Torque Hub Nut - Spinning

[danielbrookes]

Evening all. So, my alloys are on order and I'm prepping car to get it on the ground - exiting times.

 

Now, another question - how the hell do I torque the hub nuts without the hub spinning? I've got a torque wrench which goes to the required nm but I am stumped for ideas, I have both rear and front to do.

 

How did other people do it?

 

Thanks!

 

Danny

[Guest mcramsay]

Put the engine in gear, put the handbrake on and get some one to stamp on the brakes.

 

Or two lengths of studbar screwed into the hub not holes and lock a long breaker bar against the floor. Just be careful you don't pul the car off the jack stands

[danielbrookes]

Thanks - I may be jumping the gun as engine isn't in yet, want it on the floor for that. I'll probs wait till the engines In then before I fully tighten, was wondering if I had missed a trick that's all.

[Guest 2b cruising]

The hand break alone should be well man enough to hold the car while torquing wheel nuts.

If it's not, it ain't not workin right.

Foot brake at normal pressure will definately hold it.

You are only talking of a little amount of mm, usually around 70lb/ft whatever that might be in the funny thingy's.

[stevedohc2b]

Ken it's the hub nut

so needs to B FTight

 

stephen

[danielbrookes]

Yup, hub nut. Thought about using hand brake and didn't think it would be strong enough, it wasn't (my curiosity got to me!). I think I'll wait till the engine is in, bit of a pain as I'll have to take the wheels off again but no biggie.

[speedtripledan]

If it's like my peugeot 325nm it had to be on the ground wheels on with brake pressed hard

[Bob Tucker]

IIRC it needs to be 300 ft lbs.....ie at least 5 grunts tight.....

I'll try & check....

 

NB NOT QUITE RIGHT........250 - 290 nm

but still 5 grunts tight!

Edited May 24, 2016 by Bob Tucker

[Guest 2b cruising]

Ken it's the hub nut

so needs to B FTight

stephen

Thanks Stephen.

I still will have to start reading things before writing things. LoL

[danielbrookes]

Went down the steel bar route, bnq job and worked an absolute treat. Thanks again guys.

Edited May 24, 2016 by danielbrookes

[Snapperpaul]