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Tightening Wheel Nuts


In one of the earlier posts someone was mentioning difficulties in undoing wheel nuts because they were too tight.

If you have a look in your maintenance handbook, it should give you the torque tension for your wheel nuts, i.e. Nissan Navara D40 - 83ft/lb.  We deal with a Tyrepower dealer who torques most cars between 80-85ft/lb, caravans and trailers would be the same.  For the cost of a torque wrench and socket, it's money well spent and you can also request that they do not use a rattle gun on your car.



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You are Right there Rod .

I lt them spin them on , then I tighten them myself .

Herself had to get NRMA out 35k th other week to change a flat ,

2 blokes , 2 boys that stopped to help her could Not get it off .

What I find the Important bit though . Is nipping each nut up

after you have done a couple of hundred ks & it is ok to have

r/hand thread on r/side , have Left hand thread on l/side , then as th

vehicle travels fwd 'it tightens' them .

Richo



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