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Quote: Originally posted by Pickled Onion on 10/5/2024
The nuts are generally 19mm so buy a socket at the same time as the wrench and keep them together.
Dave.
You may need a short extension bar as well to give clearance on the caravan wheel arch/body! A standard socket alone (maybe a long reach one would?) generally doesn't give enough clearance to swing the wrench!
Check the PRECISE torque setting to be used in YOUR caravan owners handbook, they vary enormously between van brands/wheels fitted, and are determined by the wheels and nuts/bolts used by the caravan manufacturer on YOUR van, be aware of dealer special and/or optional choices, they may differ from standard wheels.
Even the Alko chassis manual (common to nearly all vans) doesn't give precise figure, as it's down to wheels used (chosen by caravan manufacturer, and not Alko, and no such thing as a universal figure!). Often the Alloys and Steel spare differ, and as with mine even have different bolts to suit! The torque figure is NOT just based on the thread diameter, the specific cone seat on the nut/bolt/wheel also influences it.
To save taxing my tired old brain too much (and having to look up figures I've usually forgotten!), I put a small label on the wheel arches with tyre pressure and bolt torque figure, so it's always to hand.
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