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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2006 13:35:50 GMT
Can someone confirm the correct torque for the wheel nuts as I think I have mixed up my NM and my pds ft  I can't find the figure in the manuals although I'm sure it's there somewhere. Thanks Richard |
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Post by stantondavies on Nov 11, 2006 16:24:10 GMT
No idea what the torque is, I only know that the wheel brace is designed to give the correct torque. Just tighten as hard as you reasonably can.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2006 20:08:22 GMT
Point taken my but my wheel brace was lost by a garage in 1989  I have used my torque wrench and a close fitting metric socket since then. Every nut has a designed torque and I have seen it given somewhere it's just that I wrote it down and I am not now sure whether I mixed the readings up. It is important as people have widely varying degrees of arm strength. |
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Nov 11, 2006 20:59:28 GMT
Its just experience with waht is tight enough - the wheel brace is the best check as overtightening is as bad as too loose.
That said I once forgot to tighten up the nuts a back wheel on my Coupe - being the nearside it unscrewed itsef within 800 yards!
The wheel overtook me before the car dropped onto the brake drum!
It still has the flat on it - caused some amusement and annoyance to rush hour traffic
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2006 21:44:43 GMT
Thanks all for the input but I'm no wiser!
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Post by harvey on Nov 11, 2006 21:46:15 GMT
Torque figure is 65 lbs.ft wheel nut size is 3/8" Whitworth. If checking tightness they should be backed off half a turn and then torqued up.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2006 10:19:36 GMT
That's what I was looking for harvey, thanks very much  |
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I have used my torque wrench and a close fitting metric socket since then.
