Volkswagen Jetta 2011 Repair Manual page 287

– Check whether the wheel bolts can be easily screwed in by
hand. The threads of the wheel bolts must not touch the holes
in the brake rotor -arrow-.
If the thread of the wheel bolt touches the hole -arrow-, turn the
brake rotor accordingly.
If necessary, clean any dirt and corrosion, oil or grease off the
surfaces and thread in the wheel hub and/or wheel bolts.
WARNING
Heavily corroded, difficult to turn or damaged wheel bolts must
be replaced.
– Coat the wheel centering seat with protective material. Refer
to
⇒ "11 Wheel Centering Seat, Protecting against Corrosion",
page 280 .
1 - When mounting a wheel, tighten all wheel bolts uniformly by
hand.
2 - Tighten the wheel bolts diagonally to approximately 30 Nm.
3 - Lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten all the wheel
bolts diagonally to the tightening specification. Refer to
⇒ "2 Wheel Installation Tightening Specifications",
page 237 .
WARNING
Do not use an impact wrench to install the wheel bolts.
Jetta 2011 ➤ , Jetta 2013 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 08.2015
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