Wheel bolts grinding the hub

[Blane1992]

Hi all,

put some standard 172 alloys on my ph2 1.6. Had to get some 15mm spacers as they're wider than standard wheels so the wheels were touching the suspension. After put them all on I could here some sort of grinding/catching noise. After looking for a while we discovered that the longer wheel bolts from the spacers are coming through that far that they're catching the hub behind the disc and the wheel is going round so is grinding the hub away, hence the noise. Any ideas what I can do to stop this?

cheers Blane

 

[JezzaMac]

Bigger spacers/shorter bolts.

 

[Blane1992]

How short can I go though so it will still go through the spacer and into the hub to hold the wheel on

 

[Kelv]

cut the bolts down a few mm

 

[Blane1992]

cut the bolts down a few mm

Will the bolts still be as strong and safe to use?

 

[Chip-mk1]

Will the bolts still be as strong and safe to use?

Yes if done correctly as you are only trimming off the excess which is poking out too far.

If in doubt though, buy the right size ones.

 

[Blane1992]

Yes if done correctly as you are only trimming off the excess which is poking out too far.

If in doubt though, buy the right size ones.

How would you suppose is the best way to cut them down? Also do you know the best place to buy wheel bolts other than eBay

 

[Chip-mk1]

Demon tweeks are quite good for stuff like that, as at least its normally a safe grade of material.

I would cut them down with a hacksaw and then file the ends to make sure they still went in and out smoothly if trying to make do with your current ones.

 

[JezzaMac]

Best way would be to see how much they are poking through then take them out, put them in a vice and cut them as much as necessary and then like chip said, give them a wee file to make sure there is a clean thread to make them easy the thread back in.

 

[Kelv]

as a quick helper if you do cut them down.
get yourself a fresh clean nut to wind on to the stud before you cut it down, once you have cut it and tidied up the end of the thread, winding the nut off will help to ensure the thread pattern is retained.

 

[BIGASH]

as a quick helper if you do cut them down.
get yourself a fresh clean nut to wind on to the stud before you cut it down, once you have cut it and tidied up the end of the thread, winding the nut off will help to ensure the thread pattern is retained.

^^^^ This

Just what I was going to recommend

 

[Blane1992]

Thanks a lot guys. Appreciated. Would you say to cut around the amount that the bolt is sticking out at the other side of the hub? So that the bolt sits flush to the end of the hub where you screw it in to? If you understand what I'm saying

 

[JezzaMac]

Thanks a lot guys. Appreciated. Would you say to cut around the amount that the bolt is sticking out at the other side of the hub? So that the bolt sits flush to the end of the hub where you screw it in to? If you understand what I'm saying

Sitting flush with the end of the hub should be fine.

 

[Blane1992]

Thanks mate