Ok, this is now resolved - the hub had to be changed because the car is still under warranty and future claims for related part might not be valid otherwise. I had to pay for the hub, of course 🫠

I would think about the wheel every time I drive on the highway if the dealer used one of those tread repair kits anyway.

I've talked with few colleagues what happened, and some of them said that it's not very easy to do a hub thread damage with Lidl's impact wrench which I've used. It was even set to mid-power not to max. And having in mind I had to torque all the bolts with a torque wrench after that.

Anyway I've learned my lesson. I'll be more careful next time. I won't use the impact wrench for tightening the bolts, but only for loosening them. And I'll also use a positioning pin as well.

Cheer guys!

7 minutes ago, fr1nklyn said:

I had to pay for the hub, of course

That is a shame.

8 minutes ago, fr1nklyn said:

I would think about the wheel every time I drive on the highway

I would have thought "four out of five good threads is probably plenty" 😁

Edited 3 May3 May by Breezy_Pete

I first used these VW Group plastic "wheel hangers" back in 2000 as my May 2000 VW Passat 4Motion had a rear puncture in early life.

VW supplied these plastic dowels initially to cars that didn't have locating/retaining front disc screws - so replacing a front wheel could end up getting annoying if you couldn't keep the hub wheel fixing points aligned with the disc holes - AND the wheel holes.

Soon after that I bought the aluminium alloy version that VAG supply into their bigger/biggest SUVs, and they were cheap as chips from the Audi or VW main dealership.

I've made sure that all of my family's VAG cars have one of these plastic dowels in the tool kit and all bought from VW Group dealerships as the price ebay sellers ask for them is nuts nowadays.

Edit:- someone quoted 140Nm for the wheel torque, especially for 19" wheels, I've never spotted that before, I still use 120Nm on all our VAG cars including ones with 19" wheels.

Edited 3 May3 May by rum4mo

1 hour ago, rum4mo said:

Edit:- someone quoted 140Nm for the wheel torque, especially for 19" wheels, I've never spotted that before, I still use 120Nm on all our VAG cars including ones with 19" wheels.

I do use 120 Nm for 18" wheels as well. But for 19"s I think it's really 140 https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/514557-torque-settings-for-superb-mk3-19-alloys/

I use 140NM for my 18s. Didn’t realise it should be 120. I shall have to check manual.

I’ve now got 2 retaining pins and looking forward to changing the wheel at some point to try them out!

1 hour ago, fr1nklyn said:

I do use 120 Nm for 18" wheels as well. But for 19"s I think it's really 140 https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/514557-torque-settings-for-superb-mk3-19-alloys/

User manual states 140NM. Doesn’t differentiate wheel type or size.

It has always been 120 on all of my cars.. maybe except one old VW Polo.. but honestly I haven't checked the manual of this one 😐 Thanks @Binx1310 !

Hum, seeing is believing!

Now to re-check the owners handbooks, though maybe this is a more recent change, prompted by some event!