I just rotated my tyres using this very method today! One thing I would say it's worth doing in addition to this is chocking the tyres still on the ground, using a chock made for the job or a couple of bricks, just to be extra safe, especially if you are doing this on anything less than a level surface. Great video!

Thank you. You're amazing. Thanks again for sharing and putting this video together for us.

Thank you so much for posting this!

Perfect explanation on how to do this. Here in NY it is $70 to have Tesla come do the rotation, but a local car wash/service place did it for $30. However, it was good that I had lift pucks for them since they didn't have any!!

Great video and demonstration. Two things I would recommend: 1. Before putting the wheels back on, inspect the hub mating surface and lug nuts for rust, clean these with a wire brush if rust is visible. 2. After you lower the car to start torquing the lugs, don't do full torquing on the first pass. Torque them all to about 60 ft lb in the star pattern and then do a second pass for the final torque. Hope this extra info helps keep our Tesla Family safe. Extra Note, need to follow the "Reset tire pressure monitoring sensor TPMS" instructions in your Tesla Manual after the rotation to get them recalibrated to the new tire locations.

@chuckhursch5374

Ай бұрын

I don’t think the Tesla mobile service guy that was out to rotate my tires a few weeks ago reset the TPMS positions. Tried to look that up in the manual, but didn’t find it. I’ll try looking for it on the screen.

I've got the same tires. Love them.

Great topic for Tesla owners. Love the ISU shirt BTW!!!

As always great video. I have heavy 20" wheels on my MY. I use two THREADED LUG BOLT GUIDEs from Abstract Ocean for aligning the wheel holes with the threaded holes in the wheel hub.

@LordTimelord

26 күн бұрын

Old trick my dad showed me when I was a kid: Put the wheel back on the studs and hand tighten all the lug nuts until they stop. HIT the tire dozens of times with the palms of your hands along the sidewall of the tire. Don't be modest give it decently hard hits! Hand tighten all the lug nuts until they stop again. Repeat banging the sidewall of the tire in a circle with your palms of your hands and hand tightening the lug nuts until they all won't turn anymore. You now have the rim perfectly centered on the studs and are good to torque it down! 👍

Just did this yesterday on the wifes 2022 Model 3 LR for the 5th time. Minus the pucks it's basically the same as any car. Lesson learned here and I'll accept all the responsibility for not noiticing before but all 4 tires are worn on the inside and need to be replaced at 30,000. I didn't notice it before at 24,000, 18000, 12000, 6,000. I'd guess the rest of the tire has at least 10,000 of wear left until they would need to be replaced. So if the car was brand new again I'd have them balanced 1-2 times. Rotating is easy enough but not balancing them was a mistake.

Well done...Thanks

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Most welcome

Great video, keep up the good work!

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Great Video. "Discount Tire", will provide rotation and pressure check for free. Generally no appointment needed. I've also found them to be very professional and helpful.

@mowcowbell

Ай бұрын

Discount Tire is a good choice, but the ones around here are insanely busy every day. I can rotate my tires faster than the wait time at Discount Tire.

@bluedog9935

Ай бұрын

I have had a different experience with Discount Tire. They fixed a slow leak in one of my tires and when I got the car back to my house I realized they checked all the air pressure in my tires and set them all to 28lbs and forgot to put the valve stem caps back on. The reason I checked the tire pressure was because I got a low pressure warning on all four tires. I corrected the tire pressure and decided to check the torque on the lug nuts on the tire they repaired and it wasn’t even close. Sloppy work on their part. I’ve since repaired two tires myself, one with a nail and the other had a screw. I’m sure most Discount Tire locations are just fine, but our local store is crap.

@swiftMyDay

Ай бұрын

Free only if you bought your tires there.

@jshomes10

Ай бұрын

@@swiftMyDay Wrong. Never spent a dime there.

@swiftMyDay

Ай бұрын

@@jshomes10 maybe here in CA is different. I went today for a tire rotation and they told be only free for tires bought there. Otherwise $25 per tire. Tesla mobile is $65 for all. I went with Tesla.

A torque wrench is not meant to remove lug nuts. It is made to tighten them. Can change the calibration on the wrench (and you would never know).

Great video , now I know how to do it .

