Installing Wheel

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In the event of heavy soiling, clean the wheel bolts and concavities in the rim with a lint-free cloth.
The wheel bolts/security wheel bolts (thread and all surfaces) must not be greased.

Fig 1: Locating Wheel Bolt
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The contact surfaces of the wheel on the wheel hub and brake disc must be clean. Clean them if necessary.
Re-grease or grease the wheel centering surface on the wheel hub (blue areas) -arrows- with a very thin coat of Optimoly TA (aluminum paste).

The wheel contact surface on the brake disc (red area) -1- and on the wheel itself must not be greased (greasing is not permitted).

ONLY the areas marked in blue -arrows- may be greased.

Fig 2: Locating Wheel Centering Surface Grease Applying Area
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Fit wheel.
Never use an impact bolter to tighten the wheel bolts!

Fig 3: Identifying Wheel Threaded Pins
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1. 3.1. On vehicles with PCCB, screw the assembly aids -1- into two threaded holes that are not next to each other before fitting the wheel.
2. 3.2. Carefully push the wheel over the assembly aids -1- . To do this, particularly for 911 Turbo models (991), use wheel fitting trolley WE 1300 on the rear axle to prevent damage to the rim and brake cover plate!
3. 3.3. Screw the other wheel fastening bolts into the remaining threaded holes.
4. 3.4. Replace the assembly aids -1- with wheel fastening bolts.
5. 3.5. Fit and tighten the wheel fastening bolts evenly. Start at the top when tightening.
Tighten the wheel fastening bolts to → Tightening torque: 160 Nm (118 ftlb.) until secure.