alloys

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

got rid of the rust from the rear drums today ,will stick the alloys on tonight after the hammerite thingy dries

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

very bling

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

was trying to put the first alloy on the driver front side ,snapped one of the bolts ,(never work in dark if you have unlimitied almighty power) what going to happen now. i know i can still drive even only with 3 bolts on . but how is the bit going to come out ?????

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

a drill and a stud extractor (EZout), if theres not enough left sticking out for you to grab hold of with mole grips.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

drill and stud extractor are not gonna work.

Take the disc off and use grips on them or if you can hacksaw a flat in it and unscrew it.

i assume they were renault silver bolts with the built on conical washer?

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

they are conical renault ones yes.the bolt head i have in hand has 3 threads left on it the rest is left inside .
i hope taking the disc is an easy job now .damm

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

ive drilled a few wheels bolts out....whats the problem?

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Taking the disk off is pretty easy, will probably have to remove the caliper to get it right off, but thats only 2 bolts and another 2 holding the disc on.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i see that but do i have to be messing with the brake line at all ??? thats what scares me most .

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

no just unbolt the caliper and tie it to the suspension spring out of the way...so you dont have to dissconnect the brake line at all.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

you mean the 2 big torx screws around the wheel bolt holes.? i rushed out to see whats happening this morning ,the bit left inside the hole is deep .no grip at all ,i think the caliper is coming out .

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

JB they weren't renault bolts then. the old wheel bolts I have even been able to drill or get drilled have been locking wheel nuts. The renault ones are super tough, thats why they snap.

Schakal get the disc and the caliper off then see what you can do.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

cancelled the operation now , i fucked my neck ,probably pulled a muscle or something,its really painfull . i wont be able to do the job at the moment .but nothing can keep me away from seeing my new alloys on the car today.
i took it to a scrap yard garage ,that was well funny ,he said i cross threaded them and he suggests that the whole front section inc. the hub and drive shaft has to be replaced just because of one fucking bolt ,he has got a ph1 r19 in the yard and he wants to use that front section and hub on my car ,he says he will charge me about 50-60 depends on the work .i said i will have to go to the town before i drop the car in for the job. i takes off leaving him messing with the old renault 19 ph1 s drive shaft and all . so all the parts will be ready for my return . i think this is a good punishment for him .

took it to another proper garage this time ,the guy says most citroen and renaults have similar incidents ,he will drill it and tap it out then put a new thread in if its crossthreaded and new bolt of course .that will cost me 25 quid inc vat .
anyway i cant be arsed to do the job even i had to pay a 100 for it to be done ,i am in real pain now.
how likely am i to crossthread it ????

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

cross thread a wheel bolt? Dunno I suppose if your a robot with a few hundred ftlb or torque going through your wrist then yeah you may be able to force it in hard enough for it to crossthread.

Its not cross threaded, the bolt has just broke, normally snap when you undo themn but I have done a few tightening them up.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

he was deffo bullshitting anyway
whats this crap about changing the whole front section i will never know

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

thinkin about it, its only been the locking ones that have snapped....they not renault then? i thought they were OE...

anyway....anything can be drilled....just need the right drill bit.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

as far as i know the guy in the garage managed drill it out and put new thread in ,i dont kow how but thats what i have been told
cost me 20 quid inc vat and the new nut . i am well happy,i managed to sell 2 of my old fiesta wheels today for 25 quid ,bargain. so i finished the day with a fiver profit plus a ferked neck .not too bad
still could not get the alloys on abd dont have the time tomorrow either ,not happy

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

okey guys imagine,

take a turkish man ,give him a set of 15 inch renault clio alloys ,make him struggle for a few days to put his new alloys on his r19 ,like thats not enough give him a few bloody shifts at work to work 10 till 5 pm for the next few days so that he gets even more angry . and guess what happens ???

yeah i skived today at work gone to the car park and swapped my old 13 inch wheels with the new alloys in 25 mins and went back to the office like nothing has happened ,hehehe.
they are on now
pictures will follow

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

thats nothing. I regularly disappear from what im doing at work for an hour or more, to go and sit and listen to some music, read a magazine etc. There's a million and one little hidey holes at my workplace which are good for that sort of thing. Plus noone really knows what anyone else is meant to be doing.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

there they are at last

Site Subscriber Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 1575

they look smart mate