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411/412/603 wheel nut torque?

 
 
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Old 03-09-09, 03:50 PM
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Default 411/412/603 wheel nut torque?

I am constantly surprised by this odd question. A wheel should be
tightened by hand, using the hand tools provided and removed the same way.
Assuming average strenght this equates to some 70 / 80 lbs but it is quite
irrelevant.
You are not going to bother with a torque wrench or even have one when
dealing with a flat on the highway!!
Wheels have been tightened by hand around the world for some 80 years, and I
have certainly never come across this issue except on this Forum!
I am also very much involved in racing and many of my fellow racers have to
re and re their wheels by hand. Take it as a fact that the stress and
loading on the track far exceed the requirements or stresses of a Bristol!
I am leaving in a few hours for a car tour of Continental Europe. Based on
past experience, I know that after a suitable breakfast I will be able to do
or undo the wheel nuts on my car and my wheels will not over-take me on the
Stelvio!
Dorien
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