Reply To: Wheel nut conundrum

[Roger GrixParticipant]

The instructions for skimming the brake drums are:

Fix the hub and drum assembly, placing a washer 4mm. thick on each stud and locking with the wheel nuts tightened to a tension (torque) of 5mkg. (36 foot pounds).

This is to ensure that drum and hub are tightened together as they will be when the wheels are fitted to the car, thus ensuring that the drums will be circular when the wheels are torqued. The 4mm washer is in place of the wheel rim. The logical inference is that the wheel nuts should be torqued to 5mkg (36 ft lbs) when in service.

I have a feeling that I have seen a whole list of torque settings somewhere but can’t remember where. I will have to think.

I hope this helps,

Roger