Trailer jack

We use a modestly priced torque wrench with a socket that fits the lug nuts (the same size as a spark plug socket).  To check the torque it is super quick: just put the wrench on each lug nut, push to the click on the wrench and in less than a minute, all the lug nuts are torqued to spec's. And it takes up almost no space in the back storage area.  I also cary the sockets that fit the Fastway E2 hitch so it's easy to check them too.  

Originally posted by SC for Huskers 60 plus years of changing tires at home and Dad's service station, never used a torque wrench. Have to say really don't use an impact either.  Why must we use one on a Rpod? Thanks in advance.

Well, I guess you don't "have to". Decision is yours, except that it's easy to over or under do it. The alloy wheels on many/most R-pods could be damaged if you overdo it.

There is also a difference between the steel wheels most cars used to have and the alloy wheels on a lot of the newer cars and on the R-Pods. The coefficient of expansion between the steel brake drums and studs is different than that of the alloy. It could potentially cause them to become loose. The last thing one would want is to be passed by one of the trailer tires going down the highway. 

Using a Torque Wrench helps ensure the lug nuts are neither too tight nor too loose, but just right.

The stabilizers really aren't jacks.  They won't lift the weight and they are in a very wrong place for lifting.  They will bend the frame before they'll lift a tire enough to change it.  And it will take a lot of effort to get anywhere close to that point.  The stabilizers are only for stabilizing.

TT

Tom A - get a 2-3 inch binder and start gathering info, granted you can collect and store on numerous devices, but I like having a printed something. The info is all out there, just time consuming to find and collect. This forum has a lot of data, and one member Techntrk has done some outstanding work collecting data for an owners manual. Granted changes every so often. I don't go anywhere without my binder.