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On 4 Aug 2003 at 16:19, Toby Erkson wrote: > I explained that the lugs need to be retorqued after 50 to 100 miles if > the rim has been removed from the car (just need to retorque once). I've never heard of this, nor have I ever done it. It's not suggested in any of my manuals. OTOH I don't see how it could possibly hurt anything. I still recommend using a torque wrench so that you know your bolts are tight enough, but not TOO tight. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org