RE: Torque Sensing Wheel Bolts

["Livolsi, Stephane" <livols1@investorsgroup.com>]

Around here, it's hard enough to find a place that will 'guarantee' your
non-steel rims.  I have actually had some monkey lads say to me "oh,
these are aluminum or oh, these are mags, we won't guarantee that we
won't break your rims so if we do break them, we won't replace them"
Needless to say, I went elsewhere.
Stephane Livolsi
180 Yorston St
Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3Z1
ph 250-392-2637
fax 250-392-2693

'86 5KTQ stock (if you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)


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>From: 	Hall, Dan[SMTP:Daniel.R.Hall@Compaq.com]
>Sent: 	November 5, 1999 11:20 AM
>To: 	'quattro@audifans.com'
>Subject: 	Re: Torque Sensing Wheel Bolts
>
>Huw Powell wrote:
>
>>another nod to the NTB guys... they told me, after mounting my used
>>tires and tightening the bolts by hand then using a torque wrench, to
>>bring the car back in a couple of days to have the lugs re-torqued... I
>>just did it myself.
>
>>Now, do they tell everybody this or was it just the yellow wheels that
>>caused it?
>
>Everytime I've had wheels balanced at NTB, I've had to initial a
>statement that stated that my alloy wheels would have to be
>re-torqued in 50 miles.  One can come back and have it done for
>free, but I too just re-torque them myself.
>
>They seem to be pretty conscientious about things.  They always
>use torque sticks on the impact wrench, then finish the job with a
>torque wrench, and they always lay wheels down finish-side up to
>prevent scratching the finish (I saw one guy spoken to for leaving
>a wheel/tire standing up on its tread).  They invite you to hang
>around the work area and watch them work, and they have
>complimentary coffee and a free telephone for your use, that is
>not long-distance restricted.  I get their $9.99 per tire lifetime
>balancing done on tires that I did not purchase from them, but
>did have them mount.  They don't care how often I come back
>for rebalancing.
>
>-Dan
>