highcking Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Looking for a wheel bolt torque spec on my 1958 Roadmaster. Doesn’t seem to be stated in any of the Buick manuals I have. Note that these are bolts, not lug nuts. Bill in Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Cardinal Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Wheel bolt to front hub or rear axle shaft: 65-75 Ft. Lbs. It's in Section 7.1 on the first page of Group 7 in the 1958 Chassis Service Manual- Chassis Suspension section. Edited December 2, 2020 by 95Cardinal revised text (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highcking Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Excellent, thanks. I just didn't look closely enough at that section. That's a gorgeous Caballero! I'm looking at the "restoration saga" now. Amazing effort - congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I always gave my 56 a "grunt" with the 4 way lug wrench. 😁 Never had one come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highcking Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 That's usually my method too. I'm checking because the Buick has bolts instead of lug nuts. I wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadhog1951 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 A lot of vehicles used bolts til about 1960 (+ -). I had a 56 Ply with bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highcking Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 Today I mounted the wheels on the car and then scrubbed off the blue protective film from the sidewalls. To my surprise, on three of four tires I found indelible, ugly blemishes. See attached pics. Tomorrow I'll be discussing this with Lucas Tires. Infuriating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Once you have resolved the blemish problem with your vendor you can try some wet #800 sandpaper on them. I have a third of a sheet of sandpaper in the bucket when I clean white walls along with a plastic bristle hand brush. I still use Westley's. The new formula works fine. The sandpaper removes curb scrubs and gets into the edge really good. And using a jack stand when washing whitewalls, there's being anal about stuff for you. BTW washing whites is the only thing I use a hose and water for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Sometime during storage the black part of a tire was touching the white. Don't count on getting it off since it is deep in the white. Be sure the vendor pays for mounting and balancing when they replace. Hopefully you or the tire shop did not do this. Lotsa luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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