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Inner bolt and nut need to be tightened with the car on the ground.
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Run crows feet

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Guess I need to make a another harbor freight run for crows feet.
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Use box end and cheater tube

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I used a box end and cheater tube to tighten it as much as possible with limited space since the car was up on ramps.
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Run crows feet

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Guess I need to make a another harbor freight run for crows feet.
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Use of the correct sized crows foot extension

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The project requires the use of the correct sized crows foot extension on the torque wrench, being sure to use proper adjustment to the torque value target.
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Use proper adjustment

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The project requires the use of the correct sized crows foot extension on the torque wrench, being sure to use proper adjustment to the torque value target.
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Guess I need to make a another harbor freight run for crows feet.
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Tighten with the car

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Inner bolt and nut need to be tightened with the car on the ground.
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Use box end and cheater tube

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I used a box end and cheater tube to tighten it as much as possible with limited space since the car was up on ramps.
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Use of the correct sized crows foot extension

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The project requires the use of the correct sized crows foot extension on the torque wrench, being sure to use proper adjustment to the torque value target.
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Use proper adjustment

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The project requires the use of the correct sized crows foot extension on the torque wrench, being sure to use proper adjustment to the torque value target.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Bentley says the inner bolt needs to be torqued to 120Nm under load. I can see no way to put a socket and torque wrench on this nut! I used a box end and cheater tube to tighten it as much as possible with limited space since the car was up on ramps. Maybe I'm fretting for nothing. Any input?

POST 2Original post

Just got done with this same project. You are correct about not being able to get a torque wrench in there! Inner bolt and nut need to be tightened with the car on the ground. If you can't do it that way, at least get a jack under the hub and lift the hub up to put a load on the assembly. Like you, I ended up torquing the inner bolt and nut as tight as I possibly could.

POST 3Original post

Quotes source post: 543529

The project requires the use of the correct sized crows foot extension on the torque wrench, being sure to use proper adjustment to the torque value target.

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Quotes source post: 543577

Thanks, I thought that might be the case!

POST 5Original post

Reviving a super old thread. Getting ready to install PSS9s and was wondering the same thing. The manual makes it sound like no big deal…just torque it on the ground….with 3 inches of clearance 😂 Guess I need to make a another harbor freight run for crows feet.

POST 6Original post

Quotes source post: 543574

Does anybody read the posts? Dude said, in 2017, he had the car on ramps when torquing. Ramps. Ground. Ramps. Ground. Anyone see the connection here? lol

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