Importance of wheel bolt torque?

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Apr 7, 2005 | 01:34 PM

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Importance of wheel bolt torque?

I understand that the correct torque is important for wheel nuts/bolts whatever you prefer to call them.
Why is this? I'd have thought the tighter the better.

Apr 7, 2005 | 02:02 PM

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The tighter the better theory actually strips the thread from both the nut and the stud.

Apr 7, 2005 | 02:07 PM

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if you stretch a bolt it looses its strength , then it would snap , then you would be singing that good old Dolly Parton song - you took a fine time to leave me loose wheel !

Apr 7, 2005 | 03:37 PM

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dear oh dear; you should be tared and feathered for that joke

Apr 7, 2005 | 03:47 PM

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sorry

Apr 7, 2005 | 04:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by awd wrx

if you stretch a bolt it looses its strength , then it would snap , then you would be singing that good old Dolly Parton song - you took a fine time to leave me loose wheel !

Lol you the ******* man ****.

Thanks for the info new set of wheel bolts all round then as the last SOB who who tightened the bolts used well over the required amount of force.

Apr 7, 2005 | 09:21 PM

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What's the correct torque setting for wheel nuts?

Importance of wheel bolt torque?

Importance of wheel bolt torque?

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