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Glad I could help

Thank you for your help. I have to rotate already. Regards

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

You are welcome!

👍 I rotate tires 2 X a year because in November I install winter tires and go back to summers end of March or April, mark the tire position with chalk. Probably been doing the rotation thing for 25 to 30 years and back then there were oil changes back then and I have changed brake pads and disks a few times. A breaker bar is cheap insurance to keep your torque wrench from being abused.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Good tip.

I use an impact wrench. Those lug nuts are torqued to 129 ft/pounds and I am too old (at age 40) to use manual force to loosen them. I use labeled tire totes to remember the position of the tires each time I change from Winter to Summer and rotate accordingly. Tesla will try to add a tire rotation service if you go in for something else but have not registered your own tire rotation in the service section.

With a single jack you can jack from front or rear points, either will lift both wheels.

Great video! Do these tires have the noice cancelling inner foam that reduce road noise like the Continental ProContact RX OE 45K

Good morning Iowa Tesla Guy I'm Brendon never loosen with your torque wrench always tighten

The uberturbine wheels that come with the Performance Y are staggered so the wheel in the back is a different size than the front

Very helpful video! Thank you. Do you also do it the same way with your winter tires? How do you deal with the TPMS sensors?

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

I use all season tires and don't change for the winter. As for the TPMS, I believe there is a calibration of them in the SERVICE menu.

Don't the tires rotate already when you drive? 😂😂

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Funny.

@tbix1963

Ай бұрын

That’s my line. 😂

@LordTimelord

26 күн бұрын

Well unless EV tires are like unidirectional motorcycle tires. You'd have to swap them to the other side of the vehicle so they would roll in the other direction. 😁

Discount Tire in Omaha did mine for free and I didn't even buy tires from them. Obviously, they do it with the hope of getting future business, but that is pretty cool!

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Discount tire is great!

Thanks. Good video. Actually I just use Discount Tire for free. You could also use 2 inexpensive 2 ton floor jacks (such as the ones at Walmart) instead of the floor jack and jack stand. Actually cheaper than the 2.5 ton jack.

Pretty sure you are supposed to rotate them in an X pattern unless they are directional. You know that they are directional if they have a rotation arrow on the tire.

@AndrewYu-zo6ui

Ай бұрын

I also thought tire rotations are in "X" pattern. But the pattern of those tires look like they should have rotation arrow.

@edtaiman

Ай бұрын

Front to rear. No more X pattern as I understand it.

@richy69ify

4 күн бұрын

"tyre rotation" would be to remove them from the rims if they're not directional. This is wheel rotation, being pedantic. :) Obsessives would also re-balance them at half wear and have the wheel alignment done.

"tyre rotation" would be to remove them from the rims if they're not directional. This is wheel rotation, being pedantic. :) Obsessives would also re-balance them at half wear and have the wheel alignment done.

Great video, as always. A quick comment. I believe the "miles ago" message on the screen is not how long ago you were supposed to rotate but how long ago you reset that number.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Need to look into that. That makes me feel better then.

@rogershark9223

Ай бұрын

He's correct ​@@iowatesla

@raymondcooper2526

Ай бұрын

@@rogershark9223 Tesla need to update the verbiage to be unambiguous.

Are the Michelin CrossClimate 2 tires noisy and how do they compare with the Continental tires that the car came with?

This works when you have the same tires on the front and back. On both my Model Y Performance and my Model X Plain this is not the case so I do need to use the jack stands.

@immhepp638

Ай бұрын

I have a 22 myp with 40,000 miles with no rotation and found just like a bimmer no need. The car is balanced so the wear is even:)

Second the use of lug bolt mounting extensions. Also the Michelin cross climate two tires, definitely worth the investment. Surprised all the comments about the TPMS sensors, I thought Elon’s favorite part was no part. Last two VW’s I’ve had eliminated the TPMS sensors and simply monitor the wheel speed sensors. Improperly inflated tires don’t spin at the correct speed and can be detected after a short drive. Only requires the addition of a optional switch hardware or software to initiate a relearning after setting your tire pressures.

