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27th May 2018, 10:21
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Torgue Setting on a wheel brace?
Hi Folks,
I have a 75 Mk 2 Conny SE CDTi Saloon and it has a locking wheel nut adaptor. I need to replace the wheel centre caps , but do not wish to use a Kik fit or HiQ branch to remove with an air gun , as they can 'round off/damage' the adaptors. Therefore , I thought I'd buy a torque fitted wheel brace/wrench from Halfords. Any comments welcome ! Rgds, John.
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27th May 2018, 11:57
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I , like many others, have replaced the locking nuts with ordinary ones ; they are more trouble than they are worth
 
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27th May 2018, 13:08
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As above, just bin them. Not worth the hassle one day they'll cause.
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27th May 2018, 14:06
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link to a torque fitted wheel brace/wrench please as I don't understand
if you mean torque wrench then yes get one or 3 or 4. wheel nuts are 125nm but the hub nut on the end of the drive shaft is 350nm on my car. I think there are bolts where the torque setting is as low as 10nm and so if you are into dabbling 10 to at least 350 is the range you need to cover. I have 3 torque wrenches 20, to about 400 is the range they cover. I have Draper professional ones as they come in a "carry" case macafee2 |
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27th May 2018, 14:42
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As above, according to the MGR Workshop Manual, wheel bolts - 125Nm.
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27th May 2018, 15:53
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Hi John,
If you want to get rid of the locking wheel nuts, I just realised I still have my old wheel nuts sitting around in the shed. I'll happily bring some over on Wednesday if it helps .Cliff
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