oliwb
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 04:29 PM |
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Wheel Nuts
Wanted - wheel nuts the type that have the domed head for SVA, had a look in halfrauds but nothing there and couldn't find them on ebay....19mm
ford fitment ones.....if anybody's got some second hand ones or knows where to get 'em please u2u me or post a reply...thanks..Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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davidcarr
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 04:33 PM |
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Probably not the same ones, but mine have a closed head (not quite a dome) and a connected washer so they don't mash the alloys. Came direct
from Ford. I think I asked for a Mondeo (as the alloys were from there). A couple of quid each though.
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ned
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 04:42 PM |
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they're very cheap from rally design...
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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oliwb
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 04:46 PM |
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Thanks Ned will look into that....there only to cover the fact that I'm lazy....I haven't changed the studs out for longer ones and
there's enought thread to be safe but possibly not enough showing for SVA man to be convinced so was just gonna cover it up with these wheel
nuts! Don't worry I will change them - eventually! Cheers guys Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Humbug
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 05:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by oliwb
Thanks Ned will look into that....there only to cover the fact that I'm lazy....I haven't changed the studs out for longer ones and
there's enought thread to be safe but possibly not enough showing for SVA man to be convinced so was just gonna cover it up with these wheel
nuts! Don't worry I will change them - eventually! Cheers guys Oli.
...except te SVA man may ask you to remove the covers to make sure. I have Westfield wheels with a cover over all the nuts, and I had to remove all of
the covers so he could see there were enough threads.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 05:57 PM |
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i bought an alloy wheel fitting kit from mac#1. Exactly what you are looking for.
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oliwb
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 05:58 PM |
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yeh that's why I'm after some new wheel nuts.....if I can cover them up with nuts he wont be able to tell....and if he wants to remove the
nuts it'll be almost impossible to tell that only 2/3's of the thread is being used....cos like I say it's not unsafe but its just
something they could come up with.....Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 06:48 PM |
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I read in an other thread that one SVA man checked that a wheel nut turned 5/6 full rotations to check that it was correctly fitted..
I am changing the studs to longer ones as my nuts only engage 3/4 threads...
not worth failling on
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oliwb
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| posted on 25/1/06 at 07:24 PM |
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I'll take the chance I think and see what happens the station at bridge of Don (aberdeen) seems to be an unknown commodity at the moment so
I'll take the chance see what happens....pretty sure it wont be the only failing point though! Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 26/1/06 at 10:15 AM |
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There is a good reason why they test this, do you really want' the threads to strip..
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oliwb
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| posted on 26/1/06 at 10:36 AM |
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As said...its safe (not as if I'm running 1/2 a thread or anything) It will probably pass there 5/6 full turns test anyway, but it looks
suspect at the moment and might aswell cover it up....I'll probably fit bigger studs eventually anyway....I can't really see how is any
worst than what everyone else does with lack of windscreens and pipe lagging to pass! Its not unsafe, just another one of those little things that an
inspector might pick up on to fail it....Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 26/1/06 at 12:17 PM |
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I would'nt trust this few turns:
"An old rule-of-thumb is that in a threaded hole in steel, the length of engagement should be at least 1.5 times the diameter of the screw, and
in cast iron or brass, 1.8 to 2 times the diameter. Blind holes should be at least half a diameter deeper than the length of engagement."
I think you will probably strip the treads if you torque them up to the correct value.
See
http://www.sizes.com/tools/bolts_engagement.htm
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 26/1/06 at 12:28 PM |
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Some one on here has had the test at Aberdeen but can't remember who. Do a search for Aberdeen.
Heres the link
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=26055
[Edited on 26/1/06 by omega 24 v6]
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oliwb
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| posted on 26/1/06 at 01:00 PM |
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Ok thanks guys....the factor of the matter is that I've had them torqued up etc and their fine.....It'd go through OK as is but I just
want to be sure.......Thanks for the info on Aberdeen......Oli.
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