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850 / S70 & V70 '96-'99 / C70 '97-'05 General Forum for the 850 and P80-platform 70-series models |
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Having purchased a new brake caliper for the n/s front and a rebuild kit for the o/s front last Saturday was the day for the job[s] to be done.With the able assistance of my step grandaughter* 11 a.m. was the start time.Changing a caliper is a pretty simple and straightforward job right?First job crack the wheel bolts off prior to jacking and this is where it all went a bit pear shaped!Three of the bolts cracked off with a bit more effort than I thought should be the case with a 2ft breaker bar.However the other two[one of which was the locking bolt]would have none of it.Using a trolley jack to jack the end of the[admittedly relatively cheap]breaker bar resulted in the breaker bending
![]() *She's mid 30's loves helping tinker with/repair cars is eager to learn and doesn't mind at all getting her hands mucky/oily/greasy and also accepts the possibility of grazed knuckles/spilt blood. |
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Forgot in all that that the front wheels were last off something like 2 or three years ago when I had some tyres fitted so possibly some of it was my fault for not making sure they hadn't just "gunned up" the wheel bolts.
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I never let my tyre chappie tighten the wheel bolts. I take the torque wrench with me and insist I tighten them myself. Yes, he knows I am a bit special
![]() I also lightly grease the studs and smear a finger wipe of copper grease on the mating surface of wheel and hub. When we bought 'er indoors Mini Cooper I doubt the wheels had been off since new. I came to remove the wheels to carry out a normal check and service and although the studs came undone easily, the wheels would not budge off the hubs. I ended up arranging a length of 2x4 timber under the car, lined up with the wheel rim and belted it with a 14lb sledge hammer from the other side. Several good taps arranged around the rim loosened them, but all four wheels were well and truly welded to the hubs.
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None of my cars have locking wheels nuts. Last thing I want is to be messing around with stubborn nuts on the side of a motorway.
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Locking wheel nuts are the spawn of the devil.
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I'm no fan of locking wheel nuts/bolts either,however there are still a few too many cars round here with bricks for wheels to risk being without them.
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But if I take the wheels off & do them up myself with my torque wrench, they seem to come undone very easily next time. I was beginning to think that my torque wrench needed recalibrating, but I have checked it against another one and it still cracks off at 110 as it says in the manual. I cant help thinking that overtightening the bolts will damage the bolts & the alloy wheels, so now I take the wheel off & take it to the tyre fitters, bit of a faff, but I can sleep easier, knowing I wont need King Kong to help me get the wheels off at the side of the road on a dark night. |
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If any of yoo chaps are Cotswolds based I wholeheatedly reccomend Ace tyres mobile service
Few weeks ago hit a pot hole at 20mp near Princess Risborough having diverted because M25 was rammed. 4 year old tyre !!!!. Lenny delivered to OX18 on the back of a flatbed. In the meantime advised Ace of 17 inch Goodyear Eagle Assy 5 and profile. he came mid morning next day, correct tyre, asked me what PSI I run at - 33 of course in a V70R and then stone me sideways tightened the bolts with a torque wrench Yes, in the world of impact gun morons you did read that right !! Will post his tel number when I can. Lovely guy fantastic service you will not get better and the damage - £132 all in !!! |
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