# Spindle castle nut

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/spindle-castle-nut/20018>\
**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [October 9, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/spindle-castle-nut/20018 "2020-10-09T15:21:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bolanger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/bolanger/32/4184_2.png) [@Bolanger](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Bolanger)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/spindle-castle-nut/20018/1 "2020-10-09T15:21:28Z")

</div>

How tight should this be?  
Thanks

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/spindle-castle-nut/20018/2 "2020-10-09T17:28:47Z")

</div>

Tighten it until you hear a crack, then back it off a 1/2 turn.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bolanger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/bolanger/32/4184_2.png) [@Bolanger](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Bolanger)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/spindle-castle-nut/20018/3 "2020-10-09T18:13:49Z")

</div>

I’m not exactly sure what this means

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/spindle-castle-nut/20018/4 "2020-10-09T19:03:05Z")

</div>

Machinist / engineer humor.

00-10 used castle nuts and are listed at 74 ft-lbs spec.

I don’t have manuals for 11-12.

'13 shows a different design retaining nut and lists 165 ft-lb.

No idea what they did after that.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bolanger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/bolanger/32/4184_2.png) [@Bolanger](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Bolanger)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/spindle-castle-nut/20018/5 "2020-10-09T19:17:46Z")

</div>

In plan words…crank it tight…thanks

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/spindle-castle-nut/20018/6 "2020-10-10T18:23:41Z")

</div>

74 ft-lb is kind of at the low end of automotive lug nut torque to put it in perspective.

The problem with overtightening anything on a gem is that something often tends to break when you do.

If you are near a Harbor Freight, you can get a mediocre grade torque wrench for $12 w/ coupon. I’d never use it for precision work, but for probably anything on a GEM it’s likely fine.

[![](https://go.harborfreight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/16858582.png?utm_source=go&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=shortener&utm_content=buttonimage) ](https://go.harborfreight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/16858582.png?utm_source=go&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=shortener&utm_content=buttonimage)