[s-cars] Stripped wheel bolt

[Lee Levitt]

On Tue Mar 27 09:40:14 CDT 2012, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> 
wrote:

> Somehow I just knew the "wheelman" did more than bike wheels and 
> would  be totally involved in this wheel mounting process.  : )

Tis true. I have a big ole floor jack for the garage, and a second 
lighter one for autocross/track use, a cordless impact wrench, and 
a shed full of wheelsets. :) I do my own seasonal (and racing) 
changeovers.

> 
> I like the wheel bolts on the wife's A4 that have the captive 
> "washer"  that the bolt seat rotates on rather than steel on 
> aluminum alloy  galling the seat.  I would expect that it results 
> in a much more  accurate torque value also if the bolt threads 
> are kept clean.
> 

Agreed. I run those on my A4 with OEM S4 winter wheels. I prolly 
should pick up a couple of additional sets for my wife's and son's 
car.

The primary wheels I run on the A4 and A6 are OZ and BBS. 
Interestingly, very few people know the proper bolt for the OZ 
wheel. It is *not* a tapered bolt, and it is different than the OE 
Audi conical. Google "OZ wheel bolt" and you'll find a lot of 
incorrect information!

> I think that old practice of just grabbing some rusty wheel bolts 
> or  nuts from a pile is a thing of the past.

Um yes.

, and we won't have to deal
> with any of those "undertorqued, overtorqued, no longer 
> stretching  bolts"...Most on  this list recognize that the aging 
> UrS vehicles require extra care  even for the routine items.
> 

And Serge suggests anti-sieze. I use it religiously...I believe 
the problem is with some particularly soft wheelbolts...

Best,

Lee