08-14-2017, 09:31 AM | #1 |
Crotchety
Join Date: Aug 2007
Carmudgeonly Ride: 22 Tiguan, 11 328i
Posts: 912
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Stripped/Bent Wheel Stud
I'm extremely careful when changing my rims and always break loose by hand with breaker bar, then finish with cordless impact, hand tighten at least 8 turns, hit with impact, then torque wrench to OEM specs.
I just bought my new rims recently and did my 2-3rd wheel change with them after an autox yesterday and stripped/cross-threaded/bent a front wheel stud real bad. I lost a socket in the process, but I got the lug off of the stud, but did I do something wrong here? Could it have been the shop where I did my sway bars using their air gun while I was working on the back? I have had the fancy ARP wheel studs for almost 4 years and decent quality steel open-ended lugs (2nd set), but did I over-torque or do the wheel studs need replaced every so often too? Could it have something to do with the new rims? I have noticed that the front rims sometimes need more turns of the torque wrench once back on the ground before it clicks... |
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