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[pauls]

I have forgot what is the nm torgue for wheel nuts i think its 80nm

[zirk]

I have forgot what is the nm torgue for wheel nuts i think its 80nm

Final right foot hard down, till it squeaks.

[Nick W]

I have forgot what is the nm torgue for wheel nuts i think its 80nm

You're confusing units: 110NM,or (very) roughly 80Lb/ft

[pauls]

Cheers nick..

[EMD]

Or the garage will do them up with a windy gun , they wont come off ever again 

[Nick W]

Or the garage will do them up with a windy gun , they wont come off ever again 

one of these  http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.asp?id=20&method=mViewProduct&productid=13939  will beat a garage's windy gun without breaking a sweat. Anyone still heaving away with Halford's wimpy efforts should invest £25(less if you look properly) in one.

[Andy B]

Or the garage will do them up with a windy gun , they wont come off ever again 

one of these  http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.asp?id=20&method=mViewProduct&productid=13939  will beat a garage's windy gun without breaking a sweat. Anyone still heaving away with Halford's wimpy efforts should invest £25(less if you look properly) in one.

Not very convenient for use in the boot though  ........ I have a cheapy extending wheel brace with a reverseable 17 19 socket on it .... 17 for the car & 19 for the caravan 

[BazaJT]

I use one of those cross type wheel braces with the four different sized ends on.Can get some decent leverage with one of those!

[Tony H]

I have forgot what is the nm torgue for wheel nuts i think its 80nm

Two grunts and a fart!

[pauls]

I have forgot what is the nm torgue for wheel nuts i think its 80nm

Two grunts and a fart!

I tried that but it wasnt a fart

[Nick W]

I use one of those cross type wheel braces with the four different sized ends on.Can get some decent leverage round off all the nuts and the end with one of those!

Corrected that for you.

[BazaJT]

Used it for more years than I care to remember and have never yet rounded a wheel nut off,nor ever failed to remove replace one with it either!You must be using it wrong if you have!

[05omegav6]

Used it for more years than I care to remember and have never yet rounded a wheel nut off,nor ever failed to remove replace one with it either!You must be using it wrong if you have!

That made I spill my drink...

[Nick W]

Used it for more years than I care to remember and have never yet rounded a wheel nut off,nor ever failed to remove replace one with it either!You must be using it wrong if you have!

Not me, I've never liked them and have tools better suited to the job. When you need a good heave on a 750mm breaker bar to undo a wheelnut a crossbrace isn't going to work. Many of them are poor quality and badly sized. Due to the design it's far too easy to angle it on the nut as you apply torque. This is even more likely if you add the locking nut.


I've been to far too many jobs where this type of brace has rounded both itself and the nut. Then you are into butchery and hope to get the nut off. Some are so bad that they ended up being recoveries.


Of course, the real problem here is incorrectly torqued wheelnuts, which is why I always use a torquewrench on mine.

[Andy B]

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which is why I always use a torquewrench on mine.

Honestly? Cross your heart ....... etc? 

The last time I used a torque wrench for a wheel nut was to show my lad what the the correct torque felt like when you winged it with the wheel brace. I re-fitted a wheel just this afternoon on my daughter's car with an un-extended extendable brace.