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yiano · Mar 27th, 2005, 10:16 AM

installed a strut brace on the front of my cooper s but what is the correct torque setting for the nuts ?

RedUn · Mar 27th, 2005, 10:25 AM

just make em tight basically.........i know thats not actually much use but I've had mine off loadsa times and just tighten them back up tight with no problems at all

yiano · Mar 27th, 2005, 11:56 AM

ive tightened them i think the torque figure is 30 lb/ft cos i fear shearing them if i guess and keep on tightening ,ive got a heavy hand

pocketrocketowner · Mar 27th, 2005, 07:13 PM

34 Nm is the correct torque and oh BTW...yer supposed to NOT re-use the nuts......

Mar 27th, 2005, 10:16 AM	#1
yiano monte carlo Join Date: Oct 2004 Local Time: 11:35 PM Posts: 73 Offline	strut brace torque setting please ? installed a strut brace on the front of my cooper s but what is the correct torque setting for the nuts ?

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Mar 27th, 2005, 10:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 11:35 PM Posts: 11,615 Offline	just make em tight basically.........i know thats not actually much use but I've had mine off loadsa times and just tighten them back up tight with no problems at all

Mar 27th, 2005, 11:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
yiano monte carlo Join Date: Oct 2004 Local Time: 11:35 PM Posts: 73 Offline	ive tightened them i think the torque figure is 30 lb/ft cos i fear shearing them if i guess and keep on tightening ,ive got a heavy hand

Mar 27th, 2005, 07:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
pocketrocketowner Best Personal Regards Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ile de Vaux, France Local Time: 11:35 PM Posts: 2,037 Offline	34 Nm is the correct torque and oh BTW...yer supposed to NOT re-use the nuts......

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