what size torq for flywheel bolts

**p fandango** · Friday 29th March 2013, 22:49

just wondered if anyone knows off the top of there head what size bit i need to do up the flywheel bolts, looks like a 12point torq but no idea what lol

many thanks

**merc85** · Friday 29th March 2013, 22:57

Swap the bolts for some hexagon ones , i cant remeber what i used to get mine off

**p fandango** · Friday 29th March 2013, 22:58

Originally Posted by merc85

Swap the bolts for some hexagon ones , i cant remeber what i used to get mine off

i've only just got them from the main stealer, & tbh at the price i paid i'm not going to throw them away lol

**JUDGENINJA** · Friday 29th March 2013, 23:03

Just checked... its a 12mm torq socket
45Nm then 65deg

**Nealevo** · Friday 29th March 2013, 23:19

As above, I brought one for my flywheel bolts few weeks ago

**JUDGENINJA** · Friday 29th March 2013, 23:33

It is one thing I actually know where they are in my garage....Not sure what I'm going to do when I start reassemblimg stuff!

**oblark** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 10:07

Originally Posted by JUDGENINJA

Just checked... its a 12mm torq socket
45Nm then 65deg

Whats with all this tightening to X degrees §§§§§§§§ !!!!!

Just tighten them to FT and put a some loctite on the threads

**Harvey** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 11:17

Originally Posted by oblark

Whats with all this tightening to X degrees §§§§§§§§ !!!!!

Just tighten them to FT and put a some loctite on the threads

Yes but fairly tight Might be a bit loose ,or do you mean §§§§ing tight till the breaker bar breaks.

**Kingsford G** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 11:21

Originally Posted by Harvey

Yes but fairly tight Might be a bit loose ,or do you mean §§§§ing tight till the breaker bar breaks.

and +90 lol

**oblark** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 11:25

Until the scaffold pole bends

**V70 Graham** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 11:32

Originally Posted by oblark

Until the scaffold pole bends

.....remind me not to let you loose near my wheel bolts !

**p fandango** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 11:38

popped into Halfords to pick-up a torq bit, & found they do a "spline" kit that had the perfect bit in it

**Harvey** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 11:55

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

.....remind me not to let you loose near my wheel bolts !

No need to worry about wheel bolts,I would worry about the calipers bolts .

**stribo** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 12:22

Originally Posted by oblark

Until the scaffold pole bends

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

.....remind me not to let you loose near my wheel bolts !

Originally Posted by Harvey

No need to worry about wheel bolts,I would worry about the calipers bolts .

He could well be attacking both in a couple of weeks.

**Harvey** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 13:07

Originally Posted by stribo

He could well be attacking both in a couple of weeks.

Just wonder how fast the drive home will be

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**JUDGENINJA** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 13:44

Originally Posted by oblark

Whats with all this tightening to X degrees §§§§§§§§ !!!!!

Just tighten them to FT and put a some loctite on the threads

To be honest the settings were ripped from Haynes... In reality I use FT rule of thumb too.... (Apart from Head bolts)

**oblark** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 13:51

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

.....remind me not to let you loose near my wheel bolts !

What are you worried about ?

I haven`t had a wheel come loose in years

**oblark** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 13:53

Originally Posted by JUDGENINJA

To be honest the settings were ripped from Haynes... In reality I use FT rule of thumb too.... (Apart from Head bolts)

But why tighten bolts to a degree setting not the good old way of lbs/ft

**Harvey** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 16:31

A lot of these newer bolts are one use only,and do stretch. Could be the way the factory tools work when they build these things up.
Do the still say threads dry or oiled up.
That's my guess ?.

**JUDGENINJA** · Saturday 30th March 2013, 21:36

Originally Posted by oblark

But why tighten bolts to a degree setting not the good old way of lbs/ft

There is probably plenty of info on the web for the reasons. My guess is to ensure that bolts stretch to a preset length within the elastic limit of the bolt.. but really I don't know... where's engineer when you need him..