Do you really have to use hand tools rather than pneumatic tools when you change tires?
I live in a city without a nearby Service Center. I have the staggered wheel setup and wanted to swap tires side to side to prolong tread life being I can't switch front to back. I had a broken valve stem several months ago, and Tesla had me go into Discount Tire for the repair. The Tesla rep told me to be sure to ask for hand tools only and to have the lug nuts tightened to 129 Lb/Ft. I now have 6k miles on my car and wanted to go back for the balance, and side to side swap and didn't want to seem like an anal retentive jerk unless it really needed to be done that way.
Any info would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
I live in a city without a nearby Service Center. I have the staggered wheel setup and wanted to swap tires side to side to prolong tread life being I can't switch front to back. I had a broken valve stem several months ago, and Tesla had me go into Discount Tire for the repair. The Tesla rep told me to be sure to ask for hand tools only and to have the lug nuts tightened to 129 Lb/Ft. I now have 6k miles on my car and wanted to go back for the balance, and side to side swap and didn't want to seem like an anal retentive jerk unless it really needed to be done that way.
Any info would be greatly appreciated, thanks.