torque setting

ive got to tighten my rear wheel bearings up to a setting of 152 ft-lb or 206n-m

but with out a torque wrench how tight would this be? ie standing on a 3ft breaker bar with me weighing 15 stone?

Bearings wouldn't usually be too tight from my recollection G but I could well be wrong. Have you thought of asking the one like Toby? He is usually good with that stuff after all. Failing that, how about on an MR2 forum as they may have experience with the job?

15 stone standing on the end of a 3 foot bar would be 630ft-lb

You would want to be standing on the end of a 0.75 foot long bar to get roughly 157ft-lb but its not overly accurate.

gandhi wrote:

Bearings wouldn't usually be too tight from my recollection G but I could well be wrong. Have you thought of asking the one like Toby? He is usually good with that stuff after all. Failing that, how about on an MR2 forum as they may have experience with the job?

i know the torque settings which are very tight but without a wrench. these aren't tapered bearings

Tiz wrote:

15 stone standing on the end of a 3 foot bar would be 630ft-lb

You would want to be standing on the end of a 0.75 foot long bar to get roughly 157ft-lb but its not overly accurate.

cheers mate,exactly what i wanted to hear. i just want to roughly get to that without a wrench

all done...........thanks for replys

Or you could've shouted I'd have lent you mine.

guy wrote:

Or you could've shouted I'd have lent you mine.

cheers guy ill remember that, thanks