you jack it up, but you can't put the stand where the jack is. You jack the whole side up?
Thanks!
I have the JackPoint jack stands for my car and they work great. They have a Tesla-specfic pad for the Model 3. People also like the Rennstands.
JackPoint Jackstands, LLC.
The RennStand by Safe Jack
PianoAl
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So, you put the jack at the special jack point, with or without puck, and jack up the car. Then where do you put the jack stand? The special jack point is occupied by the jack.
PianoAl
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Thanks.
That demonstrates the problem. The inventor says that you have to find someplace else to put the jack stand or you have to jack up the car in the wrong place. (0:56).
So if I don't have that inventor's ingenious device, how do I do it? How do you guys do it with a model 3?
That demonstrates the problem. The inventor says that you have to find someplace else to put the jack stand or you have to jack up the car in the wrong place. (0:56).
So if I don't have that inventor's ingenious device, how do I do it? How do you guys do it with a model 3?
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