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bigrichsri

bigrichsri

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Always remember to use threadlock on your wheel spacers!!!:)

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Oh dear. Perhaps it is just a coincadence, but the only times I have see recently with wheels falling off, it is on a Disco, and with those types of wheels...is there an issue do you think?
 
rustyrhinos said:
Oh dear. Perhaps it is just a coincadence, but the only times I have see recently with wheels falling off, it is on a Disco, and with those types of wheels...is there an issue do you think?
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No, it's just that I didn't threadlock the spacers on, I knew it was loose but didn't have my jack with me to take the wheel off to tighten the spacer nuts. Was only 200yards away from my dads, where I'd planned to tighten it.
 
My brothers had spacers on his fender since it was new with no issues are you sure you did them up tight enough, only ask cos that wheel in on the near side and if there not done up properly they will come undun cos of the inertia in the wheel nut
 
Beast o Bodmin said:
why the hell do people fit spacers i will never know...
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People fit spacers to stop the wider wheels rubbing on the radius arms.

oldskool said:
My brothers had spacers on his fender since it was new with no issues are you sure you did them up tight enough, only ask cos that wheel in on the near side and if there not done up properly they will come undun cos of the inertia in the wheel nut
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Yes, they were all torqued up the same, with the impact gun on full torque (1000Nm). I agree that it is the side more likely to undo due to inertia. I have now tightened them up even more, with a bar. Will threadlock them on when I have replaced the disc.
 
I know the feeling well. my wheel sped off up the road and jumped a red light :eek:
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It makes ****e of your brake disks too

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I no longer use wheel spacers :)
 
bigrichsri said:
People fit spacers to stop the wider wheels rubbing on the radius arms.



Yes, they were all torqued up the same, with the impact gun on full torque (1000Nm). I agree that it is the side more likely to undo due to inertia. I have now tightened them up even more, with a bar. Will threadlock them on when I have replaced the disc.
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If you TORQUED them up with an air gun firstly they wouldn't all be done up to the same torque (air guns arn't that acurate or reliable) secondly i dont think your studs or nuts would take 1000nm of torque without snapping, you would need a fooking long bar to get over 1000nm unless you used a torque multiplier.
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
Alloy nuts on steels? :rolleyes: the wurds uckin' and fidiot spring to mind :eek:.
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they also wouldnt hold the wheel properly, which could cause it to vibrate or shift on the axle/spacer and cause it to come loose
its your own fault

why dont people buy offsett wheels? they are the same price or less than spacers
 
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