Spinners torque

[661]

After years of chipping wheels and the fear of hitting the bodywork , I've bought a spinners 'socket'.
I must say it's brilliant.
However, I don't know what to torque them up too?
The wheel nuts on the Exige are 110Nm, but that seems a bit low compared to what I would get if I were spanking the spinner with a mallet.
Anyone with the definative answer?
Thanks

Graeme

[nebogipfel]

Graeme, Lots of discussion in this thread with reference to Sarto's spinner tool

business-listings-f3/knockoff-socket-wrench-t2268.html

[garyeanderson]

or the manual says 160 to 180 lb/ft for the Octagonal (safety) nuts, I assume that this is for the steel wheels as the manual is dated 1970.

Gary

[661]

Thanks.
I'm undertorquing big time!
180 lbs is about 230Nm
Are you copperslipping too?

[garyeanderson]

Thanks.
I'm undertorquing big time!
180 lbs is about 230Nm
Are you copperslipping too?

read this topic

elan-f15/tightening-torque-values-t22069.html

I found the above topic with this search

http://www.lotuselan.net/cgi-bin/search ... oom_sort=0

[elj221c]

Dry clean threads, like we always have on this forum.....

[661]

Thanks.
I'm undertorquing big time!
180 lbs is about 230Nm
Are you copperslipping too?

read this topic

elan-f15/tightening-torque-values-t22069.html

I found the above topic with this search

http://www.lotuselan.net/cgi-bin/search ... oom_sort=0

Well that answered some questions and posed others.
I certainly copperslip the wheel nuts and hubs in the Exige, as one contributor to the thread mentions, but it appears the brass on steel Elan spinner/hub will do the same job, albeit at torque settings above what I was expecting.
Thanks again chaps