Andre G

>>You'll probably find that they chipped an alloy putting
>them
>>on the machine, and have air-tooled them up so tight that
>>you'll need a 5ft bar to loosen them!
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>Hole in one.
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>I torque my nuts up (oo-er) to 110NM, as per Volvo spec. After
>coming back from said chain of garages I was out there huffing
>and puffing till I almost blew my house down before I could
>undo the nuts. Goodness knows what NM they were at.
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I know what you mean about lug nuts - I have had similar experiences with garages and their impact wrenches. This was a big issue with my old 740, since overtightening the nuts would distort the hub/rotors permanently. I now tell the garage to hand torque the wheel nuts/bolts ... whether they do or not is another story.

Cheers,

Andre