Hi Paul,
I recall we discussed this back in May at the auto test. I have sourced a 70mm A/F socket (Facom) stocked by Machine Mart, which I am just off to buy now. My drive back from Oakmere on the 4th in torrential rain resulted in the Via Gellia road turning the inside of the wheels white (quarry slurry on the road), hence the need to remove the wheels and clean them properly. Only just walking again after the surgery so this is my first opportunity to address the issue.
I will call the factory technical department on Monday and try and get a definitive answer, which I will then post here. After a working lifetime in engineering, the thought of tightening something as critical as a wheel retaining nut 'hammer tight', frankly makes me shudder!
Thanks everyone for all the input, gratefully received and appreciated. For what it's worth, and based on experience, I suspect 110Nm is about right as all wheel nuts should self-tighten with driving. Of greater concern is getting the wheel nuts off without potentially adding the possibility of damaging bodywork when swinging a mallet.
KR, Andy
