Correct wheelnut tightening procedure DB9?

[Bomber Denton]

There's a couple of conflicting opinions on the correct procedure on tightening/final tightening on a 2005 DB9?
Can anyone give me the correct one?
Thanks in advance.

[mikey k]

From the Vantage 4.3 manual

Wheel Nut Torque
Tighten every second nut until all five nuts are tightened.
Tighten all wheel nuts in two
stages.
1. To 70 Nm (52 lb. / ft.) in
one continuous
movement.
2. To 180 Nm (133 lb. / ft.)
in one continuous
movement.

[BingoBob]

Wow, 180Nm is a lot.

[mikey k]

Yep feels awkward especially with the locking nuts

[brakedwell]

First tighten the nuts to 60 lb/ft then finally to 100lb/ft torque.

[George H]

brakedwell said:

First tighten the nuts to 60 lb/ft then finally to 100lb/ft torque.

That's what my manual says.



I wonder why the V8V requires more torque on the wheel nuts?

[DB9VolanteDriver]

Bigger lugs ?

[peterr96]

What's the current thinking on copperslip (or the like) on studs before putting "nuts" on?
I suppose expand that question to outside of the nuts too where they interface with the alloy wheel?

[mikey k]

I have always used a very very small amount. Too much and it melts and runs all over the wheel

[BingoBob]

peterr96 said:

What's the current thinking on copperslip (or the like) on studs before putting "nuts" on?
I suppose expand that question to outside of the nuts too where they interface with the alloy wheel?

Bad idea. It makes accurately setting the torque impossible and can allow your lugs to loosen themselves with vibration. Learned this the hard way

[BingoBob]

This is what it says in my manual (V8V 2009MY):

Wheel Nut Torque
Tighten every second nut until all
five nuts are tightened.
Tighten all wheel nuts in two
stages.
1. To 60 lb. / ft. (80 Nm.) in one
continuous movement.
2. To 133 lb. / ft. (180 Nm.) in
one continuous movement.

[Lunablack]

The v8v tightening torque depends on what size nuts are in use....22mm or. 24mm. The settings are different for each... So best to check before getting the torque wrench out...


Somthing I've done in my garage is put up a white board...

Then I've written tyre pressures, wheel torque, service due, mot due dates etc etc for all my cars...

Really useful, a quick glance is all it takes to get the info..

[peterr96]

BingoBob said:

Bad idea. It makes accurately setting the torque impossible and can allow your lugs to loosen themselves with vibration. Learned this the hard way

I'll not do that then!

[DB9VolanteDriver]

peterr96 said:

What's the current thinking on copperslip (or the like) on studs before putting "nuts" on?
I suppose expand that question to outside of the nuts too where they interface with the alloy wheel?

Lubricants used on the thread results in overtorqueing the nut and thereby overstressing the lug. Torques are based on clean, dry threads at assembly.

[Bomber Denton]

Thanks for this guys!