Wheel nut torque

rstoughy · 18-02-2011, 12:45 PM

Had a browse using the search function but never really come up with much.

Whats the general torque setting for the standard wheel nuts?

Do any of you do them up differently for track?

Cheers,

**shimmy** · 18-02-2011, 01:42 PM

i use 120Nm for road and track. Tighten on track after your first outing and maybe check again at lunchtime BUT i have never had a nut come loose EXCEPT just after wheel refurbs when if they painted on any touching surfaces the nuts will slacken off

**glendog74** · 18-02-2011, 01:50 PM

+1 ^^^

rstoughy · 18-02-2011, 02:04 PM

Cheers guys, just done my reps for track and have made a point of running a die grinder with wire brush through the bolt holes to get excess paint off

**Mark CSL** · 18-02-2011, 02:20 PM

I use a Snap On impact gun so thats Fooking tight

Bounce · 18-02-2011, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark CSL

I use a Snap On impact gun so thats Fooking tight

Yanto · 19-02-2011, 02:19 PM

[quote=shimmy;82063]i use 120Nm for road and track. Tighten on track after your first outing and maybe check again at lunchtime BUT i have never had a nut come loose EXCEPT just after wheel refurbs when if they painted on any touching surfaces the nuts will slacken off[/quote]

<gulp> didnt know this mate - how long after painting does this kind of thing stop happening

I'll be coming in every fookin lap at Snett to check......

shane@mbtech · 19-02-2011, 06:41 PM

[quote=Yanto;82149]

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmy

i use 120Nm for road and track. Tighten on track after your first outing and maybe check again at lunchtime BUT i have never had a nut come loose EXCEPT just after wheel refurbs when if they painted on any touching surfaces the nuts will slacken off[/quote]

<gulp> didnt know this mate - how long after painting does this kind of thing stop happening

I'll be coming in every fookin lap at Snett to check......

Depends if they paint the wheel in the place it faces against the hub, a good repair should have no issues, however a bad repair can rear it's ugly head

The paint acts like a washer, heat transfer from the brakes to the wheel, the paint gets hot, starts to melt and hey presto washer has disappeared.
Wheel can then become loose

Just monitor, takes 1 min to check a few bolts

18-02-2011, 12:45 PM	#1
rstoughy S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 1,947 Casino cash: $25387	Wheel nut torque Had a browse using the search function but never really come up with much. Whats the general torque setting for the standard wheel nuts? Do any of you do them up differently for track? Cheers, __________________ Paul. Ooooft!!! 15yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond"

18-02-2011, 01:42 PM	#2
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	i use 120Nm for road and track. Tighten on track after your first outing and maybe check again at lunchtime BUT i have never had a nut come loose EXCEPT just after wheel refurbs when if they painted on any touching surfaces the nuts will slacken off __________________ .

18-02-2011, 01:50 PM	#3
glendog74 CSL Register Uber-poster! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 8,861 Casino cash: $32299	+1 ^^^ __________________ Cha'mone Mother F**ker!

18-02-2011, 02:04 PM	#4
rstoughy S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 1,947 Casino cash: $25387	Cheers guys, just done my reps for track and have made a point of running a die grinder with wire brush through the bolt holes to get excess paint off __________________ Paul. Ooooft!!! 15yrs in the CSL and still loving it "shine on you crazy diamond"

18-02-2011, 02:20 PM	#5
Mark CSL CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 8,777 Casino cash: $42229	I use a Snap On impact gun so thats Fooking tight __________________ www.procarkits.co.uk

19-02-2011, 02:19 PM	#7
Yanto CSL Register Uber-poster! Moon Lander Champion! Ragdoll Master Champion! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Docklands, London Posts: 5,931 Casino cash: $40036	[quote=shimmy;82063]i use 120Nm for road and track. Tighten on track after your first outing and maybe check again at lunchtime BUT i have never had a nut come loose EXCEPT just after wheel refurbs when if they painted on any touching surfaces the nuts will slacken off[/quote] <gulp> didnt know this mate - how long after painting does this kind of thing stop happening I'll be coming in every fookin lap at Snett to check......

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