gforce1108
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- Joined
- Aug 2, 2006
- Location
- Newburgh, NY
- TDI
- 04 Jetta GLS BEW, 14 Audi A7 V6 TDI, 13 Porsche Cayenne V6 TDI
First - I torque every single lug that I touch with a good torque wrench. All lugs snugged by hand, then torqued to spec (90ft-lbs) with the torque wrench in a star pattern, followed up with a full circle.
I've never - ever had lugs come loose until this car (my 30th VW). Twice now the left front wheel's lugs have come loose. Two sets of stock VW 15" wheels with look like original lugs (factory locking lug still). No vibrations felt or heard while driving straight or turns (until the come loose!).
The original set of wheels were highly oxidized and would stick to the hub - I thought maybe they hadn't seated fully when first installed. This current set of wheels are the originals with snows off of my 04 and slip right on without an issue.
I am going to swap out the lug bolts with a take off set and see. I bumped them up to 95ft-lbs last night. They came loose after only about 200miles of driving after these wheels were bolted on. I'll put 100 miles on today and I'll recheck this weekend.
I've had cars with stripped hubs and could feel them as I neared the torque spec - nothing like that here. No noticeable issues with the wheel bearing either. If the lugs were previously overtightened and stretched, I'd think they wouldn't thread in/out so smoothly.
I've never - ever had lugs come loose until this car (my 30th VW). Twice now the left front wheel's lugs have come loose. Two sets of stock VW 15" wheels with look like original lugs (factory locking lug still). No vibrations felt or heard while driving straight or turns (until the come loose!).
The original set of wheels were highly oxidized and would stick to the hub - I thought maybe they hadn't seated fully when first installed. This current set of wheels are the originals with snows off of my 04 and slip right on without an issue.
I am going to swap out the lug bolts with a take off set and see. I bumped them up to 95ft-lbs last night. They came loose after only about 200miles of driving after these wheels were bolted on. I'll put 100 miles on today and I'll recheck this weekend.
I've had cars with stripped hubs and could feel them as I neared the torque spec - nothing like that here. No noticeable issues with the wheel bearing either. If the lugs were previously overtightened and stretched, I'd think they wouldn't thread in/out so smoothly.