wheel bolts

[homer simpson]

i have just had one of my wheel bolts snap after doing a track day at donington park dose any one on hear know of any beter wheel bolts than the standard renault ones or where i could get a stud conversion for my clio 182 thanks

 

[deviltronics]

home already?

b**ch for snapping the wheel bolt.

i had an excellent day, although alot of traffic.

 

[homer simpson]

home already?

b**ch for snapping the wheel bolt.

i had an excellent day, although alot of traffic.

glad to hear it m8

 

[Fred@BTM]

yep very common, its due to the constant tightening/untightening of the bolts all the time

do you use a torque wrench when tightening them? (100NM)

either buy new ones or get a stud/nut conversion (not from tweeks as they snap too!) we do it

 

[homer simpson]

yep very common, its due to the constant tightening/untightening of the bolts all the time

do you use a torque wrench when tightening them? (100NM)

either buy new ones or get a stud/nut conversion (not from tweeks as they snap too!) we do it

how much fred ?
i don't use a torque wrench but i will be getting one throw

 

[Fred@BTM]

there's your number one problem then!

stud conversion is about (off the top of my head) approx £50 per hub

 

[homer simpson]

ouch that's a bit steep

 

[Neal 182]

there's your number one problem then!

stud conversion is about (off the top of my head) approx £50 per hub

Is that fitted

 

[Fred@BTM]

lol give R-sport a ring and ask how much the parts are from them!

 

[homer simpson]

how much do they charge then fred ?

 

[edde]

Stock bolts are fine just just a calibrated torque wrech and make aure fitters don't go using air guns and breakers bars.

 

[Fred@BTM]

more than us!!

 

[Fred@BTM]

the worst bolts are the ones off the mk1 clios with the floating collar, they snap áll the time

 

[homer simpson]

is your kit the same as r sport ? fred

 

[Fred@BTM]

parts are from a different manufactuer as we snapped 3 rsport ones

 

[homer simpson]

ok thanks fred i have sopken to yoz today but no call back yet to say if you have them in stock

 

[psycho]

What did the car feel like with a snapped wheel bolt? Perticularly under braking?

I ask because I may have done the same thing at my last track day.

 

[tim124]

theres nothing wrong with using an air gun, as long as you dont sit their hammering them up tight, most air guns can be set to do up to roughly different torques, then you use a torque wrench to do to 100nm.
ive used a gun on its lowest setting and theyve been looser than finger tight.

if bolts cant take an air gun undoing them, how ar they gonig to take the abuses of the road

 

[Fred@BTM]

this is a renault we're on about remember! i never put an airgun near a clio, the bolts are weak IMO

 

[tim124]

i spose thats why the 197 has gone to 5 stud

 

[homer simpson]

What did the car feel like with a snapped wheel bolt? Perticularly under braking?

I ask because I may have done the same thing at my last track day.

it snapped when i took the wheels off so i would not really know but it felt OK on the way home the old girl has been sting on the drive sinse Friday now yoz is supposed to be sorting me out my stud conversion so i should have it by next week well it needs to be next week as the car has got to be prepared for spa and the ring

 

[homer simpson]

stud conversion should be in tomorrow well done team yozzasport :approve: