Urgent - Ford Ka Hub torque.

Sounds good.

Was about to say 350Nm, but that's a transit rear hub nut :-/ Certainly 235Nm sounds about right.

How many grunts is that?

About 1.7 kilogrunts. Broadly equivalent to tightening up with all available arm-muscle power using a breaker bar, then putting a bit of scaffold pole over the breaker bar and jumping on it twice, once for the torque, one to nip it up a bit more.

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Only if you're a real wimp. It's 173ftlbs, which if you're using a 2' breaker bar is only a little under 90lbs. That's way way less than standing on it, let alone jumping on it, unless you only weigh about as much as an averageish twelve year old.

four and a fart.

Thanks Simon. That info saved me having to leave the job unfinished 'till Halfords opened today. Effectively saved me half my Sunday.

I owe you.