Safety Tech Tips - Wheel Torque

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KennyB wrote:

Chris,

The aftermarket studs for our cars don't have the flange and splines, just threads. And they need to be set in with Lock-Tite. They can be backed out, obviously, if they need to be changed.

I'm kinda liking wht Joe has said.

Eric,

You'll have no problem at Tech. The club has acquired a very long breaker bar to which a running board has been welded. Paul, Steve Hoagland, and 2 other designated tech workers will stand on the breaker bar once fitted to your centerocks, and bring the torque up to the specified 950 ft-lbs.

I envision a Flinstone scenario here whereby the wheel stays put and the car flips onto its roof!

Thinking that the day will come where it'll be necessary to perform this trackside, I took off one wheel. It required checking the manual and rennlist for advice, recruiting my brother who laughed at me the whole time, and much cursing in English and German (happens when I'm REALLY pissed!) to get the job done. There should be a bench-press or curling minimum before they sell you the car.

This is typical German engineering. To add insult to injury, Porsche conveniently sells a torque multiplier wrench which must be honed from unobtanium as it costs a fortune! Uh Oh. I'm starting to curse in German again....