Wheel torque settings

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Hair Bear
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Wheel torque settings

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Hi,
Can anyone tell me the wheel bolt torque settings for a '64 Dexta? Looking for front and rear wheels to hub and rear rims to dish please?
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Re: Wheel torque settings

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Ford never specified them, they do insist on tightebning up after use until no movement can be achieved.
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Re: Wheel torque settings

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Thanks Sandy. Odd that there are just no figures. To get them equal I'll probably go with 75 lb/ft on the front, and about 120 lb/ft at the back.
Is that reasonable?
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Sounds ok to me. Do check that they remain tight, if they don't keep tightening untill they are, as Ford instructed. I saw some Thames Trader data where some were up to 310 lb ft! (using 7/8" UNF)
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Re: Wheel torque settings

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I am erring on the side of caution, it's not my machine but I need it to be safe and be able to give it's owner a checkable figure. I was using the the Massey settings as a guide as the wheel/hub assemblies are very similar, it's 80 at the front and 200 on the back but I don't need to be snapping studs!
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Re: Wheel torque settings

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That should be fine. See if other similar tractors have such figures too, just to make sure.
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