Subject: Re: Empi Alloys, center caps & wheel nut checking Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:21 pm
I was watching a JustKampers video last night about wheel bearings. During the video the instructor mentioned that when fitting alloys, the rear brake drum retaining bolts should be removed and discarded as it can press into the alloy causing damage and possibly wobbly wheels.
I had my rear wheel off today. Yup, damaged alloy and yup when they were fitted they were wobbly and came loose (Those at Goodwood Last year would have seen me tightening them up.)
I had replaced the original alloys with the same make. Obviously the original fitting people didn't know this nor did I. I don't recall any instructions with them about this, but the damage is there to be seen.
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Subject: Re: Empi Alloys, center caps & wheel nut checking Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:51 pm
Ronnie Ringding wrote:
I was watching a JustKampers video last night about wheel bearings. During the video the instructor mentioned that when fitting alloys, the rear brake drum retaining bolts should be removed and discarded as it can press into the alloy causing damage and possibly wobbly wheels.
I had my rear wheel off today. Yup, damaged alloy and yup when they were fitted they were wobbly and came loose (Those at Goodwood Last year would have seen me tightening them up.)
I had replaced the original alloys with the same make. Obviously the original fitting people didn't know this nor did I. I don't recall any instructions with them about this, but the damage is there to be seen.
Is the video on Youtube or on JustKampers site ? I will try to find it.
My rear alloys were just as tight after a hundred miles as they were before I set off for the norther meet. Obviously I want to see the video & find out what others think / know
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Subject: Re: Empi Alloys, center caps & wheel nut checking Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:09 pm
Ronnie Ringding wrote:
I was watching a JustKampers video last night about wheel bearings. During the video the instructor mentioned that when fitting alloys, the rear brake drum retaining bolts should be removed and discarded as it can press into the alloy causing damage and possibly wobbly wheels.
Paul B removed the rear drum retaining bolts when we had our allows fitted for the first time.
Subject: Re: Empi Alloys, center caps & wheel nut checking Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:54 pm
I saw the video on YouTube. JustKampers have a Channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/justkampers I just searched on JuktKampers How To I can't remember exactly which video it was and it was a comment in one of them.
The JustKampers video shows two screws (also a metal pipe going to the callipers). Mine has just one hex bolt securing the drum and a rubber brake hose to the calliper so a different model. Here's photos of mine. I took my other rear wheel off today. You can see the 10mm hex bolt head and the white mark on it left by the alloy wheel. The other photos shows the impression of the hex head in it at the bottom. When putting on the wheel it torques up straight away now
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Subject: Re: Empi Alloys, center caps & wheel nut checking Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:26 pm
Ronnie Ringding wrote:
I saw the video on YouTube. JustKampers have a Channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/justkampers I just searched on JuktKampers How To I can't remember exactly which video it was and it was a comment in one of them.
The JustKampers video shows two screws (also a metal pipe going to the callipers). Mine has just one hex bolt securing the drum and a rubber brake hose to the calliper so a different model. Here's photos of mine. I took my other rear wheel off today. You can see the 10mm hex bolt head and the white mark on it left by the alloy wheel. The other photos shows the impression of the hex head in it at the bottom. When putting on the wheel it torques up straight away now
very useful, I will get a wheel off when I get a dry day and have a check. I presume the retaining nut's function is redundant cause the wheel itself holds it in position?
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I took one of the rear wheels off today. Luckily the design allows for the retaining nut so it's not touching the alloy.
On my JBW wheels there is a scalloped area where on the wheels on the photo there is metal so the recess you see on the photo in between the holes for the wheel nuts goes all the way out on mine but it's shallower. The nut rests in this area so it does not touch. Happy days.
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Subject: Re: Empi Alloys, center caps & wheel nut checking