[DeTomaso] WHAT IS THE TORQUE FOR WHEEL LUG NUTS

[Mike Reilly]

Mike…… and after all those times I’ve seen you respond with RTFM : )   I need to go out and check my wheels to make sure I’ve got them torqued correctly…..I think I was using 75 ft/lbs but now unsure : (    - Mike R.

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Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2022 3:05 AM
To: Ian Deffebach via DeTomaso<mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] WHAT IS THE TORQUE FOR WHEEL LUG NUTS

The factory shop manual is wrong, likely an incorrect conversion from some obscure metric measurement like newton-hectares to proper ft/lbs. I think it falls for only 43 ft-lbs which is downright dangerous.

I use 75-80 ft/lbs.

Mike

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   Mike...... and after all those times I've seen you respond with RTFM :
   )   I need to go out and check my wheels to make sure I've got them
   torqued correctly.....I think I was using 75 ft/lbs but now unsure :
   (    - Mike R.


   From: [1]Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2022 3:05 AM
   To: [2]Ian Deffebach via DeTomaso
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] WHAT IS THE TORQUE FOR WHEEL LUG NUTS


   The factory shop manual is wrong, likely an incorrect conversion from
   some obscure metric measurement like newton-hectares to proper ft/lbs.
   I think it falls for only 43 ft-lbs which is downright dangerous.
   I use 75-80 ft/lbs.
   Mike
   Sent from my iPad
   > On Feb 26, 2022, at 11:37, Ian Deffebach via DeTomaso
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