#1: Little accident, any help :S Author: ashleygilbert92, Location: BristolPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:01 pm ---- basically i was putting my wheel nuts on and as im a clumsy heavy handed d*ck i over tightend it and stripped the thread from inside my drum brake :/ does anyone know is this easily repairable, i.e a trip down the scrapyard to look for a new drum brake cover??
#2: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Seabook, Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:04 pm ---- you will need new drum or if you dare you can retap the thread
#3: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: ashleygilbert92, Location: BristolPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:05 pm ---- cool beans and i havent got a tapping set so ill just get a new drum i guess, are they easy to fit?
#4: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Bassline_Toad, Location: Chester, UKPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:14 pm ---- Wouldn't thought it'd re-tap easily if you've ripped the thread out, surely it's widened the hole :S
#5: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:28 pm ---- Remember there are different sizes and also Bosch and Lucas drums
#6: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: meady, Location: basingstokePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:38 pm ---- Just run with three bolts, wnt hurt
#7: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: tomd0801754, Location: MoscowPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:43 pm ----
meady wrote:
Just run with three bolts, wnt hurt
Pretty sure the police will disagree.
#8: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: jimm, Location: doncasterPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:45 pm ---- running with 3 nuts is asking for trouble ?
#9: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: ARRAN, Location: WiltshirePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:53 pm ---- I'm running on three nuts on the rear and have been since tuesday or wednesday. Just take it steady and you shouldnt have any problems, but get it replaced ASAP. And keep checking the other three are tight
#10: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: ryanovsalford, Location: manchesterPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:19 pm ---- Av bin on 3 bolts since december just keep wheel trims dirty police woant want to touch it not like they can say anything the nut is in just the head is snapped off so in theory am still running on 4 lol
#11: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:57 pm ----
ryanovsalford wrote:
Av bin on 3 bolts since december just keep wheel trims dirty police woant want to touch it not like they can say anything the nut is in just the head is snapped off so in theory am still running on 4 lol
To put a new drum face on is dead easy, takes may6be 10 mins if thats and i would pop down the scrappy with your car and get another, job done!
#12: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: DeadEyePaul, Location: Rugby,WarwickshirePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:08 pm ---- 4 wheel nuts are there for a purpose.. try sitting on a chair designed for 4 legs but only has 3 what happens?
#13: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: ARRAN, Location: WiltshirePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:08 pm ----
DeadEyePaul wrote:
4 wheel nuts are there for a purpose.. try sitting on a chair designed for 4 legs but only has 3 what happens?
your'll end up with a sore a**e and a fooked chair
#14: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:18 pm ----
ARRAN wrote:
DeadEyePaul wrote:
4 wheel nuts are there for a purpose.. try sitting on a chair designed for 4 legs but only has 3 what happens?
your'll end up with a sore a**e and a fooked chair
Like this one?
#15: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: ARRAN, Location: WiltshirePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:24 pm ----
Lee wrote:
ARRAN wrote:
DeadEyePaul wrote:
4 wheel nuts are there for a purpose.. try sitting on a chair designed for 4 legs but only has 3 what happens?
your'll end up with a sore a**e and a fooked chair
Like this one?
Good job I just finished my tea and biscuits, or I'd have spewed them up all over me misses..
#16: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: pug206lx, Location: Taking a gearbox off somewherePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:08 pm ---- Shocking some of the advice on here. You dont neglect / botch anything that compromises safety.
#17: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:35 pm ---- That is sick. Always have to push the boat out don't you
On a side note I have done the same. However I had a spare flat seated wheel bolt similar to the correct ones although it has got a double thread; as in similar to those where it has a thicker one at the back.
Went on like it was made for it and went up tight. I will change the drum when I get around to it but I have had no problems so far.
#18: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Alex90, Location: Newcastle-under-lymePosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:01 pm ---- i did the same thing on the front 2 months ago,but not with one bolt,with two of them!!!,drove with 2 of them two weeks hehe:),but better change the drum,like lee wrote they are 2 diffrent types of break system lucas and bosh,and im sure you have to change bearing as well
#19: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:57 pm ---- Some of the 106's only came with 3 nuts in the wheels from factory
#20: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: ashleygilbert92, Location: BristolPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:23 am ----
DeadEyePaul wrote:
4 wheel nuts are there for a purpose.. try sitting on a chair designed for 4 legs but only has 3 what happens?
Lol you just scared the s**t out of me haha
#21: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:01 am ----
LeeThr wrote:
Some of the 106's only came with 3 nuts in the wheels from factory
But they where original designed & certified like that
The amount of people on this thread openly admitting to driving around with 1 or more defective wheel bolts truly shows the mentality of the idiots that are on here
#22: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: gixxerkev, Location: wiltshirePosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:13 am ----
It doesn't surprise me though, there are some real idiots out there, they shouldn't be allowed to own a car let alone drive one, no wonder the young'uns whinge when their insurance premiums are so high !!!!
#23: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Alex90, Location: Newcastle-under-lymePosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:34 am ---- insurance is sky high because young ppl want to shows up...,not because wheels in their cars comming off
#24: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: gixxerkev, Location: wiltshirePosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:41 am ---- Well if your wheels come off and you have a crash then that's another statistic to hype insurance up. Simples
#25: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:56 am ---- Forum hasnt had a wheel fall of for a while, must be about due again
Forum must be about due another MA gearbox failure to
#26: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Seabook, Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:15 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Forum hasnt had a wheel fall of for a while, must be about due again
Forum must be about due another MA gearbox failure to
i remember last yr one info member has a wheel fly off his car because he hasn't tighten it up properly
#27: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:41 am ----
Seabook wrote:
i remember last yr one info member has a wheel fly off his car because he hasn't tighten it up properly
Wasnt the hub nut overtightened IIRC?
#28: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:27 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
Forum must be about due another MA gearbox failure to
I havent had chance to kill my 1.4 box again yet lol. Think my GTi box is on the way out though
#29: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:31 pm ----
LeeThr wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
Forum must be about due another MA gearbox failure to
I havent had chance to kill my 1.4 box again yet lol. Think my GTi box is on the way out though
GTI is a BE box, there normally bulletproof
#30: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:49 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
LeeThr wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
Forum must be about due another MA gearbox failure to
I havent had chance to kill my 1.4 box again yet lol. Think my GTi box is on the way out though
GTI is a BE box, there normally bulletproof
My GTi had 4 in the space of 6 months last year, but i know the lad is an absolute tool and wont spend money on cars, so will have just got the cheapest parts possible that are allready on there last legs.
#31: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:12 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
Seabook wrote:
i remember last yr one info member has a wheel fly off his car because he hasn't tighten it up properly
Wasnt the hub nut overtightened IIRC?
Yes i believe the bolts sheered off. the wing took the impact iirc.
Having a wheel fall off is a major fail.
#32: Re: Little accident, any help :S Author: glenpring, Location: KENTPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:14 am ---- i had to get my locking wheel nut smashed off by the AA and they said it would be ok to drive with 3 to get another new nut
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and i havent got a tapping set so ill just get a new drum i guess, are they easy to fit?
