Took me 10 years to realize I was torquing lug nuts in the wrong order

I've been tightening lug nuts in a circle pattern since I started working at a shop in Ohio back in 2014. Last month a customer's wheel came loose on the highway and I saw the brake rotor was warped from uneven pressure. Has anyone else had to unlearn a basic habit that seemed fine for years?

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mia5925mo ago

Did you check the stud threads for damage after that or just swap the wheel back on?

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barnes.shane5mo ago

Holy crap, you mean you just slapped the wheel back on without checking the threads? That's a blown hub waiting to happen.

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