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Wheel bolt torque settings

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Wheel bolt torque settings

Post by Artful-Bodger » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:10 pm

Find out if that is a dry setting or lubed, if you use any copper grease or graphite you may be over tightening.
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Wheel bolt torque settings

Post by Scooba_Steve » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:51 pm

It's a dry setting, no grease for me :)

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Wheel bolt torque settings

Post by Mr Tidy » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:22 pm

DMC63 wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:27 pmGood point Mr T.

I'll up the anti by 20Nm
Good idea - it isn't like 120Nm feels excessive.

After I last had tyres fitted they must have been tightened to way over 150 - why do all tyre depots feel compelled to do that? :evil:
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Wheel bolt torque settings

Post by DMC63 » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:41 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:22 pm
DMC63 wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:27 pmGood point Mr T.

I'll up the anti by 20Nm
Good idea - it isn't like 120Nm feels excessive.

After I last had tyres fitted they must have been tightened to way over 150 - why do all tyre depots feel compelled to do that? :evil:
Same as that. I had to get a piece of tubing to slide over my wheel brace to get them undone. I guess they're paranoid in case the wheels fall off. The 'better safe than sorry' torque setting. :evil:
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