Your weird wheel bolts!

[magneto]

I have just fitted a pair of 850 rear hubs to my trailer - mainly to use some 240 Virgo's I had, and the old wheels needed a new tyre/brgs one side. What I didn't realise was that your beloved 850's have wheel bolts with a virtually unique thread pitch!!! No wonder when I searched the forum for spec so many of you have experienced snapped locking wheel bolts - someone has presumably 'airgunned' the wrong lockers on. Wouldn't it be a good idea to make this peculiarity into a sticky?
Btw, if you want to do the same to your trailer/caravan, no extra spare required being one benefit, it is a bit of a palava. Access to a lathe/press would make it very straightforward.
Magneto

[ovlov25]

Originally Posted by magneto

I have just fitted a pair of 850 rear hubs to my trailer - mainly to use some 240 Virgo's I had, and the old wheels needed a new tyre/brgs one side. What I didn't realise was that your beloved 850's have wheel bolts with a virtually unique thread pitch!!! No wonder when I searched the forum for spec so many of you have experienced snapped locking wheel bolts - someone has presumably 'airgunned' the wrong lockers on. Wouldn't it be a good idea to make this peculiarity into a sticky?
Btw, if you want to do the same to your trailer/caravan, no extra spare required being one benefit, it is a bit of a palava. Access to a lathe/press would make it very straightforward.
Magneto

Hi

M12x1.75 on volvo, most standard stuff is M12x1.5 or M14x1.5. Airgunning the wrong lockers on would strip the thread and fubar the hub.

I have 20pcs 12x1.75 slimline spline drive tuner bolts kicking about if you need some, they're not OE but would do the trick for ya.

Pm if interested