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Porny:

--- Quote from: "mmgemini" ---
There is now.
In this day and age manufacturers want you to use their dealerships.
When I was taught a torque wrench was for very special jobs. Now it seems you need one for every job.

This is how I do it on the two locking nut type.

http://forum.landrovernet.com/showthread.php?t=81748

Well that's the way I was taught.
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Which is fine if you know what your are doing.... and the 'way I was taught' is the most important part of that statement.

But at least with a specific torque figure in theory even a complete mechanical novice should not be able to get it wrong...

The term 'fitters feel' is not something that a complete novice will know.
I've known people just do everything up 'FT' (and I mean very, very FT!!)... and then wonder why stuff fails or bolts snap  :shock:


Ian

V8MoneyPit:
Just noticed the OP's user name...... how apt for this thread  :lol:

locknut:
thanx for all the info, it's a late 1999 model with a single locking nut and a partly worn inner hub.....more money....... :(bigcry):

mmgemini:

--- Quote from: "Porny" ---
--- Quote from: "mmgemini" ---
There is now.
In this day and age manufacturers want you to use their dealerships.
When I was taught a torque wrench was for very special jobs. Now it seems you need one for every job.

This is how I do it on the two locking nut type.

http://forum.landrovernet.com/showthread.php?t=81748

Well that's the way I was taught.
--- End quote ---


Which is fine if you know what your are doing.... and the 'way I was taught' is the most important part of that statement.

But at least with a specific torque figure in theory even a complete mechanical novice should not be able to get it wrong...

The term 'fitters feel' is not something that a complete novice will know.
I've known people just do everything up 'FT' (and I mean very, very FT!!)... and then wonder why stuff fails or bolts snap  :shock:


Ian
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I know what you mean Ian  :roll:

My daughter rang the other week wanting to know rhe torque of the hocky stick big nut. I told her to put her ex boyfriend and told him FT would do. She hasn't stopped laughing since he passed the message back to her.

Back to topic.
Am I right in thinking that the later hub nuts can be changed to the earlier ones. Or is that just a tale.

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