[Spridgets] Rear hub nut torque

Ron Soave soavero at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 12 14:26:56 MDT 2018


Indeed!  I also don’t re-use them. I buy in bulk for on British Parts Northwest. 

Ron Soave

> On Jun 12, 2018, at 2:36 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Torqued the nuts on my Bugeye hubs to 140 last month - no problems.  Look up the specs on that nut and you'll find 140 is well within it's capabilities.  It's a BIG nut.  :-)
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> Rick
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>> On Jun 12, 2018, at 1:55 PM, crusaderchuck55 at aol.com via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> I'm reading 140ft lbs.  Really?  I'm also reading frequent accounts of stripping the housing threads at that value.  Any experiences to share...or lower torque values & why?
>> Chuck
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