Stripped wheel bolt thread in the hub..oops

[sascha 17]

Didnt know where to post this..i figured its close enough to wheels?

Ok so, to start the kind of embarassing story...

Just before christmas i was putting my 17s back on my e30, so i had it all jacked up, swapped the left front wheel, tightened it up sort of (with the intention of fully tightening it up when i had it on the ground, as you do) and decided i deserved a quick drink (of water ofcourse! ) .

Anyway i got back from my drink, and went for a drive, but i forgot to tighten those bolts! long story short my front left wheel fell off, luckily not one of the brand new sportmax's, just a old 17".

Damage - scratches on the inside of the wheel where the disc rotor landed on it

- front left guard is stuffed because it landed on the top of the tyre with the weight of the car

- and the worst one is that the thread in the holes where the wheel bolts go is wrecked so i cant fully bolt a front left wheel on!

If anyone knows what the best thing to do is please help! the cars been off the road for over a month now and ive been stuck driving my girlfriends 1.5 auto lancer .. its driving me nuts!

I had a chat to ray from hellbm and he said maybe a new thread can be drilled or something so i dont need to replace my hub? if anyone knows about this help would be appreciated

Cheers!

[dubman 39]

OUCH........

[e30ftw 396]

Wooah.. I would look at finding another 51mm front strut?

Way easier to just replace the whole thing, then trying to fix your one, because I bet there would be more damage than just a stripped thread on a bolt hole, from having the front rotor/hub hitting the road.

That would have been interesting Lol.

Edited January 21, 2010 by e30ftw

[kingkarl 136]

That's one of those once in a lifetime mistakes... I've had a couple of those... Never again will I try riding a quad along a step slippery hill haha.

Maybe it's a good idea to get it checked by a professional so they can diagnose exactly what needs to be fixed/replaced.

[sascha 17]

Yeah well luckily i wasnt going 80kph like about 30secs before it happened, i was only doing under 5kph on my gravel driveway, so it just kind of skidded to a stop. the rotor got saved by the wheel which was lucky, but yeah im gunna take it down to ray next week hopefully - i just want it back on the road!

haha yeah was "interesting" ..tell ya what i wasnt too happy with myself at the time!

[zenetti 0]

How badly damaged is the thread? You may be able to retap it with the correct tools. We have done a few here successfully from when people managed to cross thread th ebolts.

[*Glenn* 854]

You need a new wheel bearing...comes complete with flange/hub... don't attempt to fix t on a 4 stud wheel

[sascha 17]

How badly damaged is the thread? You may be able to retap it with the correct tools. We have done a few here successfully from when people managed to cross thread th ebolts.

Awesome i was hoping something like that might be possible.. i can get 3 of the 4 bolts in, but not smoothly. where are you and maybe i could come and bring it in for you to have a look?

[sascha 17]

You need a new wheel bearing...comes complete with flange/hub... don't attempt to fix t on a 4 stud wheel

Why not try fix it? is it unsafe?

And ok so what part would i ask for if i went to someone who is parting out an e30? just ask for the hub?

Cheers for your help everyone!

[*Glenn* 854]

Why not try fix it? is it unsafe?

And ok so what part would i ask for if i went to someone who is parting out an e30? just ask for the hub?

Cheers for your help everyone!

You just need to ask for a wheel bearing...it comes complete... I cant tell you on here whether its repairable or not... safety comes first...fit a new one.

[SIR E30 68]

Just chuck a new hub/wheel bearing on.. thats the easiest option.

[*Glenn* 854]

Just chuck a new hub/wheel bearing on.. thats the easiest option.

Didn't I just say that ??

[Nobimmer 694]

Whatever you do don't try an Easy out. They are useless unless you buy a decent one and have the right gear to pull it out. I found out the hard way.

As said, get a whole new assembly. Ray will have one/.

[SIR E30 68]

Didn't I just say that ??

Yes you did Uncle Glenn, but I was just reinforcing the point to assure our friend here that it was the best option.

Cheers

Jason

[sascha 17]

Car is back on the road, cheers to ray