Re: Torque for wheels nuts

[tiltonj@erols.com (Jay Tilton)]

Christopher M. Delling wrote:

>done in the lab using special sensors to determine what clamp force is 
>acheived with a given torque.  These are the numbers that we see in our 
>manuals.  What is not addressed is whether this torque is acheived with 
>a dry bolt, a dry lubricated bolt, or a wet lubricated bolt.

All torque specs are for undamaged, clean, lubricated threads.
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Jay Tilton  |  tiltonj@erols.com