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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2014 6:40:06 GMT
Last year the car went through MOT no problems...it hasn't left the garage!! I did question the garage and the answer was "I use a dif MOT station now as its closer".... don't all MOT station have same guides?
goes for MOT comes back with
back osf wheel rubbing
various lights not working
so anyway there is a spacer on rears wheels so we have put a bigger one on but now althought the nuts do go on they barely go on so the MOT failed on the fact the back wheel was rubbing....weird really coz it passed last year?...anyway there is a spacer on it but I have to find extended wheel studs...the chassis is ford Cortina based... so the studs are 50mm long but need 60?... any idea where to get and looked on ebay but is says spline??..just need another 10mm not a engineering lesson...... can anyone advise what I am looking for or place to get?..
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Post by scooby on May 5, 2014 9:08:40 GMT
Most of these studs are 'spline' as far as I know.
The spline refers to the way the studs are fixed in the hub plate. To remove the old ones, you screw on a wheel nut until it's almost flush at the front, and then use a rubber mallet (or hammer and a bock of wood) to tap the studs back in towards the middle of the car. You'll see what's meant by splines when you knock one out.
The longer studs then just feed in from behind the hub flange - there should be room to get the longer stud in there - and you pull it through as far as possible before adding a wheel nut (possibly with a couple of thick washers) and tightening it all down. As you tighten the nut, the stud will be pulled through until the splines have engaged with the hub and stick in place.
ONE POINT OF NOTE - before you tighten the nut to pull in the stud, twiddle the stud around to make sure you feel the splines engaging in their matching splines in the hub. You should be able to feel this.
I presume you are only going for 10mm-ish spacers? If you were going mega - say 32mm! - then there are extending studs that fit over the existing so you don't have to remove them.
Anyways, yes, MOT stations are different! My RV failed on around 6 points and had the same again number of 'advisories'. But ALL these issues existed the last time the car was MOT'd with its previous owner, along with a half-inch of steering play which I rectified with a new rack!
But in your case the wheels were rubbing on they were not. And I suspect they were - so the garage was right.
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Post by Peter on May 5, 2014 10:53:15 GMT
Best value I found so far.
Ebay 360880353582
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Post by Gary on May 5, 2014 20:20:43 GMT
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Post by Peter on May 6, 2014 9:41:01 GMT
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Post by Gary on May 6, 2014 20:07:52 GMT
Yes but my way is easier
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Post by scooby on May 6, 2014 20:43:05 GMT
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