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4.8

Fitting and removing wheels

Rotating wheels

4.8.1

Vehicles with front-wheel drive exhibit more tread wear on the

front wheels due to the greater forces they have to transmit.

In order for all 4 wheels on the vehicle to have the same service

life, we recommend rotating the front and rear wheels and tyres.

Ensure that uni-directional tyres are not reversed.

The longer the tyre runs at one position, the more it wears at cer‐

tain points. Therefore it is recommended to rotate the wheels at

short intervals, for example every 5,000 km.

Diagonal rotation is possible only with non-directional tyres. This

method of wheel rotation is especially advantageous in the case

of saw-tooth wear ⇒ page 27 .

If saw-tooth wear has already progressed and the tread is worn

to more than 50%, only slight improvements would be achieved

and rotation is not recommended. The elasticity of the tread

blocks declines and the saw-tooth wear does not progress.

4.8.2

Fitting notes for changing and fitting

wheels except LT from model year 1997

to model year 2005

WARNING

Perform the checks and follow the instructions listed below.

This is important to ensure that the wheel bolts and the wheels

are properly secured.

– Check to ensure that contact surfaces -arrows- on brake disc

or drum are free of corrosion and dirt.

– Check to ensure that contact surface -arrow- on centring seat

of brake disc are free of corrosion and dirt.

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– Check to ensure that contact surface -arrow- on inner side of

wheel (rim) and also centring seat of rim are free of corrosion

and dirt.

*

–

The concave seats in the holes for the wheel bolts and the

threads of the wheel bolts must also be free of corrosion and

dirt, oil or grease.

*

The concave seat is the curved surface of a section of a sphere

cut by a plane.

– Check whether the wheel bolts can be easily screwed in by

hand. The thread of the wheel bolts must not come into contact

with the bore in the brake disc -arrow-.

If the thread of the wheel bolt touches the hole -arrow-, turn the

brake disc relative to the wheel hub accordingly.

Remove dirt and corrosion, oil or grease from the contact surfa‐

ces, threads in the wheel hub and/or wheel bolts as necessary.

WARNING

Damaged, badly corroded or difficult to remove wheel bolts

must be renewed.

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– Preserve wheel centring seat ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering;

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1. When fitting the wheel, screw in all wheel bolts uniformly by

hand.

2. Tighten wheel bolts diagonally to approx. 30 Nm using, e.g., a

wheel brace.

3. Lower vehicle to floor and tighten all wheel bolts in diagonal

sequence to final specified torque ⇒ page 55 .

WARNING

Never use an impact wrench to mount wheels!

4.8.3

Fitting notes for changing and fitting

wheels for LT, model year 1997 to model

year 2005

WARNING

Perform the checks and follow the instructions listed below.

This is important to ensure that the wheel bolts and the wheels

are properly secured.

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Optimal centring of the wheel can likewise only be assured if the

following instructions are adhered to.

Assembly sequence

1. Position wheel.

2. Start wheel bolts or wheel nuts.

3. Tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts to 30 Nm in diagonal se‐

quence.

4. Fully tighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts to 180 Nm in diagonal

sequence.

WARNING

♦ Never use an impact wrench to mount wheels!

♦ After the vehicle has been driven 50 km, the wheel nuts

or bolts must be retightened. The customer or vehicle

holder needs to be informed of this.

– Place sign „Warning. Don't forget…“ (or words to that effect)

in the vehicle where it can be clearly seen.

This sign can be ordered under item number 000.5190.28.00.

4.8.4

Wheel bolts - tightening torque

The following table shows the allocation of wheel bolts and their

technical data. The part numbers can be found in the ⇒ Electronic

parts catalogue „ETKA“ .

Type of vehicle

Number of wheel bolts

or nuts

Dimensions

Tightening torque of

wheel bolts/wheel nuts

Amarok from 2011

5

4

M^l1^k4 x 1.5 x 51

M12 x 1.5 x 23.5

180 Nm

110 Nm

Caddy from 1996

, Caddy Pickup from 1997

Caddy 2004

5

M14 x 1.5 x 27

M14 x 1.5 x 34

M14 x 1.5

120 Nm

160 Nm

170 Nm

180 Nm

240 Nm

180 Nm

Transporter through 12.95

Transporter from 01.96

Transporter from 2004

LT 28 and 35 from 1997

LT 46 from 1997

5

6 wheel nuts

6 wheel bolts

Crafter 2006 with steel wheels

M14 x 1.5 x 53

Crafter 2006 with light alloy

wheels

Crafter 2006 with twin wheels

6 wheel nuts

M14 x 1.5

180 Nm

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4.8.5

Modified wheel bolts for 111 kW Trans‐

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porter from model year 2001

Revised wheel bolts were used from model year 2001 and there‐

after. These have the same dimensions and torque settings as

the previous and modified wheel bolts.

1 - For vehicles up to and including model year 2000

Surface black-finished - part number -701 601 139 B- .

Not permitted on vehicles from model year 2001 or later.

2 - Wheel bolt for vehicles from model year 2001 and later

Collar -arrow- is not fixed in place on the hexagon.

Silver (colour) coated surface - part number -7M3 601 139 B- .

Permitted on vehicles through model year 2000.

WARNING

♦ The modified wheel bolts are not permitted on vehicles

produced to model year 2000.

♦ Wheel rims from vehicles produced to model year 2000

are not permitted on vehicles from model year 2001 or

later.

4.8.6

Notes on use of temporary spare wheels

Inform your customers about the following notes and, if appropri‐

ate, refer also to the user's manual of the vehicle as the need

arises.

The following notes also apply to spare wheels, e.g. 7 J x 16 with

205/55 R 16 tyres, marked with a yellow sticker with the text „MAX

80 km/h“ or „MAX 50 mph“

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