Put the knock off's on hand tight then give them a rap with a
radhide hammer. Don't knock them silly this will ruin them.
...Art
On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, Alan Lott wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Well, the deal has finally been struck (after three weeks of painful
> waiting) and I am going to pick up my newest restoration project at about
> three o'clock today. A 99% complete, all original, never restored, rust
> free, 1971 B roadster. As is apropriate, I already have my first question.
> :-) Since this is my first experience with a car having no lug nuts, how
> does one tell when enough torque has been applied to the octagon knock
> offs? How about with eared knock offs?
>
> Thanks for the help! Oh, I've already started my restoration web page
> (photos won't be up until next week) at:
> http://www.auburn.edu/~lottala/mgb/mgbmain.htm
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan Lott
> GTA Dept of RSE
> Auburn University
>
>
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