[doc] Re: Hub Nut Torque?
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[doc] Re: Hub Nut Torque?



On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 18:43:53 -0500,
"Scott Mueller" <scott.a.mueller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Looking through my manuals I found that the Front Hub Nut
> should be torqued to 145 lb-ft and the Rear Hub Nut 270 lb-ft.
> The nuts on both the front and the rear are 32mm.
> Why would the torque value differ?

I'd say because the front wheels are freewheeling
wheels and the rear ones are driven wheels...

And because of that the fronts rotate AROUND the spindle
you're torqueing them on to and the rears are torqued
ONTO the driveshaft...

JAN van de Wouw

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