[s-cars] Monkey lads at it again

[Sean Douglas]

This is exactly why I always loosen and torque my wheels whenever getting it
back from a tire shop.

The last time I had my winter tires swapped and mounted, 2 of the wheels I
swear were like 250 ft-lbs!

Sean

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-
> bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Lee Levitt
> Sent: January 27, 2007 5:55 PM
> To: Qlist; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Monkey lads at it again
> 
> Unbelievable...
> 
> I take my son's new car ('97 A6 quattro avant) to NTB in Newton MA to have
> the Nokian RSi snows mounted on a set of 7 spoke A4 wheels
> 
> I ask the manager -- do you use torque sticks?
> 
> Sure, he says, and we hand torque them.
> 
> So I meander out to the shop.
> 
> Cromagnon man (I'm not kidding) is working on my car, and he's got the
> pneumatic gun in his hand. No torque stick. "Stop" I yell at him. You need
> a
> torque stick.
> 
> He grunts and gets a stick. I tell the manager that the 3 other wheels
> already mounted need to be retorqued.
> 
> Doh.
> 
> Lee
> '99 A6 quattro avant
> '97 A6 quattro avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
> 
> 
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