Actually, the mags that came with the car are tapered and BBS I use with my snow tires are ball (both bolts and both wheels are hub centric). Since I don't know any better, I tighten both of them plus my wife's steel winter wheels and summer mags and the Panasports on my Alfa to 85 ft-lbs. Since I'm lazy I use an air gun set very low then finish with a torque wrench. I'll have to check and see if I can find any general recomendations for wheel nuts.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by PSk
Wow that is tight ... but as you say you should go by the manufacturers specs (if they exist).
I assume the Audi's are not tapered then?
The other recommendation I swear by ... is to never, ever let those fncken air racket horrible crude things at your wheel nuts. Even though they are supposed to be set to a torque setting, they don't and I have seen steel wheels split because of those things. When I have no choice I always undo when I get home and retorque with a REAL tool.
Pete
|
__________________
Ken Lee
Oakville, ON
1974 GTV 2000 - Ruby (I'm never selling this one, honest!)
1973 GTV 2000 - Rowdy (or this one I hope)