@LordTimelord

26 күн бұрын

TPMS Sensors are required on all new vehicles in the USA. "Among other matters, within TREAD Act of 2000, the U.S. federal government mandated the required implementation of TPMS on all new vehicles in the following phased rollout: 20% of new vehicles from Oct 5, 2005-Aug 31, 2006. 70% of new vehicles from Sept 1, 2006-Aug 31, 2007."

@tbix1963

25 күн бұрын

@@LordTimelord it’s an indirect system, still considered a tpms system even though it’s not actually measuring the actual pressure and requires the vehicle to move an appropriate amount for it to calculate if the wheel rotation has changed since it was last calibrated. As far as how they got that system approved, not sure 🤔 $$$🙊but it seemed to work fine on my 2012 Passat, and I like that there are less parts on the car to fail. That and since I ran mounted snows I didn’t have to buy more sensors when I bought the extra wheels and tires. Very simple system to use, just set your pressure with a gauge, then press the calibrate button in the glovebox and take the car for a drive.

@LordTimelord

25 күн бұрын

@@tbix1963 Interesting! That's nice that a set of winter tires/rims can be quickly setup with that system. I didn't know that! 👍

Great video. I thought the Model Y had a staggered set up. It should be torqued to 129 ft lbs. Then reset the torque to zero when done.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

The performance is the only one with staggered wheels.

It is not wise to use torque wrench for loosening.

Hello, your car's odometer is 100.000km +, how is your battery healty?

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?

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

They are directional. I think front to back is fine.

I think the second best time to do the rotation was 9,500.1 miles ago, buddy!

I thought it was recommended 6,250 miles?

Do you have to do anything regarding the tmps? Or does the car know where you’ve swapped the tires to/from?

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Not 100% sure but I didn't do anything and it seems to translate automatically. I think there is a calibration feature in the SERVICE menu.

Hi, Will this work on a 2024 Model Y performance? Thanks in advance

@ssvlaunch

Ай бұрын

Not if you have 21” wheels. Front and rear are different size tires. 255 vs 275

Nice video thanks for posting, but what if the front and rear tires are different size? Thanks

That’s a performance model with staggered tires/wheels you can’t do that given the size difference from front to back.

How did you update the TPMS so that the tire pressure on screen matches the location of the wheel?

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

I did not. I need to look into that.

@khuo0219

Ай бұрын

Interesting question. It did not occur to me that the TPMS is fixed to the tire rather than the car. I carry an air compressor and check manually if something seems off. But if you know how to update the location please let use know!

Great. BUT…. I have an X and have different size tires on the front and back and therefore need to rotate side to side and not front to back. How about showing how that is done. Thanks in advance.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

That's a lot more work and requires much more equipment. Better to have it done by a professional where they can lift the entire car.

so your only swapping back to front, not driver side to passenger as well and ovb no parking break on??? seeing a few red flags here

That's nice, the only problem is that in this way you can't check and do the wheel balance.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

I'm assuming the wheel balance doesn't change. Everything you balance moves with the tire/wheel.

@abmtommaso

Ай бұрын

​@@iowateslawell..not really... everytime I rotate the wheels the tire dealer finds some changes and has to install 1 o 2 little weights to restore the tires balancing. Bear in mind that even small holes in the asphalt can change the balancing...

@khuo0219

Ай бұрын

I think that is too nitpicky. Most tire shops will not check your tire balance when they rotate your tires, only when they install new ones or have repairs done to the rim. One or two tokens on the wheel do not make a big difference to the driving experience.

@abmtommaso

Ай бұрын

@@khuo0219 well.....this how the tyre shop do not act in a professional way. When I go to rotate my tires for 5 euros for each tire they check the balance and usually for every tire they need to add those weights...and I see with my eyes that the tires are not balanced and I feel some vibration at certain speeds... sometimes are hardly perceived, some other times more evident. It is obvious that the axles, the wheels, the suspensions must be in perfect conditions, otherwise you don't feel those vibrations... So, if you want to drive as you should you should check the balance everytime you rotate your wheels, otherwise don't do it. I prefer to spend 20 euros every 15.000 km...so everytime I rotate my wheels.

Be honest…did it just rain on the car or did you wash it before this video? Flex on that sweet floor drain.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Yes. Rain. However, I did hose off the wheels beforehand. They were gross. Just trying to keep my hands more clean.

First of all, it should not be charging during the tire rotation procedure. Second of all, a 2-ton jack is more than enough.

