Swapped over to the winter tires/wheels on my parents' 2018 Escape. Studded Hakkapeliitas!
They get the car serviced and repaired at the dealer. This includes brake jobs and inspections; both of which have been done over the summer.
Was expecting it to be quick and easy. Usually can get them off with the 4 way. Nope, couldn't even touch the lugnuts with the 4 way. So I grabbed my 1/2'' craftsman 12'' ratchet. Nope. Pulled out my torque wrench and kept creeping up to see how tight this lugnut was. 150 - nope. 175 - nope. 200 - nope. I made it all the way to 250, the max, and still was clicking before it was attempting to break them free.
Ended up using a 3' pipe on the end of my ratchet to get it off.
Attempted to break the rest of them free. Twelve lug nuts were at or above 250 ft/lb , 7 were at 150 and one was loose. Ended up rounding one lug nut off. Thankfully I had another set I was going to put on anyway.
Called the dealer to complain and they don't know anything about it. My parents paid for brake jobs there but the dealer knows nothing about it. When I asked them about taking tires off for inspection "Well, um, I don't know about that".
My parents have been loyal to this dealer for 35 years. I'm not sure I understand it, but my father is a Ford guy. He doesn't like the 1.6L engine in their current escape, nor does he like the AWD system in it (functions fine, but he's afraid of the PDU). Neither of them like how you can't see out of the Escape. I've been pushing them to get a Forester from the dealer that's only 10 miles away instead of a Ford from the dealer that is 35 miles away.
Frustrating! Thankfully I didn't snap any studs along the way and I was able to get out the rounded lugnut!
They get the car serviced and repaired at the dealer. This includes brake jobs and inspections; both of which have been done over the summer.
Was expecting it to be quick and easy. Usually can get them off with the 4 way. Nope, couldn't even touch the lugnuts with the 4 way. So I grabbed my 1/2'' craftsman 12'' ratchet. Nope. Pulled out my torque wrench and kept creeping up to see how tight this lugnut was. 150 - nope. 175 - nope. 200 - nope. I made it all the way to 250, the max, and still was clicking before it was attempting to break them free.
Ended up using a 3' pipe on the end of my ratchet to get it off.
Attempted to break the rest of them free. Twelve lug nuts were at or above 250 ft/lb , 7 were at 150 and one was loose. Ended up rounding one lug nut off. Thankfully I had another set I was going to put on anyway.
Called the dealer to complain and they don't know anything about it. My parents paid for brake jobs there but the dealer knows nothing about it. When I asked them about taking tires off for inspection "Well, um, I don't know about that".
My parents have been loyal to this dealer for 35 years. I'm not sure I understand it, but my father is a Ford guy. He doesn't like the 1.6L engine in their current escape, nor does he like the AWD system in it (functions fine, but he's afraid of the PDU). Neither of them like how you can't see out of the Escape. I've been pushing them to get a Forester from the dealer that's only 10 miles away instead of a Ford from the dealer that is 35 miles away.
Frustrating! Thankfully I didn't snap any studs along the way and I was able to get out the rounded lugnut!