How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they

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Brewinn
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How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they

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How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they give you evidence or would you have to do it yourself?
Robinex
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Re: How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they

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Every time the wheels come off / on and after a set mileage eg 50 miles is what I used to do
I had a sheet that had date time which wheel came off.. if it was a new tyre fitted.. who fitted it, and what mileage (if applicable) I then had a retorque reminder slip in cab and the driver (usually me) would check torque after 50 miles. Or so.. record mileage on sheet, and file the slip for reference
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Re: How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they

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Robinex wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:52 pm Every time the wheels come off / on and after a set mileage eg 50 miles is what I used to do
I had a sheet that had date time which wheel came off.. if it was a new tyre fitted.. who fitted it, and what mileage (if applicable) I then had a retorque reminder slip in cab and the driver (usually me) would check torque after 50 miles. Or so.. record mileage on sheet, and file the slip for reference
I get wheel torque checked at each inspection as part of the PMI
Barneex85
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Re: How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they

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Or wait 30 mins then re tighten/torque. Won’t need doing again after that.
Seanaro
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Barneex85 wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:53 pm Or wait 30 mins then re tighten/torque. Won’t need doing again after that.
wouldn’t count on that. We’ve 2 Volvos that I know of that are breaking studs for fun. One’s been broken n to various dealers this week for a retorque and each time they’ve had movement on all 20 studs on the drive axle.
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Re: How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they

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Only once! That's why is re torque. 😉
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Re: How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they

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Or any time you suspect a wheel issue, you should have wheel tags that are placed on the vehicle by the maintenance op if they remove a wheel to prompt the driver to follow the re torque procedure or to take caution.
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Re: How often have you got to do the wheel retorque procedure? Do you have to go to a service for that and would they

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Seanaro wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:54 pm
Barneex85 wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:53 pm Or wait 30 mins then re tighten/torque. Won’t need doing again after that.
wouldn’t count on that. We’ve 2 Volvos that I know of that are breaking studs for fun. One’s been broken n to various dealers this week for a retorque and each time they’ve had movement on all 20 studs on the drive axle.
Maybe time to look at replacing the full set, we have a fleet that mandates that as part of their Y6 as they found it becomes a problem at that point, they do wear and become prone to undoing despite all the duga duga
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