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| McMark |
 Jan 15 2013, 06:57 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None  |
This is what cheap lug bolts look like. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)
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| McMark |
Jan 16 2013, 11:07 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
No it's horrible.
Runout at the seat, nearest the flats 0.35mm (0.014") Runout at the contact patch worn silver by previous torquing was 0.55mm (0.022") QUOTE What can you guess caused them to bend like that? Mayb not torqued down properly and came loose? I'm doubtful this was installation or usage error. I can really only see this being a manufacturing defect (loose tolerances) because they are all the same. QUOTE Good catch Mark. What made you think to check 'em? When I was unbolting the wheels with an impact driver I noticed more rotational wobble than usual. If you were using a socket wrench you would never notice. Once I realized what was going on, you could easily see the problem when tigthening the lugs. You could see the gap between the bolt and the wheel would vary significantly while screwing it in. Every half turn the gap would go from small to big, then go back again. |
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McMark Poor Quality Lug Bolts Jan 15 2013, 06:57 PM
Kirmizi Holy Crap!
Out of curiosity, how old were the... Jan 15 2013, 07:05 PM McMark No idea. I'm pretty sure they were manufactur... Jan 15 2013, 07:16 PM 914Sixer The factory wheel bolts have the VW stamp on the e... Jan 15 2013, 09:08 PM echocanyons These lugs were under four years old and have less... Jan 15 2013, 09:45 PM
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These lugs were under four years old and have les... Jan 15 2013, 09:50 PM echocanyons I had to check, I was pretty sure that based on th... Jan 15 2013, 10:20 PM McMark If you've got an email receipt, would you mind... Jan 15 2013, 11:29 PM echocanyons
If you've got an email receipt, would you min... Jan 15 2013, 11:50 PM Elliot Cannon
This is what cheap lug bolts look like. :barf:
... Jan 16 2013, 12:31 AM bulitt
Poor quality steel? or lower grade substituted fo... Jan 16 2013, 01:21 AM euro911 Good catch Mark. What made you think to check ... Jan 16 2013, 12:52 AM Bartlett 914 The way they are chucked up make them really look ... Jan 16 2013, 08:09 AM Java2570 ISP West was the place I bought Fuchs center caps ... Jan 16 2013, 11:04 AM McMark Lh1MoNxpQbY Jan 16 2013, 11:21 AM ConeDodger Mark, Looking at this new video, could they have b... Jan 16 2013, 11:31 AM Mikey914
Mark, Looking at this new video, could they have ... Feb 7 2014, 12:00 PM Bartlett 914 Seeing that last video shows that they are pretty ... Jan 16 2013, 11:35 AM ednosnaws Wow....I'm looking to either replace the bolts... Jan 16 2013, 03:06 PM euro911 Wow....I'm looking to either replace the bolts... Jan 16 2013, 07:21 PM McMark I just ordered a set of german OE lugs to try out.... Jan 16 2013, 07:05 PM r_towle its interesting because from what I know, these wo... Feb 7 2014, 10:09 AM Racer Chris Chucking the hex end of a wheel bolt and seeing ru... Feb 7 2014, 02:11 PM Marty Yeoman
Chucking the hex end of a wheel bolt and seeing r... Feb 7 2014, 06:07 PM McMark If the ball seat was true to the threads you would... Feb 7 2014, 06:09 PM SirAndy but you can't honestly be suggesting that the ... Feb 7 2014, 06:23 PM |
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