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Old 01-03-2007, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by jessie_eaton View Post
When reinstalling my wheels, I'm always careful to use a torque wrench set at 80 ft-lbs (torque listed in my owner's manual). I also torque the bolts in a criss-cross sequence.

I read somewhere that if you don't it will cause warped rotors. Is this true?
I think I see the problem. You have to use Newton/meters when working on a Mercedes. Using ft/lbs will warp a rotor every time!!!

It's just like using a 3/4" wrench instead of a 19mm. You might think that you can get away with it.....
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