Adam-D
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what torque do you do your wheel bolts to?
and if so have you had them work loose?
i have always done mine to the specified torqe 110-120nm and they have never worked loose,
but a couple of lads i know really tighten them up i-e hanging off the wrench,.
imo that tight is too tight as its streching the threads and damages the hub and the bolt
and does anyone have any proper prooven fact that over tightening is bad?
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Ian W
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I do them as tight as I can get them without going to far i.e hanging off as you say.
Need to remember that you need to be able to remove them at the road side with the silly little wrench 
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Ellis
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Just put them on with the air-gun then a little nip with a small bar usually, really should torque them properly...
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Adam-D
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i always do them by hand, then tighten up with a torque wrench.
specyfy'd torque is 110 for a corsa.
id do 115,
and 120 for the audi
they have never worked loose. not in 7 years of driving
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Ellis
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Never worked loose for me either, only had dodgy moments when i've forgotten to tighten them at all, i.e. finger tight 
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JM_16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
I do them as tight as I can get them without going to far i.e hanging off as you say.
ditto
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mad_mike252
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hi
tourqueing setting's
ft=f**king tight
rft= rell f**king tght
fs= f**king sherd
[Edited on 15-08-2008 by mad_mike252]
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Dean_W
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Tight. Never used a torque wrench on wheel bolts and never had any come loose either.
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Ellis
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quote:
Originally posted by mad_mike252
hi
tourqueing setting's
ft=f**king tight
rft= rell f**king tght
fs= f**king sherd
[Edited on 15-08-2008 by mad_mike252]
RFT usually for wheel nuts...
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phil_sutton
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I do mine to about 400nm ish, ive had it on loads of times where doing them up the correct torque and then they have just come out.
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Superlite Ltd.
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110nm
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B3KAN
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quote:
Originally posted by phil_sutton
I do mine to about 400nm ish, ive had it on loads of times where doing them up the correct torque and then they have just come out.
400Nm  Im suprised thy dont snap
I always go to 110Nm and never had any come loose 
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Archie
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110NM, If you go to far you can stretch the bolts.
I just use my airgun tho because anytime i use my airgun & torque them it's bang on.
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deano87
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When I worked in a bike shop, we did most things to the torque setting 'FT'.
Fucking tight.
Never had any complaints.
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Archie
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Cant say in all my years of working on motorbikes we ever torqued anything except heads etc
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
110nm
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John
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If there is a torque wrench on hand it gets done to about 110nm, otherwise tighten it then kick it a bit.
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AK
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only about 80nm on the skyline.... never worked loose, never snaped/sheered
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jr
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is that not low adam, normal cars we do up at 110nm, but then again, id imagine your checking the car over ever 20mins etc
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AK
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think it stems from the pug.... we used to end up sheering those with around 100nm, so i think that was the specified torque for the 205
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Scotty_B
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Until the wrench squeeks. 
[Edited on 15-08-2008 by CorSRi_BT]
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Robin
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I do mine up as tight as I can by hand/standing on the breaker bar, so that if I need to change a wheel I can actually undo the bolts with the tools in the car. Most of the time, if they're done up with an air gun, you're fucked at the side of the road with the shit tools you get in a Vauxhall.
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Colin
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I just nip mine up until I feel there tight enough without going daft.....never had any problems!!
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Colin
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Ive stopped using locking nuts aswell because there a pain in the cunt, managed to savage a wheel once when the fucker rounded, had to drill it off....if anyone wants to nick my wheels your welcome to them!!
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Ive stopped using locking nuts aswell because there a pain in the cunt, managed to savage a wheel once when the fucker rounded, had to drill it off....if anyone wants to nick my wheels your welcome to them!!
Where do you live?
I just tighten mine up without going silly.
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