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Re: [T3] Odd Rear Wheel Mystery


On 20 Nov 2002, at 18:22, Ben Doughney wrote:

> Something I have always wondered about this- can doing them up too tight
> cause any problems or damage anything?

I don't think you'll hurt anything other than strip the threads. OTOH, this puts 
more stress on the shaft and brings it closer to its ultimate failure point, so 
there's no reason to tighten it more than necessary.

If you overtighten the lug bolts, you can bend the wheel disks.

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Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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