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Torque setting for towbar to back plate


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Would anyone knowledgeable know what torque the big bolts that bolt the tow ball to the back plate on a variable height dixon bates setup would be?

I have done them very tight but wanted to check that with a torque wrench.

Thanks as usual

Ed

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If you don't have a torque wrench, VVVFT is also "two grunts on a 3 foot bar" :)

It’s worth mentioning that most of the DIY-priced troque wrenches I’ve come across only go up to 200 Nm, so when I re-fitted my towbar I went all the way up to the 200 Nm click, then put the breaker bar on and proceeded to grunt in a manly fashion whilst I gave it the extra 40-or-so Nm by feel!

Make sure you’ve had your Weetabix….

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If you don't have a torque wrench, VVVFT is also "two grunts on a 3 foot bar" :)

Never mind torque wrenches, I think BM has calibrated it very well for us here.

How loudly you grunt may make a difference of course :lol:

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Never mind torque wrenches, I think BM has calibrated it very well for us here.

How loudly you grunt may make a difference of course :lol:

It is more a question of whether it is an "nnnnnghhh" or a "graaaaagh" - "graaaagh" is quite a bit tighter :)

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