Dirty Den Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 I know it's a stupid question, but what is meant by it, or what does it involve checking? eek.gif I've checked my spanners are still in my garage, but I suspect that there is more to it than that. The person I bought my car from said I might want to do a spanner check as he hadn't done one this year. Assume I've little mechanical knowledge please... sad.gif Cheers, Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 all the nuts and bolts on the car check with your spanners fredid=blue> confused.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dent Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 your are basically putting a spanner on all important nuts to make sure thay are at least tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serimmer Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 Not just tight, but also at the correct torque setting. It is often stressed, by the racing/track day fraternity, how important it is to do this check regularly. I wonder why is it not necessary every time you take the car on the road. Is it because road driving puts less stress on the suspension etc. or is it that the track people are more likely to have tweeked something and forgotten to tighten something else? X5 SER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyS Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 Does anyone have a guide to the most important ones to check and their torque settings? Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Go into your garage (or wherever your spanners are usually stored). Carry out a cursory inspection to ensure that all your spanners are in their correct places, then say "Check!" in a loud & authoritative manner. Glad to be able to help. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Den Posted April 25, 2002 Author Share Posted April 25, 2002 Hey Mike - that's it! I went into the garage, checked they were still there, but didn't shout "check" - nice one, thanks... teeth.gif Jonny - that's exactly what I'm after. I was hoping that someone would have a list to save me spending the time reading the build manual. Cheers, Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 But ISTR, there IS a list at the end of each chapter in the build manual. JMTP Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Edited by - Steve Newman on 26 Apr 2002 17:52:41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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