WARNING Paddocks nuts for U bolt

A word of warning:

One nut provided by paddocks for the U Bolts, PrtNos 543108 and 569028, just sheared off when I tried doing them up to the required 80Nm... I think it went at about 70Nm. The other one I left at 70. Dont want to try it, will wait for proper nuts to be delivered (I'll go genuine here methinks...)

Just to let you know


Piccies follow, dont have my camera at hand at the moment

Wwll Ive been waiting 4 days now for some parts , only to find out they havent even sent them yet but gave me a tracking number .....

I got fed up with them years ago; waiting for them to contact me or just sending the wrong stuff/not fit for purpose stuff, or not sending it at all.
So I use MM4x4 who seem a whole lot better in my experience.
I was in Derbyshire last October so actully visited Paddocks to buy over the counter some locking nuts for my new wheels. They took ove 3 months to arrive as they didn;t have them in stock. No phone call, email, nothing!
They had their chance, I'll go without, rather than give that bunch my hard-earned ever again!

philvy said:

A word of warning:

One nut provided by paddocks for the U Bolts, PrtNos 543108 and 569028, just sheared off when I tried doing them up to the required 80Nm... I think it went at about 70Nm. The other one I left at 70. Dont want to try it, will wait for proper nuts to be delivered (I'll go genuine here methinks...)

Just to let you know


Piccies follow, dont have my camera at hand at the moment

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So was it the nut that broke or the u-bolt?

crashbox said:

So was it the nut that broke or the u-bolt?

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The Nut. The round U bolt was ok. The square one too short, though I have to check again my axle No...

I didnt try to tighten the u bolt to the required 80Nm though! Now, as you mention it, I propably wont and will replace it with a -G one :doh: