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HINTS & TIPS
When using a torque wrench, listen/feel the click
and then stop. It does not need to be any tighter
and you might actually weaken the fixing by
‘over‑torquing’ it. Always wind your torque wrench
setting back to free when you’ve finished with it.
John K
A ‘caphead bolt’ has a circular head with a hexagonal drive
inside it. It is tightened with an allen key or hex drive socket.
Capheads are useful where there is limited space around
the head for a spanner or socket. They look nice too!
Richard T
Generally, metric Nyloc nuts have a
blue nylon insert and imperial ones a
white nylon insert.
Grant P
You can tell if you have ‘wide track suspension’ car by looking at the front
dampers. Wide track has a 25mm long hexagonal spacer between the top
spring retainer and the mounting bush.
Matt T
A bolt size is described by its diameter (e.g. M10=10mm)
by the length not including the head (e.g. 65mm).
James A
A ‘spring washer’ has a split in it and squashes up
closed when a fixing is tightened. It is usually used
under a bolt head to help resist it coming undone.
John S
A ‘nyloc’ nut is one with a nylon insert that gets cut by the bolt
thread, making it resistant to unwinding itself. This means that
they should not be repeatedly re‑used.
Chris B
Thread lock is used to stop
something coming undone, but
it only needs a little drop on
the thread to be effective.
Jamie A
Teabag, boiling water, then the milk, in that order.
Simon L
Left and right are as viewed
from the driver’s seat.
Harrison P
1Nm of torque equals 0.736lbft.
Mick F
When using a spanner, always use the ring end wherever
possible. The open end is really only for those times that access
is too limited for a ring spanner or socket.
Mick A
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