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Originally Posted by JayG
nothing wrong with centerlocks. You just need a torque wrench for 350 ftlbs
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if proper procedure is followed to the T, and it absolutely MUST be, there is no way you will gain a benefit in time spent removing CL wheels vs. the supposed rewards for these CL inventions on a road car. I still dont' get why they went this way on road cars...other than to make more cha ching on the sticker price. Everything gets more complicated... greasing the CL after each wheel removal, the extra cleaning, the more complicated procedure to simply flush brake lines, locking pin function that is affected by heat. CL must be a hoot on track days, especially for the techs doing CL inspections!
Generally speaking, it's A VERY BAD engineering idea to put something overly complicated on the wheels of a 600 HP car. I'd hate to be the guy in the car behind when an airborne CL wheel is coming towards my windshield simply because step #43 was done incorrectly by some just out of school tech at the dealership. But then of course those guys never make mistakes.
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