I've been looking for a 1.5 nm torque driver to install the mud flaps on the wife's new Yeti. The only requirement is that i will cost less than the hour's labour and 2 gallons of petrol need to go back to the dealer and for them to do it. I'm loathe to do that because they made a verbal promise to fit them prior to delivery and then forgot.

So far i've found this, however i suspect that the clearance will be insufficient for the innermost screw at the front even with the wheels removed.

Any other ideas for less than £100?

as long as you have the torx bit just use a pair of pliers to hold the bit and turn.no need to remove wheel.fitted all four of mine in about 20 mins.you can buy a descent set of torx bits from motor world or even t k maxx for under a tenner.they do not need to be tightened to a certain pressure.just screw until its tight.had no probs with mine

Somewhere on this forum is a post which says it's a easy job (a few mins per wheel) with

no problems with access to screw positions.

Do a seach.

Edited 22 March, 201214 yr by kibby

if needed give me a shout and i could give you a hand if needed,and if you wanted you can give a donation to the RNLI (for which i am a member) for fitting them for you

as long as you have the torx bit just use a pair of pliers to hold the bit and turn.no need to remove wheel.fitted all four of mine in about 20 mins.you can buy a descent set of torx bits from motor world or even t k maxx for under a tenner.they do not need to be tightened to a certain pressure.just screw until its tight.had no probs with mine

I've got the Torx bit.

I'd imagined that finding the spot between just tight enough, so they don't fall off, and so tight something breaks would be difficult.

However i suspect that using a pair of pliers rather than wrench won't allow me to over tighten, thanks for the tip.

if needed give me a shout and i could give you a hand if needed,and if you wanted you can give a donation to the RNLI (for which i am a member) for fitting them for you

Thanks for the offer, as there seems to be a reasonably wide margin for error i'm sure i will be fine.

Well the front pair are straightforward but i've run into a problem with the rears. There is an inventory sticker obscuring the first two pictures of the instructions and it seems to be stuck on with Araldite. Is there a pdf version on line?

I'm particularly trying to work out where the 2 clips come from. They are not in the packet so presumably lurking somewhere in the wheel arch.

This seriously isn't a hard job. Just snug them up and press the metal clips in. Done. You'd have to be a gorilla or something to **** it up.

This seriously isn't a hard job. Just snug them up and press the metal clips in. Done. You'd have to be a gorilla or something to **** it up.

Tell me about it.

The problem is that there are no metal clips in the pack the dealer gave her and they don't seem to be attached to the car so i presume i'll have to find some. Really don't fancy a trip to Middlesborough to pick up two clips so I'll call the dealer tomorrow see if they will post them.

The daft thing is she had no objection to the fitting charge, they just forgot.

1.5Nm is just hand tight with an ordinary screwdriver. Very little force needed or you'll strip the thing they screw into!

I've been looking for a 1.5 nm torque driver to install the mud flaps on the wife's new Yeti. The only requirement is that i will cost less than the hour's labour and 2 gallons of petrol need to go back to the dealer and for them to do it. I'm loathe to do that because they made a verbal promise to fit them prior to delivery and then forgot.

So far i've found this, however i suspect that the clearance will be insufficient for the innermost screw at the front even with the wheels removed.

If you turn the front wheels fully either way you will be able to get at both sides easy enough. Put the bit into a socket to give you a bit more leverage then just do them up as tight as you can by hand without using the handle. You will need a short torx bit to clear the rear wheels.

The clips should have been in the rear package. I found them a bit difficult to press in.

1.5Nm is just hand tight with an ordinary screwdriver. Very little force needed or you'll strip the thing they screw into!

A torque wrench reliably calibrated to that low a figure would be a rare beast-most useful in watch/clock making or possibly model engineering. By hand with a screwdriver with interchangeable heads would be fine.