overtightened wheel bolt on my E36!
overtightened wheel bolt on my E36!
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kusee pee

Original Poster:

1,021 posts

232 months

Friday 4th July 2008
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I think I've overtightened one of my wheel bolts on my E36 M3. It now won't go fully tight but won't undo either. It just turns and won't come out. What can I do? Help!

R5GTTgaz

7,897 posts

249 months

Friday 4th July 2008
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Take all the others out, then get someone to pull the wheel as you turn the bolt out.

MK4 Slowride

10,028 posts

237 months

Friday 4th July 2008
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Once the wheel & bolts have been removed check the threads on the bolt and for any metal deposits in the bolt hole. obviously excessive amounts of either is not good.

derin100

5,217 posts

272 months

Saturday 5th July 2008
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I've only recently started doing my wheels up to specified torque using a torque wrench...I was amazed how much less the specified torque is than I would have thought. Ok, I'm a fairly 'big bloke' but but it's way under the effort I'd previously been applying.