<VV> lm rear hub nut torque ?

[jryall at juno.com]

 I think the 100 to 150 figure is for the BIG center nut on the axle.

John Ryall

On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:05:02 -0400 <mhicks130 at cox.net> writes:
> The 65 shop manual says that the torque for the rear bearing hub nuts 
> is 100-150 ft-lbs.  That can't be right.  They're smaller than the 
> wheel lugs so maybe 3/8 or 7/16ths.  I've got the Service News 
> updates but I couldn't find any updated/corrected torque value for 
> these guys.  I torqued them to 50 ft-lbs because that "felt" right.  
>  So far so good but I'd like to know what they're supposed to be.  
> 
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