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glenbat
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:03 pm

had a quick look on here but couldnt find it, I'm sure its everywhere but whats the torque setting for wheels bolts? :o:
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:17 pm

100 Nm
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:12 pm

thats way too tight! the tyre fitter did that the other day to my touring and i had a puncture a week later, one of the wheel nuts snapped un doing it
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:15 pm

thats what the book says.

I never torque them up, I simply stand on the wheel brace until they are tight.

But the guy wanted the torque setting, and i gave him it.
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:36 pm

It said in the autodata 90-110NM. Have or are you going to used coper grease 2 save the wheels and bolts geting seized?
If you need any techical data i can help ive got the auto data cd on my pc.
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:10 pm

glenbat wrote:had a quick look on here but couldnt find it, I'm sure its everywhere but whats the torque setting for wheels bolts? :o:
Tighten it till you hear the first crackle (metal to metal noise). That way you won't have any problems to undo them if you don't have a torque wrench.
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:59 pm

Bentley says 110nm, +-10

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Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:31 pm

110nm is the correct torque if you go to much over the theads start to stretch and weaken, copper grease can cause hydrulic lock and give incorect torque
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:48 pm

110Nm is correct - its in the owner's handbook that came with the car, under wheelchanging.
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