Hub Nut Spinning
Discussion
This is not a happy post....
I pressed my new bearings in today, which went very smoothly, and as I had a few hours before I was going out this evening I thought I may as well fit everything quickly.
Passenger side went fine.
Drivers side, while doing the hub nut up through the spare wheel, I felt the resistance drop off. I can now neither undo, nor tighten the nut. Not pleased at all.
Is there anything it can be apart from a stripped nut/shaft thread? I ask to save the car from rageful angle grinder and chisel hell which may descend upon it as for the first time since I've owned it I feel like giving it a righteous kicking...!
I pressed my new bearings in today, which went very smoothly, and as I had a few hours before I was going out this evening I thought I may as well fit everything quickly.
Passenger side went fine.
Drivers side, while doing the hub nut up through the spare wheel, I felt the resistance drop off. I can now neither undo, nor tighten the nut. Not pleased at all.
Is there anything it can be apart from a stripped nut/shaft thread? I ask to save the car from rageful angle grinder and chisel hell which may descend upon it as for the first time since I've owned it I feel like giving it a righteous kicking...!
Hi guys, thanks for the feedback - I've calmed myself a little now and realised that there are far more imporatant things in the world than a stripped thread! And having it fail at speed would probably have been a lot worse.
To tighten the nut, I just use a breaker bar. I'm a bit of a weed, so a little extra leverage seemed like a good idea, but I'm rather surprised I've managed to strip such a large thread. On the drivers side, the shaft thread is a normal right-handed one.
Thanks for the tip of trying to make the threads bite with a bit of pressure on the nut; I should have thought of that myself as something to try first.
I bought the bearing kit from TVR Parts, and they came with new nuts, so I used them. I don't want to blame the bits though until I've got it apart and found out what failed. The bearings themselves are SKF, so a good brand. I don't think the nuts are marked, but one would hope they are of decent quality too. I'll update this when I find out more though.
To tighten the nut, I just use a breaker bar. I'm a bit of a weed, so a little extra leverage seemed like a good idea, but I'm rather surprised I've managed to strip such a large thread. On the drivers side, the shaft thread is a normal right-handed one.
Thanks for the tip of trying to make the threads bite with a bit of pressure on the nut; I should have thought of that myself as something to try first.
I bought the bearing kit from TVR Parts, and they came with new nuts, so I used them. I don't want to blame the bits though until I've got it apart and found out what failed. The bearings themselves are SKF, so a good brand. I don't think the nuts are marked, but one would hope they are of decent quality too. I'll update this when I find out more though.
Thought I should update this quickly, now I've cut the nut off.
It was the shaft thread that failed, so no dodgy bits sent from TVR Parts - their good name remains intact!
And Philpot has been a gent and sent me a new stub axle, so it should be back on the road soon and I will be more careful tightening nuts up in future!
It was the shaft thread that failed, so no dodgy bits sent from TVR Parts - their good name remains intact!
And Philpot has been a gent and sent me a new stub axle, so it should be back on the road soon and I will be more careful tightening nuts up in future!
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