thats another wheel drum f*cked then . . .

[Cory]

so after not driving the car for nearly 6 weeks because of my new wheel issues which include . . .

2 bolts cross threading in the rear brake drum
paying the garage £25 to get the wheel away from the offending drum
having to buy a new drum and bearing
having to buy new bolts
cutting 3mm of 8 bolts as they were too long

and now today was supposed to be the day that i could drive the mk2 again and guess what happened

a bolt has cross threaded in the brake drum on the other side now . . .

getting pretty sick of it now 

[SoundillusioN]

so after not driving the car for nearly 6 weeks because of my new wheel issues which include . . .

2 bolts cross threading in the rear brake drum
paying the garage £25 to get the wheel away from the offending drum
having to buy a new drum and bearing
having to buy new bolts
cutting 3mm of 8 bolts as they were too long

and now today was supposed to be the day that i could drive the mk2 again and guess what happened

a bolt has cross threaded in the brake drum on the other side now . . .

getting pretty sick of it now 

you sure it's not you?   

[Cory]

that has crossed my mind. i have double and triple checked everything from the wheels to the spigot rings, brake drums, and bolt specs down to the last t. i even phoned the wheel company and they gave me the number for the bolt manufacturer.  the only thing i can think of is that the wheel drums have corroded some how.

[lewis1641]

are you starting the bolts with fingers or going straight at it with tools?

surely its pretty hard to cross a wheel bolt thread?

or are you doing them mega tight and stripping the threads?

[SoundillusioN]

sawing the ends off the bolts is probably affecting the start of their threads so they might not start straight and then mash up the hub thread.

[Cory]

im not over tightening them. once i sawed them down. i filed the ends down so that they were finished off properly and re shaped the ends of the thread with the file so that the wouldnt happen again.

i have been doing the bolts up by hand as far as my fingers will reach in the holes. then using a socket because a tyre iron wont fit in the holes.

after inspection of my old bolts they seem a little dirty, so im thinking now that the issue is with dirt in the wheel drum threads causing the problem.

have new a complete set of new bolts coming tomorrow plus 8 24mm ones specifically for the rears. guna order up a new drum and bearing and see what happens then.

so carless week number 5 for me . . .

[MrBounce]

Why not just buy the correct size bolts in the first place? 

[justalex81]

i've never heard of anyone cross threading that many wheel bolts. go and learn how to put them in properly before you destroy anything else 

[Diamond Hell]

you sure it's not you? 

This.

that has crossed my mind. i have double and triple checked everything from the wheels to the spigot rings, brake drums, and bolt specs down to the last t.

Likely wrongness.  You're fitting dodgy wheels.  You SURE they're 4X100 PCD

[tweed]

you sure it's not you? 

This.

that has crossed my mind. i have double and triple checked everything from the wheels to the spigot rings, brake drums, and bolt specs down to the last t.

Likely wrongness.  You're fitting dodgy wheels.  You SURE they're 4X100 PCD

This is what I thought