geofff Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Hi All, Nice plated black hubs - nice black bearing caps. How do I fit them without me loosing my temper and resorting to large hammer? Also just changed my front closed wheel nuts to open ones - they have one thread showing still Now this doesn't look good. And probably won't go through scrutineering? Solution 1 longer wheel studs - would protrude through wheel so no go. Solution 2 smaller wheel nuts? What size has everybody got? Mine are tapered for CXR's BTW. Ta Geoff P.S. Already lost my temper but haven't resorted to large hammer........yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Use a socket that fits over the cap but sits on the outer lip. Give this a tap with a mallet. With regards to the wheel nuts, can you not just shorten the nuts? Mine nuts used to be closed ends and quite long but I had the ends turned off in a lathe to make them open and shorter for this very reason. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofff Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 Hi John, I'll give the socket method a go tonight. Was trying a block of wood across the flat dome last night though. Unfortunately I don't know anyone with (quick) access to a lathe. It would have to be a local engineering company which would be more costly than buying new shorter ones. Ta Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4gom Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Whats up with the angle grinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofff Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 Hi a4gom, I only use the angle grinder on SVA parts That's my local engineering company "Bodge and SVA It". Stuff staying for racing is first class. My depends on it Ta Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMustBeJoking Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 How does cutting a few mm off the end of your wheel nuts make them any more secure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofff Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 Hi YouMustBeJoking, Ask the scrutineer - they don't like it. It doesn't look nice aesthetically to my eyes. Just like the SVA man likes to see three threads showing on all suspension bolts. I'm just a (poor) mechanic when it comes down to it. Any engineers out there? Ta Geoff P.S. My biggest socket is 36mm and would not fit over the bearing cap. Any other ideas? I even tried to fit the cap to a spare ali hub on my workbench (to see more easily where I was going wrong) - not a chance just goes in at an angle! Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbow Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I removed the coating on the lip of my bearing caps as they would not go on straight. Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofff Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hi Danny, Yep. Did that last night. And applied grease to inside of hub. I think the next step maybe to sand the coating away on the inside of the hubs Any other ideas most welcome.......... Ta Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbow Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 you mention the hubs are black,have they been powder coated? If so then you will have to remove the coating from the inside edge as the cap is a tight fit without the coating so you have no chance of getting them on with a couple of mm less. Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofff Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hi Danny, Yep there is a coating. I don't think it's powder - plating or whatever they do to colour ali. It'll take up some space though so I'll be sanding away tonight. Trouble is - the spare one I tried on the bench has no coating - and I still had problems. Ta Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geofff Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hi, I have ordered some scrappy wheel nuts from Ike @ Escort Developments. Original metric Ford open variety are only 20mm long instead of the 25mm ones from Rally Design / WF etc..... So will not overhang stud, there black (or will be after clean up and paint) same as my wheels Ta Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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