I have had an annoying rubbing/squeaking sound coming from my nearside front for a while and it started getting worse so I finally decided to investigate
When I spun the wheel the brake disc was rubbing so I stripped,cleaned and de-rusted everything but it was still noisy
I noticed that there seemed to be some staining coming from between the star and rim and when I applied pressure to the star I felt movement ,it became apparent that quite a few of the bolts were loose so I decided to strip the wheel
I found that half of the threaded holes had up to 1/4 inch of compacted blasting sand in them which must be from a previous refurbishment
Holes were cleared, wheel assembled, bolts cleaned, thread-locked and torqued
I now have a quiet car again
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108 loose bolts
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Re: 108 loose bolts
I guess you have checked the rest to be sure.
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Re: 108 loose bolts
Did the bolt heads not look raised from the star?
Sounds as if they were tightened up onto the silica sand which subsequently dislodged or moved .
I sincerely doubt properly tightened bolts would ever work loose , Once tightened & left for a while they can take some shifting with the difference in metal & also the pressure once tyres on & inflated .
I have also had a set previously that appeared to have every bolt glued not good from removal point of view
Sounds as if they were tightened up onto the silica sand which subsequently dislodged or moved .
I sincerely doubt properly tightened bolts would ever work loose , Once tightened & left for a while they can take some shifting with the difference in metal & also the pressure once tyres on & inflated .
I have also had a set previously that appeared to have every bolt glued not good from removal point of view
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3 E89s
5 Si coupes
5 Si roadsters
997 C4
TTRS
F82 M4
MK7 Golf Gti
current Bmw 6 Gran Turismo