Minor Repairs
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Do
not
grease wheel attachment face
B
Wheel Attachment Faces
There is a risk of damage to the wheel and wheel
attachment face.
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The wheel attachment face
B
on the brake disk
and on the wheel itself must
not
be greased.
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Only the areas
A
may be greased. Grease
these areas very thinly with Optimoly
®
TA.
Do not use any other grease/paste.
Wheel Bolts
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Always clean the wheel bolts before fitting.
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Wheel bolts must not be greased.
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Replace damaged wheel bolts.
Only use genuine Porsche wheel bolts
assigned especially to this model or wheel
bolts of similar quality that have been
manufactured according to Porsche
specifications and production requirements.
Tightening torque
Tightening torque for wheel bolts:
160 Nm
(118 ftlb.)
.
Wheel bolts with fitted spacers
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If spacers are fitted, all wheels must be fitted
using
long
(1.9 in./49 mm) wheel bolts.
For information on wheel bolts with fitted spacers:
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Please see the chapter “SPACERS”
on page 237.
If spacers are fitted, wheels are held securely only
if long wheel bolts (1.9 in./49 mm) are used.
Wheels may become loose while driving if they are
fitted using short wheel bolts.
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After fitting spacers, use only long wheel bolts
(1.9 in./49 mm) on all four wheels.
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Make sure that the front wheels are also fitted
using long wheel bolts in order to prevent
wheel bolts with different lengths from being
mixed up when wheels are changed.
Security wheel bolts
The adapter (wrench socket) supplied for the
security wheel bolts (if fitted) can be stored in
the tool kit in the front luggage compartment
.
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If the wheels have to be removed at the
workshop, do not forget to hand over the
socket for the security wheel bolts along with
the car key.
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To loosen or tighten the wheel bolt with anti-
theft protection, the adapter must be used
between the wheel bolt and the wheel bolt
wrench.
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When positioning the wrench socket, ensure
that it engages fully in the teeth of the wheel
bolt.
NOTICE
Short wheel bolts
WARNING
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