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| Fig 1. Gallardo Wheel Drive Shaft |
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Recently over on the
lambopower forum there have been reports of a serious problem with
loose bolts connecting the wheel drive shafts. So far
these problems seem to be restricted to '05 and '06 Gallardo's.
However this could represent a very dangerous situation for many of us.
Apparently some owners have found that the bolts in their cars shake
loose and fly out ripping oil hoses and the likes near the engine.
While Lamborghini has not put out an official alert on this yet, it
would make good sense if you have one of these cars to check the bolts
yourself of have somebody do it for you.
"AJGlobal" from Phoenix, AZ and "doltmo" from Indianapolis
(regular users of the lambopower forum) were kind enough to provide us
all pictures. These are shown here in figures 1-4. The shop
manual does not specify how tight these bolts should be but ~26 FtLBS
for the front shafts and ~55 FtLBS for the back shafts are suggested. The bolts have
an 8mm hex head. You can cut a chunk off of an 8mm Allen wrench and
stick it in an 8mm socket if you don't have the proper tool. More
information will be provided here as to torque settings etc if it
becomes available. Minimally check the bolts in your car are not loose.
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Figure 2. 8mm Allen wrench |
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Fig 3. Bolts being tightened |
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Figure 4. Damage that occurred
with one car |
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