Hi, I’m looking to replace a rear wheel bearing on the Panda 100HP I just bought (great car!). Does anyone know the torque spec for the hub nut? I’ve searched everywhere. Any guides available?
When I did the Punto Mk2 (same hub), I just could not shift the retaining nut and ruined a socket set T bar by hitting it with a lump hammer. The job stopped until I'd bought a 600mm breaker bar. That's so easy. Set about 10 0'clock, press it down and the nut is loose. It works because the spigot between socket and handle is so short, there's no spring effect. The T bar needed the short extension and a support to stop it flying off the nut..
I’ve got most of the tools already, including a 1000mm 3/4” breaker bar I bought to do the same job on my Z4. If that won’t shift something, then it’s probably time to give up.
IIRC it's 30 mm, but I could have that mixed up with the hubs on my boattrailer. someone had put green loctite on the threads. That took a lot of heat long bars and force (and of course some cursing) to get them loose. In comparisson to that the Pandahubs were the proverbial piece of cake.
BMW used 36mm (again IIRC).
gr J
32mm on my 05 1.2 don't know if the 100HP are the same ?