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| taffrican Member Since: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Living room Posts: 624   
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Yep...pretty much, just tighten the same way you would a wheel
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29th Dec 2012 11:05am |
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| Chauch Member Since: 10 Dec 2011 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 51  
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It is indeed, just makes sure you check them again periodically - I am seen some fairly horrendous incidents with spacers working their way loose.
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29th Dec 2012 12:11pm |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 615  
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With mine I used a little Threadlock on each stud and tightened them to 130 Nm, which is the same as recommended by LR for alloy wheels. I bought a Clark torque wrench for £20 from Machine Mart.
Only other issue I had was stopping the hubs from turning when I was tightening the nuts on the spacers, the solution was a piece of 4x2 cut to the right length to wedge under one of the studs. I did also get a set of axle stands - safety first - and they were only £28.  Click image to enlarge |
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29th Dec 2012 7:10pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17363 
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I would second the above, however I haven't found the need for threadlocker, a smear of copperslip and the correct torque is fine. Torque is important with or without spacers, and it is staggering how many wheelnuts are grossly overtightened.
Another thing to be aware of, certainly if fitting Boosts on spacers, is that the corners of the heads of the driving member bolts will gouge the wheels unless the flats are aligned circumferentially. You can avoid this by replacing the bolts with 10.9 socket head caps. |
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29th Dec 2012 7:54pm |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 615
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I just used threadlock as that was recommended by the spacer supplier.
Also I agree with the fact that some wheel nuts are dramatically over tightened, when I removed the wheels I literally had to jump up and down on the wheel brace to get some of them undone!! I didn't photo my patented 4x2 solution, but this should give you a good idea of how to stop the hub spinning: Click image to enlarge |
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29th Dec 2012 9:20pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2640 
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If you wedge the brake pedal down with said piece of 4x2 then it will lock all four hubs solid for you
Most wheel nuts are over-tightened because nobody who works in a garage/MOT station can be bothered to get a torque wrench out when doing them up. So they just buzz them on with their big windy gun and they end up too tight. Luckily wheel studs are hard as ****! |
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29th Dec 2012 9:28pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17363
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But alloy wheels aren't! |
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29th Dec 2012 9:33pm |
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| Simon27 Member Since: 30 Oct 2012 Location: East Lothian Posts: 131 
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Well, I know I'm off to Machine Mart to get a torque wrench. Would you recommend checking the wheel nuts to see if they have been overtightened and putting to the correct torque?
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29th Dec 2012 9:45pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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Absolutely, better to be safe than sorry An engine to TDi for!
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29th Dec 2012 9:50pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20331
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Funny enough I was just going to suggest that until I saw your post. Either that or get an assitant to brake for you. âï¸âï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 âï¸âï¸ |
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29th Dec 2012 9:52pm |
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| Simon27 Member Since: 30 Oct 2012 Location: East Lothian Posts: 131
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Great! Just adding axle stands to the list now...
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29th Dec 2012 9:53pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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An alternative to to a torque wrench is a torque bar it's like an extension bar that fits on the impact gun
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30th Dec 2012 6:57am |
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| Thud Member Since: 21 Jul 2012 Location: London Posts: 667 
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When you buy spacers are the fasteners holding the spacer to the hub generally sold with the spacer kit?
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30th Dec 2012 7:59am |
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| df1 Member Since: 06 Aug 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 221 |
They were with the ones I bought a couple of yeas ago, I generally retorque everything about once a year, just in case, none have ever loosened. Incidentally I always torque the wheel nuts at every service, I too am amazed at how many over tighten wheel nuts on everything. |
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30th Dec 2012 10:34am |
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