MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: RetroRaz on April 02, 2015, 08:47:14 am

Title: steering wheel bolt
Post by: RetroRaz on April 02, 2015, 08:47:14 am

hi all.

why do VW recommend changing the steering wheel bolt after using it 5 times? what will happen if used for the 6th time?

Title: Re: steering wheel bolt
Post by: rich83 on April 02, 2015, 09:11:48 am

Nothing  :happy2:

Title: Re: steering wheel bolt
Post by: SI-R32 on April 02, 2015, 12:46:28 pm

as it comes with a kind on blue lock tight paste in the tread this probably wont be effective the more you use the nut, but as long as it tight enough it wont be coming undone, even if it did loosen off you would feel the movement a long long time before the nut would ever fully unwind

Title: Re: steering wheel bolt
Post by: RetroRaz on April 02, 2015, 03:52:31 pm

Nice one. thanks guys

Title: Re: steering wheel bolt
Post by: Kam88 on April 02, 2015, 06:24:36 pm

if i am correct need to tighten it up to 50nm use a torque wrench should be all good and if you unsure use more thread lock which is why the blue stuff is