Wheel torque settings
Discussion
Hand tight and then a gentle step on with the foot (no stamping 
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Sorry cant help,not something many people really check IMO.
Thought i would answer so you know people are HERE
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Vauxhalls are 90nm Fronts and 66nm Rears cant imagine them being that much different probably more 80 and 80
>> Edited by Ballistic Banana on Thursday 19th December 21:50
) Sorry cant help,not something many people really check IMO.
Thought i would answer so you know people are HERE
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Vauxhalls are 90nm Fronts and 66nm Rears cant imagine them being that much different probably more 80 and 80
>> Edited by Ballistic Banana on Thursday 19th December 21:50
According to OZ who supply their alloy wheels to TVR, they recommend 81 ft/lb of torque.
When you have a new tyre fitted at a "Tyre Dealer", I'm told that they would normally have their air tool set at about 75 ft/lb and this would be suitable for STEEL rims.
If your car has alloys then they would (should) check the manufacturers recommendations and set accordingly, too much torque on alloys could make the steel wheel bolt bite into the alloy causing damage and a local stress point (watch for small hairline cracks around wheel nuts).
Normally when you refit your own wheels without the luxury of air tools, your exertion would produce about 75 ft/lb which is OK, the bigger you are and the longer the wheel brace then the more torque is achieved.
As an interesting aside, have you ever wondered what the red triangles are on commercial vehicle wheels nuts? the points of the triangle should point at each other, if they don't then one nut is slackening off and becoming dangerous, this simple device has apparently saved countless wheel incidents.
(the above info. with thanks to my local friendly Tyre Specialist)
When you have a new tyre fitted at a "Tyre Dealer", I'm told that they would normally have their air tool set at about 75 ft/lb and this would be suitable for STEEL rims.
If your car has alloys then they would (should) check the manufacturers recommendations and set accordingly, too much torque on alloys could make the steel wheel bolt bite into the alloy causing damage and a local stress point (watch for small hairline cracks around wheel nuts).
Normally when you refit your own wheels without the luxury of air tools, your exertion would produce about 75 ft/lb which is OK, the bigger you are and the longer the wheel brace then the more torque is achieved.
As an interesting aside, have you ever wondered what the red triangles are on commercial vehicle wheels nuts? the points of the triangle should point at each other, if they don't then one nut is slackening off and becoming dangerous, this simple device has apparently saved countless wheel incidents.
(the above info. with thanks to my local friendly Tyre Specialist)
John Mac said: According to OZ who supply their alloy wheels to TVR, they recommend 81 ft/lb of torque.
When you have a new tyre fitted at a "Tyre Dealer", I'm told that they would normally have their air tool set at about 75 ft/lb and this would be suitable for STEEL rims.
If your car has alloys then they would (should) check the manufacturers recommendations and set accordingly, too much torque on alloys could make the steel wheel bolt bite into the alloy causing damage and a local stress point (watch for small hairline cracks around wheel nuts).
Normally when you refit your own wheels without the luxury of air tools, your exertion would produce about 75 ft/lb which is OK, the bigger you are and the longer the wheel brace then the more torque is achieved.
As an interesting aside, have you ever wondered what the red triangles are on commercial vehicle wheels nuts? the points of the triangle should point at each other, if they don't then one nut is slackening off and becoming dangerous, this simple device has apparently saved countless wheel incidents.
(the above info. with thanks to my local friendly Tyre Specialist)
John, thanks for the info, although I'm fairly well up on the reasons anyway!
Those little pointers made someone VERY wealthy, from a simple idea (the best ones always are!), but I could have sworn they were yellow!
OK... so we've had 75, 80 and 81... anyone else got any ideas? Mr Heath?
shpub said: so we've had 75, 80 and 81
How accurate do you think your torque wrench actually is?
Take your pick!
So 78lb plus or minus 3lb seems a good enough figure to me
. Is that the same as, as tight as you can get it without trying too hard with your hands and then another 30 to 45 degrees with the foot?
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