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Originally Posted by vitesse
True, but I always get the garage to fit the tyres on the rims and mount them myself unless I know the place, or just tell the fitter to reduce torque by 30% or whatever T-cut's link suggests and check once home. Pretty sure I've heard other owners say they torque them up themselves rather than trust the fitter's airgun.
Whenever I've worked on a car with dry wheel bolts they seem to be awfully tight and often loosen (with scaffold pipe) like a .303 going off. God help those who get a puncture with dry bolts. Never get this rifle crack sound if the bolts have been greased but I do carry a length of pipe in the boot as I know the provided tool is totally useless and even a wheel brace is inadequate.
Keep well
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Right, that's interesting. Yes, a scaffold pole AND the breaker bar sounds about right
Well, I've been meaning to get the 4W alignment done for ages, so it's booked in tomorrow, with a request to re-torque the bolts on all wheels - this is a small local independent, not the people who tightened them up in the first place
