andyj
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IIRC the Ibiza Cupra R hoses I bought direct from Goodrich direct were about 485mm in length.....
107cm is MASSIVE.....
107cm is MASSIVE.....
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No idea how you tighten up a bolt with no way to stop it turning
Got a g clamp or a big pair of water pump type pliers?
If you clamp the ball joint at an angle as tight as you can into its socket this will usually stop it spinning.
Thanks chaps I'll give that a go once I've sorted the bearing washer. Don't want to put too much stress on the bearing until I get a new washer. But will try that once I've sorted the hubnut
How tight do the hub nuts need to be?
Just wondering how tight I need to do these hubnuts up?
Just noticed the passenger side washer is in bits as well so need to replace that one too ( good job I bought a pair ) but I'm worried I'm tightening them up too much
Could just be that they're old and brittle I guess.
Pete
Just wondering how tight I need to do these hubnuts up?
Just noticed the passenger side washer is in bits as well so need to replace that one too ( good job I bought a pair ) but I'm worried I'm tightening them up too much
Could just be that they're old and brittle I guess.
Pete
I'll put it down to old washers then and make sure I don't hold back
I'm using a long breaker bar to do them up and I can't get the drivers side one any tighter now.
I'm using a long breaker bar to do them up and I can't get the drivers side one any tighter now.
andyj
There's no F in Quality..
how are you stopping the driveshaft from rotating when tightening the hub nut ??
easiest way is to do the hub nut as tight as possible with the car jacked up and the wheel off, and then to fit the wheel (without the centre cap in) and then lower the car onto the ground, you should then be able to tighten then up real tight
easiest way is to do the hub nut as tight as possible with the car jacked up and the wheel off, and then to fit the wheel (without the centre cap in) and then lower the car onto the ground, you should then be able to tighten then up real tight
how are you stopping the driveshaft from rotating when tightening the hub nut ??
easiest way is to do the hub nut as tight as possible with the car jacked up and the wheel off, and then to fit the wheel (without the centre cap in) and then lower the car onto the ground, you should then be able to tighten then up real tight
Yup that's exactly what I'm doing.
are you talking about the bolts that hold the wheels on or the lower strut brace? as least thats what im guessing you are talking about.
if its the wheel bolts dont do them up too tight, a long bar "as hard as i can" sounds ott to me.
one day you will be out in the rain trying to get them off!
for the lower strut brace then id say a long bar with generous effort but not full effort would be about right.
if its the wheel bolts dont do them up too tight, a long bar "as hard as i can" sounds ott to me.
one day you will be out in the rain trying to get them off!
for the lower strut brace then id say a long bar with generous effort but not full effort would be about right.
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andyj
There's no F in Quality..
he's referring to the 30mm hub nut in the centre of the brake discs, the on e that holds the drive shaft into the hub
Pete, just checking you weren't trying to do it with the car jacked up..... nigh on impossible !!!
Pete, just checking you weren't trying to do it with the car jacked up..... nigh on impossible !!!
As Andy says it's the big fat 30mm hub nut that keeps the wheel hub on the car. I'm not keen on seeing the wheel, and brake discs travelling in the next lane to me
Andy, yeah there's no way you could tighten it up enough up in the air, I found that out when I removed the hubs and felt a bit thick when m0rk pointed out that without the wheels on and it on the ground I stood no chance of getting that nut undone
Andy, yeah there's no way you could tighten it up enough up in the air, I found that out when I removed the hubs and felt a bit thick when m0rk pointed out that without the wheels on and it on the ground I stood no chance of getting that nut undone
just make sure when you do it up tight, you use a lever that is square to the hub nut, or you'll end up slipping & it will round
if you can use a socket with no bevels it will make it all the better
if you can use a socket with no bevels it will make it all the better
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