Changing Tire

wooper
wooper Member Posts: 75
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After reading several comments here, I decided to check to see if my car tool would fit the lug nuts on my trailer wheels before taking off on our first trip...it did not.  We own a 2017 T@B 320S...any suggestions on the best tool to use to remove the lug nuts and the size of the lug nuts?

2017 T@B 320S, 2011 2WD Honda Pilot, Coming out of The Woodlands, TX....Mark & Carolyn

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  • pthomas745
    pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,669
    I use one of these, which gives me a little leverage and several different options for lug sizes.  I bought one for a car, too.


    And here are a bunch of threads about lug nuts:




    2017 Outback
    Towed by 2014 Touareg TDi
  • wooper
    wooper Member Posts: 75
    Thanks...that tool look like what I needed.

    2017 T@B 320S, 2011 2WD Honda Pilot, Coming out of The Woodlands, TX....Mark & Carolyn
  • MiquelCamo
    MiquelCamo Member Posts: 91
    They are 3/4". I carry a 1/2" breaker bar and a 3/4" socket. The tool linked above should do the job. 
    Mike and Lisa Campbell
    Springfield, MO
    2016 T@B Max S - Sold March 2020

  • tabiphile
    tabiphile Member Posts: 472
    edited August 2019
    wooper said:
    efore taking off on our first trip...it did not.  We own a 2017 T@B 320S...any suggestions on the best tool to use to remove the lug nuts and the size of the lug nuts?

    You should carry a breaker bar and sockets for removing the nuts and a use a torque wrench to replace them.
    If you use a tool that does not provide a torque reading to install the lugs the safe thing would be to stop at a garage to make sure that you have tightened to the recommended torque. Pay attention to the tightening sequence and stop after 100 miles to re-check the torque.
    https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/sockets-ratchets/breaker-bars.html
    https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=torque%20wrench
    Or Amazon if that's your thing.
    If you have locking lugs, think through your plan if the key gets lost or stripped.
  • rcuomo
    rcuomo Member Posts: 321
    I have a 2018 320S with the alloy wheels. I contacted the wheel manufacturer September 2017 and they advised me the torque specs were minimum 90#, maximum 95#. I will post the email if I find it. 
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  • 4ncar
    4ncar Member Posts: 1,072
    Just as others have stated, I carry a 1/2 drive breaker bar. But I carry a full complement of sockets, so the 3/4 just happens to be in the mix. I’m a firm believer that an item should never have a single purpose.
    TV- '16 Chevy Colorado LT Crew Cab-DuraMax
    2018 320S Outback
  • JP2558
    JP2558 Member Posts: 248
    My 320 is 3/4 on the wheels. I got a four size, x/cross bar lug wrench at Harbor Freight for $10.00. As soon as i move my spare to the tongue, it too will have 3/4 inch bolts too. (Bolts on the darn spare are rusted - after two years, and I have been trying for four days to break them loose.) 

    Thanks, Jerry 
     
    2019 Honda Pilot AWD and 2018 T@B 320-CS hanging out on the left edge of Lake Erie.
  • tabiphile
    tabiphile Member Posts: 472
    JP2558 said:
    My 320 is 3/4 on the wheels. I got a four size, x/cross bar lug wrench at Harbor Freight for $10.00. As soon as i move my spare to the tongue, it too will have 3/4 inch bolts too. (Bolts on the darn spare are rusted - after two years, and I have been trying for four days to break them loose.) 
    Spray the lugs with PB Blaster and allow them to sit overnight before trying to remove them using a breaker bar. You may need to add a piece of pipe to the breaker bar to get more torque. They should come right off.
  • JP2558
    JP2558 Member Posts: 248
    Thanks Tabiphile, I will give the PB Blaster a try.

    Thanks, Jerry 
     
    2019 Honda Pilot AWD and 2018 T@B 320-CS hanging out on the left edge of Lake Erie.
  • Marco
    Marco Member Posts: 18
    I went to Harbor freight too and paid 10$. Its got 3 or 4 sizes.

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