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Offline tshirt2k

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Re: CV Joint
« Reply #20 on: 24 August 2011, 12:13 »
Do you have long wheel bolts? Or a longer locking wheel bolt?
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Re: CV Joint
« Reply #21 on: 24 August 2011, 15:14 »
Quote from: tshirt2k on 24 August 2011, 12:13
Do you have long wheel bolts? Or a longer locking wheel bolt?
No mate, standard bolts.
What if a few of my split rim bolts were loose?!??
Me an Kells are gonna have a proper look at it tonite anyhow.
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Re: CV Joint
« Reply #22 on: 24 August 2011, 15:49 »
anythings possible if its something new and it wasnt like it before. thats why i suggested changing wheels.
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Re: CV Joint
« Reply #23 on: 24 August 2011, 21:02 »
Solved, ben is happy again  :nerd: :cool:
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Re: CV Joint
« Reply #24 on: 24 August 2011, 21:14 »
Quote from: F17BAD on 24 August 2011, 21:02
Solved, ben is happy again  :nerd: :cool:

Happy im not dead ha ha  :shocked: :shocked:
Turns out I didn't torque up one of my split rims before I put them on  :shocked: :embarassed: :embarassed:
Most of them weren't even hand tight  :shocked:
Guess thats what you get for being an eager beever  :smiley:
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Offline Seanl

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Re: CV Joint
« Reply #25 on: 24 August 2011, 21:27 »
I've done it twice, once a couple of weeks ago when I first got the car back on the road, and again the other day after fannying about with the ABS sensor. keep getting images in my head of the hub planting itself into the road, as my wheel rolls off into the distance!  :grin: :embarassed:
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Re: CV Joint
« Reply #26 on: 24 August 2011, 21:42 »
Quote from: benvictors on 24 August 2011, 21:14
Quote from: F17BAD on 24 August 2011, 21:02
Solved, ben is happy again  :nerd: :cool:

Happy im not dead ha ha  :shocked: :shocked:
Turns out I didn't torque up one of my split rims before I put them on  :shocked: :embarassed: :embarassed:
Most of them weren't even hand tight  :shocked:
Guess thats what you get for being an eager beever  :smiley:


Did you use loctite/threadlock also?
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