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Old 16th July 2014, 08:47 AM
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Same as ainarssems.

I've never over tightened a bolt to the point is snapped.
If I still had my spare hub I would be tempted to see how far standard and aftermarket botls can go.
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The 20" wheels on the S8 use a different torque setting from the rest of the range for the wheel bolts- 140 Nm. Can the bolts for the spacers handle this torque ?

All bolts should be fitted dry - no grease, no threadlock.

if it was me, I'd remove the spacers and run standard
Why is the torque different for the 20" wheels on an S8? Some S8s had 18" wheels and some of the later A8s had 20" wheels as standard (even my first 2.8 had 20" FE wheels as standard). This is not my area of expertise at all, but I am confused.

For now, at least until I'm happy that I can re-fit spacers with confidence, I've taken the spacers off, fitted new discs and am back on the road in my beloved S8 (after a day in a mini and a day on the train ).
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Old 16th July 2014, 10:35 AM
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Can't see anything in ElsaWin about different torque on 20", all it says is 120Nm for regular bolts and 140Nm for security bolt. And 140Nm for all bolts on PAX wheels.
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PAX wheels?

I always done security bolts less than recommended cause I'd hate to have to remove them.
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Old 16th July 2014, 11:32 AM
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Do mine to 120Nm all round and never had an issue - my spacer bolts are identically torqued
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PAX wheels?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_PAX_System
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Old 17th July 2014, 06:26 AM
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O run flats.
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Those directions have changed. I see the instructions are for lightly corroded threads. If the bolts are clean, there's no requirement for grease

Workshop manual for my older cars all say no grease.

When I had my old S8, I was told 140nm for the 20" wheels by the dealer. I had a loose wheel incident after using 120
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Harping back to my original mishap (wheel coming off on the morway, if you missed it), it reminded me of an old Kenny Rogers song...

...anyone care to make a guess which one?
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Harping back to my original mishap (wheel coming off on the morway, if you missed it), it reminded me of an old Kenny Rogers song...

...anyone care to make a guess which one?
Showing our age Jim, it'll be "Lucille" you're referring to
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