wheel nut torque's

Post by **Frostbus** » 21 May 2006, 06:59

Hi all

wheel nut torque settings why are they so high? have checked all the books and asked on here, all say approx 140 ft pounds.

done back wheels up to this and rounded nuts off when i tried to remove them!

copper slipped em before i put them on as well!! good quality six sided impact socket etc.

when we eventually got them off i was standing on the brake while my fatherinlaw had a big breaker bar on back wheel nuts, would never had done it on my own

fatherinlaw is a mechanic and has a LT car transporter he says the nuts on this are not that high.

just wondered if anyone knows why they are this high as i have set at 100ft pounds and keeping an eye on them.

also does this apply to alloys

cheers

Post by **Ivorblueun** » 21 May 2006, 07:58

the heavier the vehicle the more force is exerted on the road wheels so they need to be tighter, you could also have overtightened them as the torque values are normally for dry threads.

Post by **HarryMann** » 22 May 2006, 13:47

Wiki wiki wiki wiki wiki Wiki wiki wiki wiki wiki Wiki wiki wiki wiki wiki

http://www.club80-90.co.uk/wiki/index.p ... lt_Torques

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 22 May 2006, 13:52

Clive!

Now that's not a friendly face, is it?

Post by **HarryMann** » 22 May 2006, 14:10

My Sig doesn't promise anything in that direction...

We're just having another blitz on a getting the Wiki message across... reducing repeat topics every month...

Removed the Grrrr!

Post by **Frostbus** » 22 May 2006, 16:22

Whoops sorry Harry must have been the only information on the Wiki i have not read!
cheers for the post

Post by **HarryMann** » 22 May 2006, 16:34

Yup, how do you find finding stuff on Wiki? Difficult?

Post by **excalibur** » 22 May 2006, 16:53

never never never never put copperslip on wheel studs

I have seen trucks loose wheels because of this stuff......one garage I worked in banned the stuff because of it

Post by **HarryMann** » 22 May 2006, 17:15

Noted

Post by **Frostbus** » 22 May 2006, 20:15

ouch
didn't find it hard to find just didn't read it.

that's why whoops sorry Harry (an apology)

will promise to read Wiki in future

will also stop using copperslip!