Wheel strip down

[Guest]

After my track day, and the considerable amount of rubber deposits on the wheels (gave her a good seeing too[]) I decided to strip down and clean them inside and out. When I read the manual (no not to see how to take off a wheel, thank you[]) It states about torque setting the wheel nuts.
The question is, is this truly required, and what is the torque setting.

I may need to get a torque wrench from e-bay and need to get the right one. Also need to get a set of sockets. Chucked out all my old car stuff when I started on the "˜ole company car scheme many years ago

Your help will be appreciated, as always, I thank you[8|]

 

[Mark_Bennett]

Screwfix do a reasonable price torque wrench.

Yes the correct torque is required. (You knew that was going to be the answer didn't you?![])

The setting should be in the handbook - it is in my Boxster one and is 96ft/lb/130Nm. Your car is probably the same, but may not be...

 

[sotoole]

Well when i got new tyres on Boxster the garage (an independent) said it was essential to use a torque wrench and not over tighten as the bolts and wheels are alloy and can be damaged easily

 

[Elliot Davies]

ORIGINAL: DirtyHarry

Extract from the manual.

Removing and storing tires
After changing, adjust tire pressure and torque
wheel bolts diagonally to 94 ftlb (130 Nm).
Tires must always remain on the same side of
the vehicle.
When wheels are removed, the direction of
rotation and position of each wheel should be
marked.

And the big fat tires go on the back of the car (where the engine lives) []


I too have the screwfix torque wrench LINK HERE
very good value
remember to slacken off the settings when not in use

 

[P996997]

You will also need a jack, no longer supplied with car!

 

[Kevin Cooke]

Nick,

Get yourself a spare set of wheels and track day tyres then you can clean the road wheels when you have the track day wheels on and vis a versa.

Once clean a couple of coats of good polish inside and out makes the next clean much more easy, the polish will also remove the last traces of rubber etc that detergent etc will not shift.

Regards

Kevin

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the good advice.

The engine.....is that at the blunt end[]

 

[Elliot Davies]

ORIGINAL: Nick Epps
The engine.....is that at the blunt end[]

Yes, You got it Nick........the same end that smells when its running []
the engine lives just behind the fatter tyres
PS, I also got my trolley jack from Screwfix HERE
You may have to run the wheels onto a bit of 2X2 to get enough height to put the jack under though
I had to on the 964 and Boxster

 

[Guest]

I thought that smell was me[]
I have a trolly jack, and it slipped under the ole girl ok[]
I must now put those fat bu**ers on the back (blunt smelly end) thought it was handling a bit odd[]

 

[timhum2002]

Reminds me of the old story of the new Porsche owner who went bank to dealer to tell him that the engine was running very quietly but that there was hell of a noise coming from the boot!

Tim

 

[Guest]

Thanks for all your feedback. Have a new set of sockets, torque wrench and tyre pressure gauge. Feel that I could open a garage[]

Have pulled all the wheels off and torqued them up, fat and thin ones. Feel like a real grease monkey[]

Thanks

 

[Andy Tims]

ORIGINAL: P996997

You will also need a jack, no longer supplied with car!

Isn't that a bit mean on such an expensive car?

 

[Andy Tims]

ORIGINAL: Kevin Cooke

Nick,

Get yourself a spare set of wheels and track day tyres then you can clean the road wheels when you have the track day wheels on and vis a versa.

Once clean a couple of coats of good polish inside and out makes the next clean much more easy, the polish will also remove the last traces of rubber etc that detergent etc will not shift.

Regards

Kevin

Yeah & don't forget to use your (sorry your wife's) hairdrier to dry the discs off eh Kevin?[]

But seriously, polish, WD40 or silicone spray left on the insides of the wheels means you can brush off the worst of the track day brake dust before getting the wheels wet.

 

[danofesher]

I don't have any problem cleaning my wheels. I use the Porsche shampoo in slightly warm water and the brake dust comes off with no trouble. I also bought the Porsche cleaning kit that has a brush for cleaning the wheel nut holes and a nice hooked brush that'll let me clean the inside of the rims with relative ease (no need to remove the wheeels). A word of warning - if you splash the brake dust dirty water onto your clothes you'll find that it stains and you've ruined your clothes.

The book says you should put Optimoly TA paste under the wheel bolt head (you should also put it on the face of the wheel where it mates to the hub). You can but a 100gram tube from Porsche (£14) or BMW (£8).

Regarding the Torque wrench, I bought mine from Halfords - more expensive than Screwfix but a good bit of kit. However, it only goes to 200NM and I recently wanted to do up a hub nut on a Fiat Bravo which needs 240NM!. I haven't sourced a hairier torque wrench yet.