[alfa] Another Old Wives Tale...

[Caxambu <caxambu@xxxxxxxxxx>]

...Is "Do not reverse rotation of radial tires when perfoming tire 
rotation." i.e. It's OK to switch them front to back, and vice versa, 
but not side to side. That they should always be rotating in the same 
direction.

Is this still valid for today's radial tires? The tires on my Spider are 
due for rotation and thought I'd check with the digesters first.

I have a click torque wrench but it doesn't click when switched into 
reverse mode (for tightening the lug nuts on the driver's side) so what 
I have been doing is using it to tighten the lug nuts on the on the 
passenger side to get a feel for what what the setting "feels" like 
(manual states 43.4-57.8 Lb ft) and then tighten the driver side lug 
nuts so it feels the same. I know some people have this torque-feel 
ability "built-in" after years of practice. Maybe some are born with it. 
Like perfect pitch.

--Caxambu
1969 Spider 1750 Veloce
Seattle WA
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