[T3] Wheel issues

[James Lingenfelter]

   I've got it working now with the studs and lug nuts/washers. All  
the VW bolts I've seen have either a conical or ball type seat on  
them, which just wouldn't work on these wheels. I've had a brake drum  
stripped out in the past by a tire shop that got over-zealous with  
the impact wrench. In fact, now I prefer to just take the wheels in,  
have them mount the tires, and put the wheels on myself; they impact  
those things on so hard now I can hardly get them off by hand.

On May 21, 2011, at 10:48 PM, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 21 May 2011 at 15:36, James Lingenfelter wrote:
>
>>  I was told I could  NOT use the lug bolts from the original steels
>> wheels, and that I  needed to convert to studs and nuts with washers,
>> which I have done.
>
> There's absolutely nothing wrong with the lug bolt concept, it's just
> that you must have exactly the right length of bolt, at least on drum
> brake wheels.
>
> If the bolt is too short it will not have full thread engagement and
> it will tear out. I've seen this happen
>
> If the bolt is too long it will stick inside the drum and tear up
> your brake parts.
>
> Finding the right length can be difficult, but bolts that are too
> long can be shortened. Don't be tempted to use bolts that don't fully
> engage the threads in the hub.
>
>
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