Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 00:02:21 -0700
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From: Jeff at Vanagonparts <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
Subject: Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
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Here's something I got from a truck tire and wheel maintenance write-up:
"Fasteners can be properly torqued only if they are in good condition -
neither rusted nor overlubed, as either condition will prevent proper
torquing. Surface rust should be wire-brushed from lugs whenever a wheel is
taken off an axle. If lugs are dry, lube them with a couple of small drops
of oil; don't grease them."
Cheers,
Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Eric Zeno
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 10:43 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
Good point. Learned this from the most percision machiist on the
planet, but memory is failng me. LUB your LUg nuts and there
taper seats!!!!!!!!!!
Eric 86-VW4x4
vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro
Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
92-Jetta GWC
www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, MC wrote:
> I don't know what the author of the Bentley was thinking. You cannot
> properly apply torque to any fasterner without proper lubricant. There
> are of course exceptions with self-libricating material but steel
> certainly is not one. I use small amount of oil in all wheel lug nuts on
> all vehicles I've ever owned. Never have a problem. Always hand torque
> lug nuts.
>
> - Vince
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Eric Zeno
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 2:47 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
>
>
> "No Lube of any kind should be used on lug nuts"
>
> Thats what it states in the bentley. I'm not sure
> why. I've used grease on all my vanagons, and never had
> a problem. I have had several nuts on so tight
> that they did not come off without breaking several
> high quality tools, and golding the threads after heating
> with a torch. Grease will prevented any of this.
>
> Eric
>
> John Carpenter wrote:
>
> >Hi All,
> >I also understand that No Lube of any kind should be used on lug nuts &
>
> >bolts? thanks, John C...
> >
> >In a message dated 8/6/2004 1:17:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> >customercare@VOLKSCAFE.COM writes: Markus,
> >
> >Yes use a torque wrench and torgue them to 90lbs
> >
> >Thanks Again,
> >
> >Christopher
> >
> >http://volkscafe.com (Vanagon Online Parts Store)
> >
> >Phone: 831-426-1244
> >Fax: 831-426-9316
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Markus Mumper" <mumper@USA.NET>
> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 12:46 PM
> >Subject: Yes, I'm really asking this.......
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Sorry - complete newbie here.......
> >>
> >>I ordered the 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty (they look sort of
> >>like Mercedes wheels).
> >>
> >>When putting on the new wheels should I use anti-sieze compounds?
> >>
> >>Also, should I just torque them down as tight as I can or get a torque
> >>
> >>
> >wrench?
> >
> >
> >>Should I use a cheater pipe?
> >>
> >>I ask this because many, many moons ago I changed a flat tire,
> >>tightened
> >>
> >>
> >the
> >
> >
> >>bolts, drove away and the wheel almost came off miles later, it was
> >>just
> >>
> >>
> >held
> >
> >
> >>on by one bolt when I got home, the others had eazed out! I thought I
> >>tightened the bolts enough but I guess not.
> >>
> >>Thanks........, Markus.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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