12 point driveshaft nut torque

[dantheram]

what torque is the driveshaft nut suppose to be set at?

Thanks,

Dan

[alexperkins]

210nm

[dantheram]

thanks, Alex

[alexperkins]

Official tightening instructions

‒ Lower vehicle until the wheels touch ground.
‒ Tighten 12-point nut to 200 Nm and then loosen one turn.
‒ Tighten 12-point nut to 50 Nm.
‒ → Mark one of the 12-points on the nut with a line -arrow A-.
‒ Mark a 2nd line (arrow B) on the edge of the wheel hub above the next 12-point.
‒ Turn 12-point nut further until both lines align.



210NM in one go is sufficient though - this is just the stretch tighten method

[dantheram]

I torqued it to 220nm - maxed out my wrench haha

What about the 2 bolts on the caliper carrier (the 2 that go into the hub)? I put 120nm on them - sufficient?

[alexperkins]

Yep. Rated as 125nm, so 120 will do

[dantheram]

thanks Alex - how do you know all this stuff? Did you used to work for vw?

[alexperkins]

I did lol. Plus i have the workshop manual on hand to check all the specs