How to rotate Tesla tires

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Get EducaTed on how to rotate the tires on your Tesla. I demonstrate on my Model Y, but the procedure is the same for other Tesla vehicles or other vehicles. Here are links to the tools and products I used.
Scwaben Jack - bit.ly/3gozgKR
Jack adapters - abstractocean.com/products/te...
Lug nuts - evannex.com/products/lug-nuts...
Martian Wheels - bit.ly/3GA82LZ
Lug socket - evannex.com/collections/wheel...
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[@epcalderhead]

Nicely done! Exactly how I perform tire swaps when rotating or switching between all seasons and winter tires. Living in a snowy climate I've taught myself how to clean and lube the brake hardware. Noticed you use an Icon torque wrench. Recently upgraded to an Icon Split Beam Torque wrench. Those have been hard to find lately!

[@billshepherd1710]

Great video with clear explanations.

[@DRVRLES]

I purchased a new mounted set of winter tires on turbine wheels for my 2023 model3 performance. Tesla, mobile service brought them to my house and replace my current Summer tires that come with my M3p. He put a floor, jack w/puck in the hole in front of the rear tire and picked up the whole side of the car. Used a battery, powered impact and pulled both tires off. Then he popped on the new snow tires set, touch the car down and proceeded with his torque wrench. No need for two jacks since the car is rigid

[@geteducatedbyTed]

You are right. The last time I rotated my tires I only used one jack. The stiffness of the frame enables this to be done.

[@pepstein]

Nice demo. You didn’t skip any steps.

[@javierjavierman]

thanks!. I am near of the rotating kms.. I´ll follow your recommendations. Regards.

[@Xopher222]

Wheels should really be diagonally rotated as roundabouts affect the tyre wear on the OS compared to the NS but it's better to rotate than nothing at all :D

[@geteducatedbyTed]

I agree you can do that if the tires are not unidirectional. Some tires are designed to roll in one direction. Either rotation is better than none.

[@walterwhite1]

Thank you buddy

[@keithoneil9274]

I have the performance model and it has different size tires and wheels front to back, so your method is only for standard models.

[@geteducatedbyTed]

My Model Y is Perf also, but my wheels are aftermarket, from Martian Wheels. You are correct if you have the stock performance tires, they are staggard and can not be rotated. Thanks for pointing this out.

[@geteducatedbyTed]

Just in case people want to know, I bought an ICON torque wrench, but there are many other options. You can also get a torque adapter and use that. This is not a sponsored link, just sharing www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/sockets-ratchets/torque-wrenches.html?category=3361&current=1

[@jeffking29]

Awesome!!

[@geteducatedbyTed]

Glad you liked it.

[@N.I.C.K.]

Is your tire directional? I’m probably going to rotate exactly how you did (I have the standard 19in Gemini / Non Directional Tires) but the manual says to do the cross pattern. What are your thoughts?

[@geteducatedbyTed]

Many tires are directional. I recommend rotating front to back, which I've always done with my AWD Tesla Model Y.

[@ryanfallon943]

Martian wheels are beautiful. Why did you choose to go with 20's? Did you consider going with 19's?

[@geteducatedbyTed]

Yes I did consider the 19" versions, but my wife wanted me to go with the larger 20" rims. They are smaller than the performance 21" Uberturbine that came with my MYP. If you want more range, then go with the 19". Love these wheels. I can send you the email for Drew, the CEO of Martian. Great guy.

[@ryanfallon943]

@@geteducatedbyTed The wife is always right...lol. 20's are a good compromise between range and comfort. I'm sure the ride is more comfortable than the 21's but you won't get as good of range as the 19's. I feel they look more pleasing than the 19's and give you more of a performance look. Did you go with 8.5 or 9.5 when you selected the 20's?

[@geteducatedbyTed]

@@ryanfallon943 - Went with the 9.5" width. The original 21" fronts were 9.5" and the rear wheels were 10 or 10.5". So I went with 9.5" for all. Figured there would be less stress on the tires with the weight spread across that extra inch also.

[@Cologneswag]

Are You using the torque wrench to protect the after market lug nuts? Can you tighten without torque wrench?

[@geteducatedbyTed]

It is best practice to always use a torque wrench when tightening lug nuts and many other nuts for that matter. It is not because of the aftermarket lug nuts. In fact the after market lug nuts are stronger than the stock Tesla ones. Every tire repair shop tightens lug nuts to torque specs and so should we.

