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Wheel nut torque settings
JohnC Offline
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03 Sep 2023, 20:37
Can someone confirm the official torque settings for the wheel nuts please.
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03 Sep 2023, 21:19
80Nm (60Lbft) according the the old DMC manual ...
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03 Sep 2023, 21:43
Ok, thanks for the rapid reply.
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04 Sep 2023, 07:06
Never found that tight enough myself. I’ve always tightened to 100Nm. Never had an issue at that, although still found a couple come loose after 50-100 miles when rechecking. Never come loose after that recheck though.

Advise you do the same, and check after a bit of mileage (every time you take the wheels off)
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04 Sep 2023, 10:10
Must admit I've always just done mine 'tight-tight', i can't say I've ever referred to the book figure!
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08 Sep 2023, 16:42
(04 Sep 2023, 10:10)Rich Hanlon Wrote: Must admit I've always just done mine 'tight-tight', i can't say I've ever referred to the book figure!

Is that the 'one vein or two' method?
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08 Sep 2023, 17:31
Two vein...just short of one chest flutter.... Rolleyes....been doing the same today on my Vitz 4X4.
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