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Old 5th July 2020, 13:05   #41
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Originally Posted by COLVERT View Post
Use the 3/4"--32 mm socket to get the nut reasonably tight.

Then get a garage to tighten it. It would take them all of 5 seconds and cost very little.---
na, get a torque wrench and save the inconvenience and you never know, you may need to tighten new nuts is a drive shaft oil seal fails

FWIW, irrespective of manufacturer guidance, unless a very specialist working environment, I would not use a torque wrench to undo nuts and bolts.
Those that do, lets agree to disagree

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