To be honest, with a 3 foot length of pipe, I had to "jerk" the pipe to break them lose. Even after allowing them to heat sink, they were by far the tightest lugbolts I have ever felt. I really was worried that the wheel was damaged, but it seems ok, no visable hairline cracks anyway.
Ed 300E On 19/08/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think he was serious about the 250 ft lb, just stressing the fact > that they were way over-torqued. > > That's OK, I was an Engineer once but now I'm a "Recovering Engineer". > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Robert Bigham > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:09 PM > To: E M; mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anti sieze on aluminum wheels > > 250 ft lb is way too much torque on spherical collar screws holding on > steel > > or alloy road wheels. > > My Daimler Benz Passenger Car Technical Data book says tighten them > to 110 NM, equal roughly to 81 ft lb if I didn't botch the conversion. > > No wonder they are hard to get off when torqued to 250 ft lb. The wonder > is > that they survive being so overtightened without damage to screw, wheel, > or > hub. > > "Engineered like no other car" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: E M > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 8/19/2007 5:08:52 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anti sieze on aluminum wheels > > > Oh, the wheel didn't have a problem sitting flush with the hub, but when > you > torque the bolts to about 250 or more f/lbs, it's amazing how two things > can > kind of stick themselves together! :-) ( Note to me: never never leave > the > car unattended at the garage!! I should know this by now!) All fixed now > and it allowed me to give the inside of the wheel a good detailing too. > Just have to do the other three now. > > Ed > 300E > > > On 19/08/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yu have another problem - the wheel should sit flush with the hub with no > interference. With the last one of these I had, the lip on the inside of > the > wheel was damaged. > > Adding anti-seize is just working around the issue. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Robert Bigham > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 4:12 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anti sieze on aluminum wheels > > I never before heard of a wheel so tight it took driving with > loose lugs to get it loose fro the hub. Wow. > > How could anti sieze hurt? Use it. I use it on just about > everything unless the manufacturer specifies a sealer or > adhesive on the bolt or joint. Anti sieze is one of the great > inventions of the age of old cars. > > Don't put it on too thick, or it will run radially and could wind > up splattered on the brake dust inside the rim. And the problem > then would be ? > > > Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:25:08 -0400 > Subject: [MBZ] Stuck wheel!!!!! > > "E M" < [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote > > Took one of the wheels on the front of the W124 the other day. The guy in > shop had it on SO tight, I had to use a pipe on the wrench to get the > bolts > off!!! Once the bolts were off, the wheel was stuck to the hub. AH! After > finally getting it off, but driving it, using the brakes hard and allowing > it to heat sink a little, oh yeah, plus some pounding on the tires with a > hammer against a piece of wood, it came off. There was some light rust on > the hub. I cleaned it off with steelwoo, and also the big of rust that was > on the aluminum rim. No, the rim didn't rust, hee hee, but the rim was on > so tight, the rust from the hub was imbedded in the rim!! > > So, the question, I know we recently had a chat about anti-stick paste on > lug bolts, but what are the thoughts about some on the back of the rim, > where it meets the hub, or more accuratly, I guess it's the face of the > rotor? I do this with other cars with steel rims, but haven't do some in > the past with aluminum rims. Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > Ed > 300E > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
