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PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:35 pm 
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Steve was checking Slidey Hubnut and changing steering wheels (Thanks Marvin :wink: ), and after checking the hubnut he put the wheel back on, and then let Slidey off the jack, and then was tightening the wheel nuts using a bit too much force, and THEN...........

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Whoopsie's............... :oops:

No worries now, Emergency trip to Readspeed MiniMecca, new stud bolt and all was well. Exercise noted down in the NOT HOW TO DO section of brain................. :oops:

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I'm sorry, where does the flute go?
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:lol: @ harley

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It was also discovered whilst trying to pilfer a wheel stud off striped that one of mine was bent..... At least SG knows where to buy them, how much they are and how to fit the new one. Well i hope he does.

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that would have realy shitted me, its something that you would be sooo pissed of at your self for doing cos it was all your own fault and there is no one else to blame
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czerial wrote:
that would have realy shitted me, its something that you would be sooo pissed of at your self for doing cos it was all your own fault and there is no one else to blame

You're not trying to add salt to the wound are you Chris? :lol: :wink:
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Harley wrote:
I'm sorry, where does the flute go?
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Harley...the flutes go into the hub when you drift or press the wheel studs in.....

Oh Dear....they dont need very much force at all....maybe it had been over rattle gunned before and it was just waiting to let go....

I think it was the GT Falcons at Bathurst that were very sensitive to the torque applied if the wheels were to stay on....somehere around 20 ft/lb was used to torque the nuts....

Then of course there was the Alfa Romeo fiasco...but thats another story...

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It was Whitestriped's fault..... bugger him :evil: ..... hahahahah kidding my stupidity.

Apparently 40lbs/ft is the setting via torque wrench, yes Whitestriped i have fitted them, and they are $4.90 each new :wink:

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See?? THIS is why I keep all those little things like nuts, bolts, studs when throwing stuff out..... ITS A MINI AFTER ALL!!!!!!!

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at least you didnt break off a bolt in the thermostat housing part of the head
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just wait till its a Head stud :twisted: still got the hole in the door from that one :lol: :?

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