Tim R
Silver Level Sponsor
Personally I would NEVER try to torque any centre lock wheel up to anything like 220lb-ft. Think about it for a minute, centre lock wheel are designed to be self-tightening. If the hubs and wheels are fitted correctly they are being turned in the direction of tightening all the time the car is being driven. The ONLY way that these should ever work loose is if the hubs are fitted incorrectly or if the spinners are left physically loose and the splines chatter and wear away.
The original Dunlop wire wheel instructions direct that the wheel is fitted while the car is jacked up and state that you should lift the car on the jack BEFORE you hammer it to ensure centralisation. To me it makes sense to loosen the wheel while it is on the ground and to strike it another couple of times when back on the ground and already fairly tight when re-fitting it, just to make sure but don't go nuts.
We NEVER hit the spinner directly and always use either a spinner sleeve or the special tool shown in this video made by LIMIT Fabrications (no connection) and strike them instead. This is much kinder to the spinner and wheel.
Tim R
The original Dunlop wire wheel instructions direct that the wheel is fitted while the car is jacked up and state that you should lift the car on the jack BEFORE you hammer it to ensure centralisation. To me it makes sense to loosen the wheel while it is on the ground and to strike it another couple of times when back on the ground and already fairly tight when re-fitting it, just to make sure but don't go nuts.
We NEVER hit the spinner directly and always use either a spinner sleeve or the special tool shown in this video made by LIMIT Fabrications (no connection) and strike them instead. This is much kinder to the spinner and wheel.
Tim R