5000CSTQ wheel bearings

[Fred Munro]

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Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: 5000CSTQ wheel bearings
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>
> The Big Red Bus uses bolts, not nuts.  Audi's bearing kit includes a
> new waisted bolt each time - I strongly suspect (from the torquing
> instructions) that it's a stretch bolt like the cylinder head bolts.
>
    I was having a chat with the local Audi dealer tech last week and wheel
bearings came up. He pulled a hub bolt from his tool box and said it was a
stretch bolt - and strongly recommends fitting new ones when the bearing is
changed.

Fred Munro
'94 S4  123k km