2009 Tire Lug Nut Torque Specifications

Anyone know what the lug nut torque specs are for a 2009 TDI with 16" allow wheels?

My Bentley says: 120Nm (90 ft-lb). This appears to apply to all wheels.

Have Fun!

Don

Thank you!

The 2009 owner's manual lists 88 ft-lbs (120 Nm) on page 319. So I'd go with 89 ft-lbs.

I torque them down to 88 ft-lbs.

i did 89.5!!!

is there really that big of a difference between 88 and 90? my understanding is that as long as all the bolts are the same torque around 90 then you should be fine.

BTW I also tossed a bit of antiseize on the threads and rotor faces when I put on the winters last fall (I had a hard time kicking the biolines off). I'll see how they come off when the summers go on next week.

I did the same thing many years ago, but have since stopped using antiseize on lug bolts because I was told that it might facilitate loosening over time. At that time I was running steelies and found that the offending rust was on the hub as it came through the rim. I now apply the antiseize to the hub only and leave the bolts dry. I don't know if that is correct, but it helped me sleep better.

First, I can't let this pass -- there are no lug nuts on a VW. I know it's a character flaw, but take me as I am.

Now about anti-seize -- I don't mind some between wheel and rotor face but am not a fan of it on lug bolts. They won't back out, but will distort the torque settings greatly.

90 ft.lbs. is a lot. Normally wheel bolts (or nuts on your mom's LeBaron) are spec'd for torque dry. Anti-seize compound on the bolts will allow you to go way tighter while reading the same. You can cause damage that way.

The best thing to do (I think) is to clean the male and female parts thoroughly with a wire brush before reassembling dry.

P.

Depends on the dealer CARELESS MAINTENCE. I had to stand on 4ft of pipe to change to my winter set up this past fall. I think they mushroomed the hub center on one of my wheels. All i can say is if i was on the side of the road i would have been in trouble.

I was doing a quick check for torque values - as I'm removing my snow tires when I came across this thread.

On the anti-seize issue, this was subject to some debate a while back.... the short answer was it makes no real world difference in this application.

Here's a link to a further discussion:

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=2744619&highlight=anti+seize#post2744619

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=2744645&highlight=anti+seize#post2744645

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=1805969&highlight=anti+seize#post1805969

And for those needing to calc everything out:

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=1805992&postcount=9

Myself, I just use a little anti-seize and torque to "dry" factory settings. Just as millions of others in dozens of countries have done for generations. And just as tolerances and factory over-engineering have always made allowances for. I was just curious enough to drill down into the subject a while back ....

Torque values are quoted "dry", not wet, unless stated otherwise.

An article called "what torque wrenches measure" including charts depicting the various states of bolts when torqued with a wrench. Evidently, anti-seize on threads does not change torque value resultants by much, but anti-seize up under the seating face of a bolt head sends torqure value resultants off the scale. I just got done beating the front right wheel bearing off my MKV Jetta and upon reassembly of all components including the lug bolts, I applied anti-seize on the threads only and torqued my bolts to spec. Next time, I will not have invent ways of removing the bearing or the relevant fasteners to the other compents as well. Here's the information on "what torque wrenches measure" I posted it on my wheel bearing post on the MKV jetta area of this forum:

http://www.mechanicsupport.com/articleTorqueWrench.html