[Mgs] Wheel nut torque

[Hans Duinhoven]

Beware of the upcoming cracks!

Hans

71 BGT w/w with final torque set by itself I believe


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>
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Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 11:39 AM
Subject: [Mgs] Wheel nut torque


> Had two fronts tyres replaced this week, and I noticed that the fitter 
> used an
> air gun to do the nuts back up and only used a torque wrench to check that
> they weren't *under* torqued.  Correct torque is 60 ft lb, I used my 
> torque
> wrench to loosen a couple on the rears and they needed about 70 ft lb. 
> One of
> the fronts got up to 100 ft lb before it started to move, very slowly, 
> needing
> torque to keep it moving whereas they usually loosen quite quickly, 
> another
> got up to 120 ft lb and then the torque wrench (bendy bar type) broke!  I 
> had
> to use a breaker bar on the rest, and they were very variable in how much
> force was required.  Bastards, that's another tyre chain (National Tyre 
> and
> Autowreck) crossed off my list, to go with the place (Shit-Fit) that 
> wrecked
> the coating on a just-refurbished alloy.  This place also used a short 
> lift to
> raise the car, the wheels straddle it then they put rubber blocks under 
> the
> body to lift it, something else I didn't like.
>
> PaulH.