Kwik-fit and a puncture.
in [Car Maintenance]
|
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 10 Nov 2009 18:32 In article <mn.54d97d9b08f181e8.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Check your cars handbook, most do recommend that the torque is > rechecked after a few miles. All/most car manuals also recommended that > cylinder head bolts are retorqued after 500/1000 miles it's all the > same process of settling in. The slightly high spots between the faces > settle in and the tightness declines. I've had countless heads off in my time - and used to religiously check the torque setting after a few hundred miles. And never once found it needed it. I reckon they recommend that to catch ones which weren't properly torqued in the first place. -- *I don't have a license to kill, but I do have a learner's permit. Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 10 Nov 2009 18:41 In article <MPG.2563c7525d3f475a989953(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > > By what process would a wheel bolt, tightened to the correct torque, > > become significantly less tight? > > > When the wheel heats up during the journey. Or do you drive a magical > car where the brakes don't get hot? How about all the other fixings in a car that get hot too? Should they all be checked? If not what makes the wheel ones special? Especially since in general they are vastly over engineered? -- *The longest recorded flightof a chicken is thirteen seconds * Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 10 Nov 2009 18:51 In article <yYgKm.61488$ep1.31527(a)newsfe30.ams2>, Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote: > > What is the formula for how close to the edge of the tread it can be? > > And is it somewhat of a guess? > No, it's covered by BS AU 159f. > This may help: > http://www.etyres.co.uk/etyres-press-media/repairable-area-gauge.htm Right. That ruler was what the KF guy used first - then added a red circular thingie. Which had no markings. > > BTW, congrats to Audi for giving the wheel bolt torque in the driver's > > handbook. 120 Nm If only they took their own advice - it was nowhere > > that tight when I took it off. > The problem is with the dealer; it should have been checked as part of > the PDI. Maybe so - but do they check every single fixing on the car? The wheels and tyres were an extra, though. Is that sort of thing dealer fitted? The car wasn't stock - took 6 weeks to arrive. -- *It was recently discovered that research causes cancer in rats* Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 10 Nov 2009 18:34 In article <MPG.2563ad74e9a669cd989947(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > > BTW, congrats to Audi for giving the wheel bolt torque in the driver's > > handbook. 120 Nm If only they took their own advice - it was nowhere > > that tight when I took it off. > Was it rechecked after 60 miles from its last removal? It's a brand new car that hasn't had its first service. It's only 3 weeks old. -- *If you ate pasta and anti-pasta, would you still be hungry? Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 10 Nov 2009 18:38
In article <hdccgi$5er$1(a)news.albasani.net>, Roger <roger20nospam(a)ntlworld.com> wrote: > "Chris Whelan" <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in message > news:ZsiKm.17$uh1.10(a)newsfe20.ams2... > > On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:06:00 +0000, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > > > >> Dave Plowman (News) used his keyboard to write : > >>> BTW, congrats to Audi for giving the wheel bolt torque in the > >>> driver's handbook. 120 Nm If only they took their own advice - it > >>> was nowhere that tight when I took it off. > >> > >> They can settle in a little, especially so on a new car. The advice is > >> to recheck them after a period. > > > > By what process would a wheel bolt, tightened to the correct torque, > > become significantly less tight? > > > > Chris > > > > -- > Every garage and manufacturer and main dealership must be wrong. When do they get the car back after delivery to check the wheel bolt torque? There's not a 500 miles or whatever check anymore - and hasn't been for ages. > If you don't know the answer then you might as well give up ! Still, > it's given us all a laugh. On this odd occasion, Kwik Fit was correct. Err, what are you talking about? Bolt torque or the puncture repair? > Did you get a receipt from the garage that did the puncture repair as > you might need it for a legal claim against them in the future. If you're referring to me it wasn't my car. -- *Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it* Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |