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Jim Brierley · 08-02-2019, 10:46 AM

I don't use castellated nuts, may be OK on mains but definitely not on rods, but then I'm a racer. For the nut in the valve chamber I have shortened a socket and by using an old-fashioned flex type of torque wrench I can torque that nut too.

08-02-2019, 10:46 AM	#4
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,089	Re: Torque for rear main nuts? I don't use castellated nuts, may be OK on mains but definitely not on rods, but then I'm a racer. For the nut in the valve chamber I have shortened a socket and by using an old-fashioned flex type of torque wrench I can torque that nut too.