I have
tightened wheel nuts accidentally to 120 lb ft, whereas the correct torque was 110 Nm.
Not exact matches
Wenger better
tighten the
nuts on our
wheels as its looking likely they will be coming off this half.
Some of the disadvantages are with a wobbly front
wheel, but now parents have caught onto the trick of
tightening the
nut over the
wheel and making sure all
nuts and bolts securing the tire are securely fastened and it seems to do the job.
However reviews from mid-2010 onward have improved significantly and mention of a wobbling
wheel is slightly less and it may be due to clearer instructions on the stroller and in the users manual on how to
tighten the
nut on the
wheel to fix it.
Tighten up loose bolts Bicycles are held together entirely by
nuts and bolts, so before heading out on a two -
wheeled jaunt, make sure all hardware is secure — but not too tight.
Unbolt the old
wheel using a suitable large socket, remove and fit the new one at the same orientation, then refit the
nut and
tighten to the book torque figure.
It doesn't have to be really tight as with
wheel nuts, just crank it about a quarter to half a turn further when you start to feel it's
tightening, and you should be golden.
If you have steel
wheels on your Mazda, your torque wrench is a bit too light to properly
tighten the lug
nuts.
Here is a link to an article about installing
wheel nuts Some technicians and tire stores are careless about
tightening...
THE STEERING
WHEEL SET
NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY
TIGHTENED CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS.
In preparation for a trip from the SF Bay Area to Barstow where we were testing our autonomous vehicle, I replaced the rear brakes on my S10 but stupidly neglected to
tighten the
nuts on the left rear
wheel.