I always thought it possible that the side load on the axel clamp from first torquing the axel nut could cause a bind in the clamp and incorrect torque readings or premature trip of the torque wrench. That was my rational behind just using the axel nut to take the play out of the system and seat everything, then finishing the final torque later. I suppose if we wanted to get anal about this we could try it both ways and measure the gap in the front of the axel clamp with a feeler guage and see if this is true. Maybe its not and works fine either way.
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