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Offline Steve_PD

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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #10 on: 25 March 2010, 21:40 »
wouldnt be the wheel bearing :undecided: does it do it on both sides or just one?
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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #11 on: 25 March 2010, 21:42 »
both and both screws that hold disc still had snapped from the play.

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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #12 on: 25 March 2010, 21:47 »
When you fitted the spacers, Did you remove the centre hub bolt cap - They intervene with fitment of spacers = Remove them.

Also i still think your bolts are too long and not actually securing the wheel because theyre bottoming out.

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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #13 on: 25 March 2010, 21:49 »
how much longer are the new bolts than your original ones?

did you put the spacer on the hub or on the wheel first?

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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #14 on: 25 March 2010, 21:52 »
center hub bolt cap.. not that i know of and i put them of the hub fisrt then wheel on them, erm bolts seem to be 15mm longer so they should be fine.

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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #15 on: 25 March 2010, 21:52 »
well tightend the wheel nuts up tight and when i jack it up the wheel moves side to side as you turn it like the bolts are loose?
that to me sounds as if your wheel is not fully bolting up and as jordy has said the bolts are bottoming out into the hub
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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #16 on: 25 March 2010, 21:54 »
center hub bolt cap.. not that i know of and i put them of the hub fisrt then wheel on them, erm bolts seem to be 15mm longer so they should be fine.
so 43mm length bolts then?
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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #17 on: 25 March 2010, 21:56 »
ill measure them later and see if they are.

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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #18 on: 25 March 2010, 21:56 »
center hub bolt cap.. not that i know of and i put them of the hub fisrt then wheel on them, erm bolts seem to be 15mm longer so they should be fine.



It intervened with mine- Made wheels untrue with spacers so i had to remove them

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Re: fitted 15mm rear spacers now grinding noice
« Reply #19 on: 25 March 2010, 22:12 »
botls are 41mm and no didnt remove anything.