#1: re-threaded hubs Author: magistar, Location: new zealandPosted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:04 pm ---- Hiya,
I just brought my car to the tyre shop yesterday to get the wheels rebalanced and rotated and I have no idea what happened but the new guy there basically broke the wheel bolt on one of my rear wheels
Never knew it was possible to break such a thick bolt..
Anyways the boss owned up and will repair the job. I initially though they will have to replace the hub as part of the broken bolt is stuck inside but I just found out that they will drill out the old bolt (?) and rethread it so they can fit a new bolt in.
So I am just wondering if this is an adequate job. I dont really like the idea of it as it sounds like a bodge job and im just worried on how this will affect the safety, reliability of the hub, balance or anything else.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
#2: Re: re-threaded hubs Author: ukskater01, Location: sutton surrey/welwyn garden cityPosted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:25 pm ---- As long as it's done properly I can't see it being a problem, ask them if they are going to remove the hub before drilling as this will be better to drill and re-tap. Make sure they haven't damaged your wheel also. I'm guessing this new guy didn't know the strength of the impact gun he was using. Although I haven't heard of this happening before but I have seen wheel nuts round off from corrosion and have to be drilled.
Just ask them to torque the wheel nuts correctly and get them to check the torque again in 50 miles
#3: Re: re-threaded hubs Author: magistar, Location: new zealandPosted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:27 pm ---- thanks for that insight. Apparently the guys couldn't repair the old hub so they ended up replacing it with a new one from peugeot instead. Though i question whether it is really new as it looks like it has surface corrosion for some reason. I'd imagine it should still be all shiny if it was new..
#4: Re: re-threaded hubs Author: Lecktorious, Location: ScotlandPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:43 am ---- If it's new, there shouldn't be any corrosion unless it's been underwater
#5: Re: re-threaded hubs Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:24 am ---- Or badly stored in a damp area. I bet it isn't genuine Peugeot but other thasn the bad storage the fact that it isn't Peugeot won't be a problem.
#6: Re: re-threaded hubs Author: magistar, Location: new zealandPosted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:38 am ---- Thanks for that. Will keep an eye out for any noises just in case. I highly doubt they are new. My guess is the tyre guys probably sourced a second hand hub to keep their fix cheap.
Will changing the hub mean I need to realign my wheels? I seem to recall the rears are non adjustable but I may be wrong
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