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muddyjames:
is 61nm tight? I have no idea how strong a nm is. I tend to give the inside nut a lot of beans with a hammer and a screw driver (must buy the big sockety thing) to the point it stops the first time so I dont really ram it home. the outer nut I tend to do the same as I have had that start to undo before even with the tab washer in place.

I find a crow bar is great to bend the tab washers back over.

Range Rover Blues:
They only need to be tight enough to ensure the nut has fully pushed the bearinsg up, then  you slacken off to allow the bearings to move around slightly.  If you can just detect the tinyest bit of free play int he bearinsg then perfect.  Some manufacturers state that the thick keep washer should only just be able to move with the tip of a screwdriver once assembled.  That is the tightest they should ever be, otherwise they will last about 2 weeks if over-tightened.  Go on, ask me how I know that :evil:

lee celtic:

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61nm is quite tight but yes I think it is just to get the bearings where they are supposed to be then release them so they can move...

when it was up thigh the wheel would'nt move at all :lol:

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