If you have an Austin built Model Y AWD with the 4680 batteries and 279 miles of range, those standard pucks DO NOT FIT!!! The holes the pucks fit into are smaller than the other Model Y’s. I have yet to find a set of pucks that fit it. I decided to take it to Discount Tire and bought their package that does the rotation, balancing, and hazard warranty.

@marshallhoover7152

Ай бұрын

What year is your MY? I would like to know what battery I have in my 2020 AWD MY.

@pk-76

Ай бұрын

@@marshallhoover7152 2023. It came out in 2022 and they ended production in the Summer of 2023.

Costco 26 dollars

Costco does rotation for under $30.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Good tip.

Can I use a 2 ton jack with jackstands?

@khuo0219

Ай бұрын

Your car (model Y) weighs about 2.5 tons, when you jack up the car, it is usually one side (two wheels off the ground), so you are lifting 1.25 tons at a time. 2 tons should be fine, but I would use a 3 ton jackstand because they are higher and give you more clearance when you change the tire.

Nice. But I’ll have discount tires do it lol. Free.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

If you have that option, yes.

This is how you do it if you don't have a proper lift. I use a quickjack lift. You are supposed to move both rears to the front and then put the front right to the rear left and front left to rear right. The emway you are doing it will always have the fronts back where they originally were. Even a small miss alignment will make them wear unevenly. Just saying, if you want it done properly

@bluedog9935

Ай бұрын

That’s true with non-directional tires. Otherwise, you’re correct.

The only issue is that your TPMS sensors are out of whack, if you move them around they no longer register in the proper location - the Tesla tech can reprogram them so they they register on the correct wheel.

@shallenberger57

Ай бұрын

That is why your Tesla Manual tells you how to recalibrate them.

Tesla service guy came to my house for warranty repair & lifted my “Y” with out the pucks.

@bluedog9935

Ай бұрын

That’s weird. Maybe he had a special jack with pucks integrated into the lift point. If not, that’s a big no no.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

Yikes. Hope it was a special jack.

@Robert-pm6bm

Ай бұрын

Ya this has happened many times with the mobile techs. No special jack. You don’t need the special pucks , just use care where you place the jack.

@incognitotorpedo42

Ай бұрын

@@bluedog9935 No one out in the world uses pucks. I've been to a number of shops for state inspections and tire mounting. Never saw a puck. No damage as far as I can tell.

@bluedog9935

Ай бұрын

@@incognitotorpedo42 Really, no one? Yeah, no one has time to reach under the car and install that silly little rubber puck. Just gitter dunn. Besides, what’s the worst that can happen? It’s like safety goggles and seat belts. Why bother, I mean what with the time you save, you could pluck the lint out of your bellybutton.

Discount tire does it for free I'd rather let them handle it

Torque the lugs while the weight is off the wheels.

Who wants to rotate their tires? Gotta be crazy.

If you are a man, no need for jack pads, torc wrench or gloves

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

There are so many things wrong with this comment. I'll just leave it at that.

Not worth the time, cost, and effort to rotate tires every 6250 miles.

No need to update tires on a Tesla AWD. The weight of the vehicles are proportional front to rear. Don’t waste your time or money on tire rotation.

@iowatesla

Ай бұрын

I found this not to be the case on my cars. They do wear differently. Probably impacted by how you tend to drive and where you live.

@andrerodriguez7603

Ай бұрын

@@iowatesla I see, maybe so. I was just thinking the people that own Model Y performance are stuck not rotating because of tire size differences. That’s to bad.

@Wendy-nm9zw

Ай бұрын

Even I know you have to rotate your cars tires.. Ever truck or car has suspension each corner of our suspension wear at different rates, ... that's why you rotate your tires. Doesn't matter weather it's All-wheel drive or two wheel drive. ROTATE YOUR TIRES

@andrerodriguez7603

Ай бұрын

@@Wendy-nm9zw I never did for the five years I owned my 2018 Model 3, went through two sets of tires. Both sets wore evenly. I asked the tesla mechanic about tire rotation and he said it wasn’t really necessary. I’ll go by what my experience is, and from what he said. I won’t be doing it on my new 2023 Model Y, I’ll take my chances.