I have just finished a fairly large list of jobs fo the MOT man, i now need to torque up the rear hub nuts, but my torque wrench does not go that high.
Anyone local to camberley with a hoofing great big torque wrench ?
Or do you reckon i should go to a local garage and ask them to torque the big buggers up ??
Cheers in advance
Steve
Rear Hub Nuts
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engine 1995 AAZ (Mirtle)
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engine 1995 AAZ (Mirtle)
sleeps 2 adults and one baby - so far
Off road (under MIG at the mo)
Soon to be seen at a campsiye near you !!
shanco73@hotmail.com surrey
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Re: Rear Hub Nuts
The official torque setting is 2 fat blokes and a 6' scaffold pole
Although if you prefer to pay a profeshnial
Ian.
Although if you prefer to pay a profeshnial
Ian.
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LPG courtesy of Steve @ Gasure
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Re: Rear Hub Nuts
I had to do a bearing on my 16" Syncro so I bought the socket in 3/4" drive and my local garage lent me a breaker bar to undo it and a 4' long torque wrench to do it up. No charge but then they know me
I was surprised at the effort required to get 500Nm, it was less than I thought so don't go mad with the scaffold pole!
I may cough up £40 for a bar at some point myself but I'm in no rush as there are few jobs that require it.
I was surprised at the effort required to get 500Nm, it was less than I thought so don't go mad with the scaffold pole!
I may cough up £40 for a bar at some point myself but I'm in no rush as there are few jobs that require it.
1989 16" Syncro 2.1l WBX… replaced by a 2010 T5 GP
Re: Rear Hub Nuts
Well i have a 600mm breaker bar with a 2 foot scaffold bar on the end, i wonder ?? i have tightened it as much as i could, and my bar was bending like a fishing rod maybe they are tight enough ?? maybe they are too tight ? I reckon they will probably do !!
I used an angle grinder to remove the old ones thats my favourite spanner !!
I used an angle grinder to remove the old ones thats my favourite spanner !!
85 high top, home brew
engine 1995 AAZ (Mirtle)
sleeps 2 adults and one baby - so far
Off road (under MIG at the mo)
Soon to be seen at a campsiye near you !!
shanco73@hotmail.com surrey
engine 1995 AAZ (Mirtle)
sleeps 2 adults and one baby - so far
Off road (under MIG at the mo)
Soon to be seen at a campsiye near you !!
shanco73@hotmail.com surrey
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Re: Rear Hub Nuts
To undo mine it took me standing on my breaker bar and 2 big bounces, my breaker bar is only 24" ish long, (£20 from CAF, most useful tool ever!!). Will see tomorrow if i can get a big enough torque wrench to borrow for the evening, im in cove so could pop round on my way home if i get one
Re: Rear Hub Nuts
If it's not already undone mark the hub and nut with tippex then get the correct size socket a 1inch breaker bar and a six foot scaffold pole, this is how I did mine.
Oh and it bent the 1inch breaker bar that's how tight it is.
Rob.
Oh and it bent the 1inch breaker bar that's how tight it is.
Rob.
Re: Rear Hub Nuts
'tis in the Wiki somewhere...
This will ALWAYS get the rear hub nut loosened, then use the socket to remove and refit and torque up
Go to about 350 ft-lb or so and then on to the next split-pin hole.
The outer rear bearings are plain roller bearings with a spacer/sleeve between it and inner ball-bearing. They usually come as one unit (but without the spacer which doesn't usually wear, a thick-walled hard-steel tube). These can be really tightened up to their required torque using a 3/4" drive socket, 'T bar' and a 4' tube, if you still have movement when they are torqued up then you'll need new bearings (but read-on below!). Divide your weight into 350 and ''stand, not jump'' that far along the bar (in feet), then on to next split-pin hole.
This will ALWAYS get the rear hub nut loosened, then use the socket to remove and refit and torque up
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