threaded?

FREEDOM · Post by **FREEDOM** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:01 pm

i think the bolt on my wheel hub is threaded because i cannot get the original or replacement nut back on, so as current, i only have 3 nuts holding my rim on.

i also have to drive over 100kms a day, PLEASE HELP! I dont know what to do. Apparently I have to take the whole hub apart but I dont even have a great selection of tools.

-Joshua-

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:52 pm

You mean a stud is threaded. Are you sure its not the nut your trying to use that's threaded? Usually the wheel nut will thread out before the stud will.

I hope its only a nut, otherwise you have to source another stud, remove the hub from your car to hammer out the old stud.

Cheers

Bennie

ChPLAT · Post by **ChPLAT** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:54 pm

Make sure you give em both a good clean too, might just be something stuck in there. Weirder things have happened.

Post by **Alex** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:02 pm

3 wheel nuts is enough to keep you out of trouble until you get it fixed.

By this im guessing you mean its cross threaded? Grab a gregories manual, they are brilliant when youre new to working on cars. If ya need a hand let me know mate.

Alex

FREEDOM · Post by **FREEDOM** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:32 pm

tried replacing one nut with a second hand one from a wreckers, did not go. But! success with a brand new lug nut, so glad i didnt have to do that big job even though it could have been a good experience.

Thanks for the help in anycase.

-Joshua-

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:40 pm

If you can borrow a tap & die set from somebody you can clean up the thread properly, but should be alright now if a new nut has gone on okay.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:25 pm

Frredom... worst case scenario this would have been a 15 minute job to replace that wheel stud. They are dead easy to change. I remember stuffing up one back in Narm in 88. Lost a lot of good men that day.

Dave