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Old May 31, 2017 | 11:35 PM
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Default Axle nut torque setting.
It appears to me that using the, "HD Axle Nut Torque Adapter #47925", would add leverage to the torque value when tightening the rear axle nut. The manual shows 95-105 foot pounds using the adapter. What would the torque setting be using a socket directly on the axle nut?
 
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You asked that 2 days ago and received responses

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/wheel...e-setting.html


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You will need to calculate and adjust the torque if you use an extension as shown in the other posts. There are calculators on the internet for this. Look up extension torque value calculator. You can also research it on you tube. They explain why this necessary.
 
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Originally Posted by multihdrdr
You asked that 2 days ago and received responses

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/wheel...e-setting.html


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That thread and this thread are from 2017.
 
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This is the answer.

Originally Posted by grbrown
It's exactly the same with a normal socket or that adapter. May seem odd, but when using a torque wrench the force applied to the socket or adapter is a twisting force, leverage is not altered. The torque applied at the square hole in the adapter is the same torque applied by the adapter to the axle nut.

Hope that puts your mind at rest!
 
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Maybe the OP doesn't know that the torque wrench must be applied at an angle of 90° to the adapter in order for a 1:1 torgue reading.
 
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Originally Posted by Tozco
Maybe the OP doesn't know that the torque wrench must be applied at an angle of 90° to the adapter in order for a 1:1 torgue reading.
The OP hasn’t been here in almost 9 years.
 
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