JP Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Any I dea why this might of happened ?I am running MGF Wheels with standard wheels nuts and washers made to take the slack/inset into the MGF wheels..................My Journey into work ended with this this morning.. :(Had 3 wheels Studs snap on wheel !!!! yes wheel held on with 1 nut :oI'm a lucky lucky so and so as I was buzzing round the country lanes and 60 less than a minute before this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 NEVER run the big mgf wheels on stock studs, they barely hold the normal wheel on! you need to get some studs off a rover or ford then use the the proper mg rover nuts. were the studs you had cheapy new ones by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Studs were orig ones !So do the rover/ford studs fit the hubs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 yes they do, most rovers and fords, the scrappy is a good place to get nuts and studs, , the way you have yours set up is HIGHLY dangerous, i really dont want to see a third forum user in hospital! only use the bigger studs and PROPER rover alloy wheel nuts, there is a thread about what studs fit!dude you could have killed yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 I am def counting my lucky starsDo you know if MGF Studs are any good ? as there are a few dowm my local scrappy... I presume front and rear need to be changed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I reckon you used up a big wodge of luck vouchers! mgf are the same studs as on most if not all modern rovers, the mgf wheel nuts should be available too if there are cars in the scrappie grab 16 of those and maybe a few spares! you need to change ALL the studs, you can buy new studs off ebay too, i did, about £20, ford escort mk2 rally ones, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Not disputing what Josh has said (in any, shape or form).Just to add, once the first stud has sheared, this places an uneven and excessive load on the other studs; thus the multiple failures.Once the first stud has gone the other (already weakened) studs are DOOMED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 ps. you will probably need to either remove the rear hubs or drill a hole in the back plate to get the bigger studs in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreGT6 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Hmm I'm about to swap 1/2 shafts.The DPO did a really bad job installing TR6 studs. So I got some new shafts for less then the cost of flanges.Do I keep the smaller studs or attempt to change out the small studs for TR6 long studs?A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AndreGT6 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 8 TR6 rear studs ordered.JP, I hope you did not harm the rims.Going to get some Alloy front hubs?A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 With the stronger wheel studs, I presume they're 7/16" UNF, can you get wheel nuts which allow you to fit the original MkIV/1500 steel wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreGT6 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Yep, they are 7/16"I managed to find some for my minilite reps.http://www.justdrive.ca/gt6/06/0128/index.htmlA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Unfortunately the Spit ones are unique I think as they have to hold the hub cap as well. Has anyone figured this out? I'd like to have the option of fitting alloys or original steels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Or put another way: can you get stronger 3/8" wheel studs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreGT6 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 My wheel caps from 2001.http://www.justdrive.ca/gt6/01/07-26/slides/DSCN1294.JPGA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Is that with standard studs & nuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreGT6 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 No those are 7/16" studs and nuts.The PO had done that, sometime in the car's past.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 So it can be done. I guess those are TR6 nuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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