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Originally Posted by hogweed
I decided to get Magowan’s to re-torque them, which they did (and swapped the wheels), and to be fair didn’t attempt to charge me, though the guy was adamant that their airguns COULDN'T overtighten, as “they only go up to 95NM”. Obviously he’d never heard of faulty equipment – and anyway, that’s still about 25% too high for the Rover. Will try Kerr’s next time…
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There is another 'thing' that I do when I get new tyres, or am removing a wheel. After cleaning the bolt on removal, smear a thin layer of copper grease onto the shoulder of the bolt and with the residue on my finger, I will drag it over the threads in a straight line. It will leave a fine deposit of grease, which will spread thinly over the threads, as it is tightened. Over tightening the bolts runs the risk of corrosion between the bolts and wheels, because of the dissimilar metals, which can add to the difficulty of removal.