[@Cologneswag]

@@geteducatedbyTed just watched the tire shop use a air gun on my Tesla rim & tires. Right before I looked up this video

[@geteducatedbyTed]

@@Cologneswag You should always insist that tire shops use a torque wrench. Maybe time to find a new shop?

[@peterlovas4340]

What rims are on your model y? They look great!

[@geteducatedbyTed]

Thank you. I love them too. They are Martian Wheels, MW03, 20" x 9.5 width in satin black. These are great wheels. Much lighter than stock Tesla wheels, look amazing and range is slightly improved. I can introduce you to the CEO, Drew if you are interested in more info.

[@atifkm09]

Rims look good. What is tire size.

[@mrjohn2626]

Do you have to reprogram the TPMS sensor to report the new tire location?

[@geteducatedbyTed]

I did not do this, but your question is a great idea for another video. Thanks !

[@DanielAlves1]

no, the receivers for the tpms signal are in the wheel wells so it just reads the info that comes from the wheel that's in the wheel well.

[@1988nabil]

How many kilometres should we rotate the tires?

[@geteducatedbyTed]

Opinions are all over the place, but for EVs you should do it sooner than for ICE cars. I would say somewhere between 7 to 10 thousand kilometers.

[@commonsense4you]

Well, how do you do a x-pattern rotation on that car?

[@geteducatedbyTed]

If you have directional tires then you can't x-pattern rotate. See the recommendations for Tesla with directional tires and without - service.tesla.com/docs/ModelY/ServiceManual/en-us/GUID-C74DF70D-0991-4FAC-B886-AD0AA35BE32C.html

[@commonsense4you]

@@geteducatedbyTed well, my Tesla 3 doesn't have directional tires

[@geteducatedbyTed]

@@commonsense4you - Then you can cross rotate. You will need a jack and a jack stand or two jacks to do that.

[@TeslaOwnersSV]

I know more now

[@buixote]

I like the cheaper torque wrenches... no twisting or untwisting...

[@geteducatedbyTed]

Leave a link if you think others could benefit

[@topdistribution1871]

Your links don’t work.

[@geteducatedbyTed]

I will fix them. Thank you for letting me know!

[@andrerodriguez7603]

No need to rotate tires on a Tesla. Especially a duel motor Tesla. The weight is distributed evenly front to rear. I had a Model 3 rear motor vehicle. After 5-1/2 years of ownership and two sets of tires. I never rotated them. They wore to the wear bars evenly. I asked a Tesla mechanic and he also said, tire rotation is not necessary. ICE vehicles need tire rotation because of the weight of the engine.

[@geteducatedbyTed]

To each his own. I rotate every ~ 6k miles - www.tesla.com/support/vehicle-maintenance#tire-rotation

[@andrerodriguez7603]

@@geteducatedbyTed sure, that’s true, “to each his own”. I see your link too, also it’s in the car’s service area on the lcd screen. But I did ask a Tesla service rep that came to my home to do AC maintenance. I asked him about that, and said it wasn’t necessary. I never rotated and found just a slight difference in wear from front to rear on my tires. I figured since I had a rear motor only, slightly more weight in the rear of the vehicle. I won’t bother on my new Model Y AWD I just bought. I’ll just keep up to date on wheel alignment, that’s more important.

[@joblow4827]

Don’t even bother cause you finna wipe those tires in 20,000 miles regardless

[@IverKnackerov]

2 jacks ?. Nope not a goer

[@geteducatedbyTed]

You can actually use just one jack for a Tesla. The body is so stiff the entire side can be lifted by one jack. Just make sure you have at least a 2 ton jack. Ideally 3 ton.

[@beelust4312]

Good video , but just let tesla do the tire rotation at home for $35.😊

[@geteducatedbyTed]

Tesla used to rotate tires via their mobile service, but I was told they are no longer doing this.

[@dosi4119]

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[@pkerry12]

Yeah i just take it to tesla cost 80 Australian dollars cheap as not worth doing it yourself.

[@craigmoritz]

Whoa! No jack stands!!!! UNSAFE!

[@geteducatedbyTed]

I have a jack stand and I will use that next time I rotate my tires. Both my jacks were 3 ton, so I felt confident using just those for the short amount of time.

[@bluedrew]

There's no place to put jack stands! Only 1 lifting point per corner. Some buy a contraption stand that goes on top of jack, allowing the jack to be moved to another corner.