Just bought a torque wrench for the troopy

Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 15:55
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Every now and again someone complains about rattle guns over tightening wheel nuts.

Sooooooo ,I thought I would buy a torque wrench and check the wheel nuts after a rattle gun has had a go.

Just looked in hand book and can't find a torque setting for my toopy (1995, 75 series) can anyone tell me if I've just wasted my money or what the setting is.

Regards Bob
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Reply By: Member - Toytruck (SA) - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 16:09

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 16:09
Boo Boo,
carnt help with the torque settings but I can say that I started using a new mechanic not that long ago and was very surprised to see him use a torque wrench to tighten the wheel nuts.......damn near fell of my chair.

Toytruck
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Follow Up By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 16:14

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 16:14
Toytruck

The mob I went to at the central coast recently told me that they use a different length extension for different makes of cars so they don't over tighten. Each extension was also a different colour.

I just loosened one of the nuts and thought it was about right so maybe they have a primitive, but effective way of tightening the nuts.

Boo Boo
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 20:21

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 20:21
Nothing primitive about it at all. I just wish all tyre services would invest in them.
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Reply By: Rock Ape - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 16:16

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 16:16
The tightening torque is 137nm

Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 16:45

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 16:45
Rock Ape

I just had another look at handbook and found the answer. Although my book says 157N.m as oppposed to your 137. where did you get your info? Has Toyota changed it? 157 is equal to 116 ft-lb which seems a lot.

Regards
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Follow Up By: ross - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 17:06

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 17:06
Is the difference between 5 lug and 6 lug? I know yours is a 1995 6lug.
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Follow Up By: Rock Ape - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 17:09

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 17:09
The 137nm came from a 1980 to 1990 Gregorys, the higher reading of 157nm may be for the 1990 to 1999 75's.

I had trouble with studs on a freezing morning in the middle of know where, they had been rattled up that tight I broke 4 undoing them, I prayed the others weren't fractured as it would have been a long long walk. Limped back ok and had a few words with the fitter.

I anti seize the threads and only use a spanner, don't have any problems with loose nuts or ones you can't undo.
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Follow Up By: Rock Ape - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 17:25

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 17:25
Don't know but the 5 stud didn't come out till around 2000 in the 78/79 series
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Reply By: Member - Charlie M (SA) - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 18:24

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 18:24
80 foot lbs.
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Charlie
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Reply By: Harry - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 19:58

Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 19:58
In your onwers manual the info for Tires (Tyres) for 78series is on Page 195 in SPECIFICATIONS.
I quote: Wheel nut torque
N-m 209
kgf-m 21.3
ft-lbf 154.2
and probaly different for 75 series as they are 6 stud.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Wednesday, Jan 17, 2007 at 10:04

Wednesday, Jan 17, 2007 at 10:04
The 5 stud are 14mm thread, while the 6 stud are 12mm thread. So the factory torque required for the 5 stud Cruisers is considerably more.
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