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Offline rubjonny

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Re: Gutted!!!!!
« Reply #20 on: 08 September 2007, 15:16 »
Quote from: Davo13 on 08 September 2007, 13:48
If the Bore of the wheel is not the same size as the Hub on the car you need Spigot Rings to reduce the diameter.  This is because if the Bore is Bigger and you have no Spigot Rings the Studs will be taking the weight of the  wheel instead of the Hub, Stud snaps and the wheel can come off.

The Studs are only supposed to keep the wheel on, not take the weight.

Not quite right, the hub or studs only centre the wheel, once the bolts/nuts are done up theres no shear force on them, this is overcome by the friction between the wheel & hub face.  The reason the bolts/studs may snap is due to the vibration caused by an off-centre wheel :)

Of course the vibration could lead to the bolts/studs all working loose, then shear forces will come into play :)
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Offline Gil7130

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Re: Gutted!!!!!
« Reply #21 on: 08 September 2007, 22:10 »
Quote from: takethefifth on 29 August 2007, 18:02
Cheers Organisys i did try them Stevens people and they were the best out of the ones i rang.  In the end i got a door locally for £30 and a wing from a friend of a friend. So cheap fix so far.  Should be nice with a black door and a green wing!  :laugh:

The buttertubs are in North Yorkshire near a village called Muker. To give you an idea here is a video i found of some other guy driving over it, 3 mins 50 seconds is where the wheel came off!!  :grin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtzuvIkLm4

rotton luck, gutted for you fella, thankfully you came out in one piece... that looks like quite a drop on that bend  :shocked:

btw I know the guy driving the Porka, damn that flat 6 sounds good on full song and the road looks fantastic  :cool:

Hope you get your car sorted soon :smiley:
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Re: Gutted!!!!!
« Reply #22 on: 09 September 2007, 08:21 »
Hey at least your alright, thats the main thing, could of ended a different way i spose.

Good luck in getting things back together.
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Offline Peel

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Re: Gutted!!!!!
« Reply #23 on: 10 September 2007, 14:05 »
Hard luck on Hardknott. Know the road well, having used it quite a lot in my Mini days.
Scary stuff indeed.....
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Offline takethefifth

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Re: Gutted!!!!!
« Reply #24 on: 10 September 2007, 23:38 »
Cheers again!  Hardknott in a camper?  Rather you than me my friend!  :laugh:

All sorted now, got my old wheels back on, hub replaced, wing and door replaced. Needs some paint but i can survive for now.

Even found the missing wheel from the bottom of the valley! (just need some decent wheel bolts now!)

 :smiley:
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