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Tank slapper when running on MTs

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muddyjames:
I dont understand how you can do it as 99% of the wheel nuts I see are solid on 1 end and only have 1 hole with a thread on.

pritch:

--- Quote from: "muddyjames" ---99% of the wheel nuts I see are solid on 1 end and only have 1 hole with a thread on.
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These will be in the other 1%, then ;)

muddyjames:
If only I knew what the other 1% of wheel nuts that could be put on backwards were like!!

Snake110:

--- Quote from: "pritch" ---God bless Kwikfit, they didn't actually charge me for sorting that out.

And they didn't laugh too much at the fact that I'd put all 20 wheel nuts on backwards.

The mounting holes in the wheels aren't too badly mangled, either.  Which is nice.
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[homer mode] DOH! [/homer mode]   :(biglaugh):


ah well at least its ok now and you dident break anything.

Range Rover Blues:

--- Quote from: "muddyjames" ---If only I knew what the other 1% of wheel nuts that could be put on backwards were like!!
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On Steel rims you need nuts that look like noraml car wheel nuts, but bigger ie a length of Hex bar with a conical end, drilled through and tapped out.  The nuts clamp the flat centre plate to the hub which is then driven by the friction between the 2.  Aftermarket wheel almost always locate on the studs rather than the centre of the hub and so require these 'countersunk' nuts.

Aloyys on the other hand locate on the centre of the hub and use a 'flat' nut with captive steel washer (to save wear) and subsequently are tightened to a different torque.

BTW it's not adviseable to use alloy nuts on such steel wheels unless they have the countersink or taper on them

Rostyles do locate on the hub BTW.

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