Date:         Thu, 3 Mar 2016 14:19:56 -0500
Reply-To:     Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ed McLean <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Shuddering Brakes

For best results do this with the wheels off the ground since these are
lug centric wheels.  Tighten is a star pattern with at least a three step
sequence of increasing torque.


On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 13:31:28 -0500, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Try loosening the lug bolts/nuts a little and retightening evenly with a
>torque wrench.  This made a difference for me on an Outback after tire
>installation at an establishment that I no longer frequent.
>
>Larry A.
>
>

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