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Checking wheel bolt torque at service

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Checking wheel bolt torque at service

Post by X5X3 » Mon Apr 11, 2016 4:38 pm

changing wheels - wheel bolts torqued +++ - stripped locking key, rest removed with scaffolding pole!. I put them on in November - torque to 140nm - never torque locking bolts - just gently tighten. 20000 mile service in January, does this include wheel bolt torque check??. Dealer states it doesn't touch wheel bolts unless removing wheels, is this true please

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Re: Checking wheel bolt torque at service

Post by X5Sport » Mon Apr 11, 2016 4:49 pm

Normally yes.  Wheels are not removed as part of a routine service.  Mine only come off when the Dealer swaps the winter/summer sets over.  'Technicians' can see quite well being these huge wheels without always having to remove them.

I have never had a 'bolt torque check' done by anyone, and I always check the bolt torque myself after anyone has been near them.  I (like many others) have suffered over tightened bolts in the past.
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