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Post04-07-2006, 13:00    Subject: Recut wheel bolt threads? Quote

Hi,

I quickly put the summer tires on my Leon the other night because it's now allowed to go off-road.

Either I cross-threaded the screw, or the "previous owners who tinkered with things" messed something up. In any case, a screw on the rear left side is now stripping its threads. It was difficult to tighten, and when I partially unscrewed it, you could see that the threads were damaged (the flanks are rounded).
The screw is now in place and holding its torque.

Should I fix it by re-tapping the threads in the hub and replacing the screw, or should I just wait until the rear wheel bearing needs to be replaced anyway?

Especially since I would only need to buy the G-thread cutter because wheel bolts have such a peculiar thread pitch.

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Post04-07-2006, 18:31    Subject: Recut wheel bolt threads? Quote

Hi there,
If the screw can still be tightened with torque (meaning it's not completely loose), you can probably leave it like that for now.
"I would replace the screw during the next tire change. Perhaps I could try using a new screw and grease/copper paste to restore the threads; maybe the problem was just that the screw itself was damaged."

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