Billy 42 Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 A couple of simple questions from a Novice: I have got a set of locking nuts for my live axle - will I need a torque wrench to fit them, or is how tight they are irrelevent? Why do they only come in packs of 4? Any suggestions for the spare? Can anyone recommend any books for getting up the curve on basic mechanics? Looks like nice weather for blatting today, lets hope it's the same next weekend 😬 😬 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 the locking nuts should be tightened the same as any other wheel nut - 80Nm (50lbft) - ideally with a torque wrench. As for the spare, it would be easier for a thief to remove the long bolt that goes through the 'Y' spacer than to remove 2 wheel nuts, so a locking wheel nut there would be fairly useless (in truth they are pretty pointless anyway as a swift smack with a cold chisel and hammer will remove the locking sleeve). Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy 42 Posted September 28, 2002 Author Share Posted September 28, 2002 Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 I have one of those locks with a length of steel plastic wrapped cable to secure the spare from the attention of the light fingered ones, fit it through the wheel spokes and also around the spare wheel carrier, regards Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 You generally mount the spare in a slightly different way (i.e. the main strenth is through the centre of the wheel). This means that locking wheel nuts don't work properly on the spare. Caterham do a locking system for the spare wheel, it costs about £25 and is very easy to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 As for basic mechanics - there's lots of stuff on the web about this. Try having a look at Roger King's site and Dave Andrew's site. Takes a bit of absorbing but both are worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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