Jeff's wheel mounting

[adoherty@domain.elided (Adam Doherty)]

Jeff said:

One more possibility... my 164 had this problem... I had the wheels balanced
and double-checked the balancing twice... it has non-original alloy wheels
and it turned out that they do not centre themselves perfectly on their hub
unless I take great care when tightening the wheel bolts. I have to tighten
them each progressively while rotating and thumping the wheel, doing one
bolt then its' opposite, then the next etc. Fixed it for me!

jeff
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Jeff, that is the proper way no matter the wheel source or lug number. 
Really the only way to effectively center the wheel and also not jam it 
down in a crooked manner.... Also, be sure to drive the car for a mile or 
two after mounting a wheel(s), then get the wrench out and make sure all 
lugs are still snug.

AD

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