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Have you done this? Torque question

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JPSmit

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Bentley says I am supposed to tighten the wheel hub nut to 46lb per foot. Isn't this overtightening something that is supposed to rotate (the hub)

Any experience with this?

TIA
 
yeah, i would be very careful with some of the torque values found in bentley. i have snapped some bolts on my engine trying to reach their torque value.
 
Haynes & Autobooks are between 35 - 37.
I just replaced mine with 36 and is on good and proper.
 
Rostyle
 
The bentley manual and all others assume you are using the original style wheel bearings. These are ball bearing types and cannot hold to as much lateral forces as the taper bearing. They therefore use in the front a spacer between the two inner races which accepts the force of the hub nut. In the rear there is only one bearing, therefore no spacer needed. The force of the nut works only on the inner race.
 
racingenglishcars said:
The bentley manual and all others assume you are using the original style wheel bearings. These are ball bearing types and cannot hold to as much lateral forces as the taper bearing.
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so where does that leave me?
 
At 45 lbs, plus tightening to the next cotter pin hole. Where you should be if you are running the original style bearings.
Jeff
 
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