It occurs to me that the nuts are designed to be self tightening..that's why
you don't hammer the c**p out of them. Over tightening actually damages the
cone in the wheel and on the hub, and can induce wobble.
Just a thought.
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From: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
To: <stag@digest.net>, "'Triumph List'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] Knock off torque
Date: Sat, Jan 7, 2012 13:03
> I bought a tool that will allow me to use either a torque wrench or
> breaker bar for putting on and taking off my 2 eared knock
> offs. It's
> for my TR6 and Stag
How did your Stag wind up with 2-eared knock offs? They had "safety"
knockoffs originally (but otherwise the same size & thread as TR6).
> How can I find
> out a proper torque specification for putting on the nuts?
I doubt the factory ever published a spec, as they specifically said to use
a hammer. But one approach would be to install them with a hammer and then
measure how much torque it takes to remove them.
-- Randall
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