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Old 3rd March 2021, 15:42   #15
hogweed
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Originally Posted by vitesse View Post
Grateful to T-cut for the link, as it might explain why I ruined a thread some time back when using my torque wrench. Now I just smear them with a little grease and put them on with my airgun without using the torque wrench. Never lost one yet.

Roger, check the size of your wheel bolts - 19mm sounds too big, mine are 17mm.

Keep well

Quite right - the 19mm was the big impact socket from my late lamented M3's wheelnuts, which I'd hoped would fit the tractor


Thinking about the grease... fine if you do it all yourself, but once it's on it's on, and what about when you take the car to a garage for new tyres... doesn't that risk them overtightening them...?
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