typefern 0 Posted September 5, 2006 Hi First post so hello to everyone Could any one help with the torque figure for a 205 GTi 1.9 G reg hub nut. Cheers in advance John p.s. tried search engine, no luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest yaztromo Posted September 5, 2006 (edited) Hi First post so hello to everyone Could any one help with the torque figure for a 205 GTi 1.9 G reg hub nut. Cheers in advance John p.s. tried search engine, no luck Just tighten it up really tight with a breaker bar. It doesn't matter so much. Never checked the figure myself and had hub nuts on and off loads of times. I would only worry about torque settings when it comes to the head bolts. Edited September 5, 2006 by yaztromo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rick03054 Posted September 5, 2006 Haynes says 260 Nm / 192 lbf ft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
typefern 0 Posted September 5, 2006 Cheers for the quick feed back As much aas Id love to just tighten it to F.T. I'm a Land Rover Fitter and its just not how I work, I agree other fixes like drop links you can guesstermate how tight. I just wanted the exact figure just to be sure. For instance Range Rover hub nuts are 400Nm, no way can you get that figure on a breaker bar. Sorry when on a bit, cheers for the info. John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simes 248 2 Cars Posted September 5, 2006 My torque wrench only goes to 150Nm so I tighten the nut to that. Then I stick a bit of scaff pole onto a breaker bar and give it a final quarter turn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackherer 543 Posted September 5, 2006 the wheel bearing is sealed so the torque of the hubnut doesnt adjust it or anything. FT really is all it needs to be IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEKNOPUG 3 Posted September 5, 2006 I couldn't get mine upto the specified torque even by jumping on a breaker bar and a length of scaffolding! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RickGTIBaker Posted September 5, 2006 Fit nut, tighten as mush in crouched position, fit breaker bar, turn wheel so bar protrudes out, chock wheel, stand on bar, bounce on bar, ask the Fat Neighbour to do the same, one final bounce. Fitted. Never had 1 fall off. I've seen Land Rover wheels fall off in front of me before, was that your handy work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inferno 1 Posted September 5, 2006 well i do both hub nuts up FT, and head bolts up until they feel tight enough... whats a tourque wrench? if i had one of those id smash my car up so much more... as said above pug bearings are non adjustable, unlike some tappered ones that need specific measurements ... or just FT - 1/4 turn normally! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rick03054 Posted September 5, 2006 and head bolts up until they feel tight enough... You've mentioned that before inferno, and if it works fair play I'm in no position to contest it. But as a matter of curiosity next time you do it could you then stick a torque wrench on it and see what reading you get? Just to see how close 'a couple of elbow clicks' is to the book value. There are a lot of skilled people who do their trade through feel and I've often wondered how close they come to the technical methods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pugrallye 0 Posted September 10, 2006 (edited) There are a lot of skilled people who do their trade through feel and I've often wondered how close they come to the technical methods. its is actually possible, but only if your doing a specified torque over and over for example if you fit wheel nuts for a living, lol There is no substitute for a torque wrench though, as if its calibrated, there is no disputing it Also someone managed to strip the thread from the hubs through doing wheel nuts to FT Edited September 10, 2006 by pugrallye Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
