wheel bolt

[rodney 0]

hello

 

taken wheels off for first time to give a good clean. quite alarmed by how little thread is being used - compared to other cars i have owned. i have spoken to a couple of bods one of whom says you only need five turns when tightening (which i am def getting). the wheels are aftermarket 16 inch.

 

if anyone can put my mind at ease before i do a 450 mile drive in a few days i would appreciate it. :)

 

cheers

 

rodney

[PhatVR6 0]

You need a bare monimum of 3 threads. there should be at least 5 or 6 in the hub, so use them. buy some longer bolts.

[dr_mat 0]

Couldn't tell you exactly how many turns there are on the standard wheel/bolt/hub set-up but I can tell you that subjectively it seems to be a lot more than just 5!!

[PhatVR6 0]

5 threads....not 5 turns......

[rodney 0]

cheers lads

 

yeah im getting 5 threads in at least, thanks for the quick replies.

[Henny 0]

thread on a VW wheel bolt is around 1.1mm per turn... 8)

 

(don't ask why I know that, it came up in conversation with a supplier a couple of weeks ago... ;) )

[PhatVR6 0]

well, I'm afraid that's bullshit.

 

the thread pitch is 1.25mm IIRC? so that means the threads are spaced 1.25mm apart and for one turn, it'll move 1.25mm

[dr_mat 0]

Which is "around 1.1mm".

Depending on how "around" is around.