I am currently changing my summer wheels for winter ones. This is my first time at this. I found that the shop where I have my car serviced has greased all the bolts; sometimes that has been done heavily. On one wheel, grease seems to have migrated to the centre of the wheel hub.
I suspect that was done to facilitate & quicken the process of wheel changes. I, too, would want to be able to replace wheels easily should a situation occurs where I have to do so, or if I decide to continue with the twice-a-year swaping of wheels. Hence, I would like to put some grease between the rim and the wheel hub when I put on the winter wheels.
Based on the articles that I have read recently on greases, I am rather partial to using an aluminum complex grease but something cropped up today regarding the need to ensure compatibility of the greases used.
http://www.nskamericas.com/cps/rde/xbcr/mx_es/03_TechTalk_Incompatibility_of_greases.pdf
Consequently, I would like to know what grease VW recommends for use in the brake system of its cars, and the GTI specifically. Secondly, if there is such a thing, I would need to know whether that is what the service department where I take my car to be serviced has used on the wheels of my car.
In the meantime, if anybody has a thought about this issue, I would very much like to hear it. Thx!
I suspect that was done to facilitate & quicken the process of wheel changes. I, too, would want to be able to replace wheels easily should a situation occurs where I have to do so, or if I decide to continue with the twice-a-year swaping of wheels. Hence, I would like to put some grease between the rim and the wheel hub when I put on the winter wheels.
Based on the articles that I have read recently on greases, I am rather partial to using an aluminum complex grease but something cropped up today regarding the need to ensure compatibility of the greases used.
http://www.nskamericas.com/cps/rde/xbcr/mx_es/03_TechTalk_Incompatibility_of_greases.pdf
Consequently, I would like to know what grease VW recommends for use in the brake system of its cars, and the GTI specifically. Secondly, if there is such a thing, I would need to know whether that is what the service department where I take my car to be serviced has used on the wheels of my car.
In the meantime, if anybody has a thought about this issue, I would very much like to hear it. Thx!
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