the manual says to torque the rear axle on a B14 anywhere from 133 to 188 foot pounds of torque.
Why such a wide range. I torqued the rear hub to 150 ft.lbs - the max my torque ratchet would go.
Is that good enough. Had removed hub to get easy access to rear shoes.

 

what are you calling a hub ..... do you mean the drum or the wheel itself .... if your manual says between 133 and 180 then you should be safe..... no idea why such a large span for torque specs but the more you can get the safer you will be i assume

 

the wheel itself because wheel mounts on to rear hub. I had removed the hub to put in new brake shoes (rear). 150 is between 133 and 188 so I hope hub won't come loose.

Would like to tighten more but my torque wrench only goes that far and ones that go to 200 ft'lbs
are expensive and hard to find

 

the 4 wheel lugs need to be torqued anywhere from 72-87 ft lbs.

 

The large range is due to the potentiality of expansion and contraction of the metal. Setting the torque at 150 is the best thing you can do since as it heats up, the torque will raise slightly and as it cools it will drop slightly... being dead in the middle is perfect.

 

150 ft.lbs is right on the button. The drum incorporates the bearing hub, so the description is accurate. 133 ft.lbs (min.) is the torque necessary to resist any forces which would tend to loosen the nut - worst case is the bearing seizes completely, a very unlikely event. 180 ft.lbs (max.) would induce stresses in the axle / nut approaching yield point.