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Excellent comments, all! I do my seasonal wheel swaps for those reasons. But I'm not a mechanic so I make sure the brakes and suspension stuff gets seen by a mechanic * at least once a year, i.e. the mid-summer rotation.
* not a dealer, a reliable independent.

 

I do my own rotations about once a year on each vehicle so I can check the brake pads and hoses. Otherwise Discount Tire does it since I purchased the tires there. They claim they inflate to the door placard but I double check their work and pressures are usually all over the place. Also had to point out one time they put a tire back in same position. I only knew it cause I had marked it for a possible leak. Just because a "professional" does it doesn't mean its right.

 

Just because a "professional" does it doesn't mean its right.

Yep, amen to that. The ford dealers around me are some of the worst I've seen in my 52 years on this planet.

It's sad really that manufactures just don't get it. I mean buying a car is part of it, but the service you get is just as important. And I don't mean it's Ford fault,but the dealers should have consequences and they get away with it.

 

A worthwhile contribution.

Another advantage of doing it myself is that I can clean any corrosion or rust off the hub and rim mating faces, so they align perfectly. I coat them with brake (high temp) grease so the wheels don't stick to the hubs.

Perfectly good torque wrenches can be had for $50, so you can always have the lug nuts at the proper specs.

Note that tires with directional tread have a different pattern for rotating the wheels than tires with non-directional treads.

When I remove my winter or summer wheel sets to replace them with the other set, I label them as to which position they came off of. Then I can figure out where they go next time I swap sets.

 

Another advantage of doing it myself is that I can clean any corrosion or rust off the hub and rim mating faces, so they align perfectly. I coat them with brake (high temp) grease so the wheels don't stick to the hubs.

Yep, that is covered in the video.

 

On the other hand, most DIY'ers don't have access to an electronic spin balancing machine when doing rotations. I've noticed wheel weights can come off. Checking wheel balance can be helpful to maximize tire life.

 

On the other hand, most DIY'ers don't have access to an electronic spin balancing machine when doing rotations. I've noticed wheel weights can come off. Checking wheel balance can be helpful to maximize tire life.

Which raise another issue, that dirt caked on the inside of the rim can affect balance and should be cleaned out.

 

I have a 2009, do you have to retrain the tpms sensors at all when doing this? Since wheel positions are changing.

 

Yes, you have to retrain all the tire sensors. What if the TPMS said your left rear was low when it was actually your left front.

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The dash display does not indicate which tire is low. You'd still have to check all of them. The only way to see individual sensor readings is by plugging in a scanner. I'm just wondering if a light would be set if I didn't retrain. This wasn't addressed in the video so I am starting with the assumption it is not necessary.

 

The dash display does not indicate which tire is low. You'd still have to check all of them. The only way to see individual sensor readings is by plugging in a scanner. I'm just wondering if a light would be set if I didn't retrain. This wasn't addressed in the video so I am starting with the assumption it is not necessary.

It won't throw a light or at least my 2011 doesn't, I rotate all the time without "retraining" them...

 

I had a sidewall blowout and had to replace just one tire. Found the perfect match. Same model and year and came with the rim, cap, sensor. The whole enchilada. But when I put it on my vehicle the TPMS didn't buy into it. So I bought the Ford relearn tool for 25 bucks. Easy peezy to relearn the sensors.

 

Amazon has the Ford OEM TPMS Triggering Tool for less than $31.00.

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