From my own experience, a lot of wheel nuts at a certain period were made of inferior materials.
Ford, Volvo, Chrysler, land Rover and Jaguar all decided to put stainless over mild steel. Yeah, great idea.
Ford, Volvo, Chrysler, land Rover and Jaguar all decided to put stainless over mild steel. Yeah, great idea.
That's all well and good but, unless it tightens a bit before clicking it's, already well over torqued.Having used the rattle-gun they are supposed to re-check the torque with a calibrated wrench.
F..k..g cowboys
norseman
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Set the rattle gun to a lower torque setting, so it just spins the nuts up tight enough to safely drop the car onto it's wheels ?
That's the correct way but, unless you're standing watching, how many do?
I guess most of us here know that and understand.
But that's maybe why we don't work at "kwikfit" or whatever.
J
I often wonder if they keep a stock of manifold downpipe studs, to replace the ones they snap off during exhaust removal.
Nope they have plenty of exhaust paste and 2 out of 3 anit badI often wonder if they keep a stock of manifold downpipe studs, to replace the ones they snap off during exhaust removal.
.J
