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Originally Posted by caldep
Sorry but yes, overtorqued bolts can bend the hubs. Especially if they are torqued unevenly (bolts not brought up to final torque evenly). This usually happens when someone puts one bolt in fully torqued at a time rather than putting all bolts in finger tight using a star pattern. And unfortunately it happens quite frequently.
I install my bolts by hand using a star pattern that crosses the center of the hub. I keep going around this pattern using only my fingers to tighten the bolts. You will be surprised at how tight you can get them this way when done evenly. When I can't tighten them any further (without a wrench) I grab my torque wrench set to 88ft-lbs.
When done properly I usually only have to turn my bolts a 1/4 to 1/2 turn with my torque wrench.
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Thanks, although I couldn't find this information anywhere my gut was telling me it was possible