Wheel torque settings

[adam sv6]

Hey quick question, what are the front wheel bolts of sv6 torqued to?

 

[showbags]

Hey quick question, what are the front wheel bolts of sv6 torqued to?

I usually do mine to 120nm

 

[SavVYute]

Just tight enough that I can undo them again at night on the side of the road with a flat in the rain with the wheelspanner Holden supplied.

 

[nkr12]

from personal experience, dont add an extender bar to the holden supplied wrench...you'll warp the hinge....1 sec of your body weight on the bar seems ok right?

 

[Troy711]

1 sec of your body weight on the bar seems ok right?

Depends if you weigh 45Kg or 245Kg...

 

[TinSnips]

It's in the manual. 170Nm from memory. For utes at least.

 

[Muke]

Tinsnips, your memory is worthy of an award. :beer chug: (Although showbags ain't too shabby. The VN's manual says 125Nm.)
170Nm +/- 20Nm as stated in my handbook for my MY08 SV6.

 

[adam sv6]

wow 170nm! my torque wrench maxes out at 110nm.. as of 1 hour ago they are torqued to 110 plus a bit more, recon this will be enough conisdering 125nm is stated for the vn?

 

[Muke]

Well to be honest I've never torqued a wheel nut in my life. I just use one of those cross-brace wheel nut wrench things and go around and around (well diagonal-ish) until they're all tight and even. Not quite as tight as I can, but pretty damn tight - just so long as I'll be able to get them off on the side of the road with some effort. (No I'm not a huge bloke). I have never seen a mechanic or wheel shop torque a nut either. They use rattle guns that are set to a torque, but a lot over do it and hammer the things on. Not all that accurate. And they certainly don't change the setting for each car, so they're probably set closer to the 125 mark than 170. (or whatever most cars are). I'll check later today if my torque wrench goes that high. If it does I'll try to work out what mine are at, as they were last done "professionally". Doubt it does though. - Ever done a crankshaft pulley bolt? 325Nm on the VN!!! No that didn't get measured - in fact I bent my mates torque wrench (the solid arm with a needle gauge type). I read that as "as tight as you possibly can, use a handle extension on the socket". Not all things need to be torqued to absolute specification.

I don't know how long you've been doing that Adam, but have you ever had a nut feel loose? I'm guessing not. If they've never been loose then I can't see why that's not tight enough. If even 1 has been a bit loose, make them a bit tighter. Personally as long as a) they're even b) you can get them off on the side of the road and c) they aren't coming loose then I'd say that's good enough.

nb- I'm not a mechanic, or ever worked in a tyre shop. Just an opinion of someone who knows no more than you most likely.

 

[IBLOWN]

Jesus, whats next? What torque do i use to close my door? Just nip them up lol.