wheel locating tool

[lezmtaylor]

I have found it difficult sometimes to refit and locate road wheels back on to the hub.
They are bl...y heavy and the older one gets they seem to weigh more.
Any way I made a tool to assist refitting them.
You need a length of M14 fine pitch 1.5mm studding (I got mine from a firm called'' boltmeup '' on ebay) .
Cut a piece about 6" long and then grind off and flatten about 5" of the thread (I got some shrink tubing and shrunk covered the ground off section).
All you do when refitting a wheel is to fit the threaded section into one of the wheel bolt holes push your wheel down the rod and twiddle the wheel to refit.
Refit bolts, remove stud tool and job done.
Don't ask for a pic as I still haven't mastered posting pics yet.
Hope this helps the infirm (That's me) and anyone else.
Lez

[pvr]

Interesting that is. On my 7 series, that piece of kit was standard in the tool box.

On the X, where the wheels are rather heavy, that part is missing from the tool box. I bought mine from a US company that makes them, was $10 I think.

Your DIY method obviously works as well

[x555]

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Don't ask for a pic as I still haven't mastered posting pics yet.Lez[/quote]

Sorry Lez we were going to sort this out at the meet weren't we fella ohh well there's always next time ehh!

[lezmtaylor]

[quote="lezmtaylor"]
I have found it difficult sometimes to refit  and locate road wheels back on to the hub.
They are bl...y heavy and the older one gets they seem to weigh more.
Any way I made a tool to assist refitting them.
You need a length of M14 fine pitch 1.5mm studding (I got mine from a firm called'' boltmeup '' on ebay)  .
Cut a piece about 6" long and then grind off and flatten about 5" of the thread (I got some shrink tubing and shrunk covered the ground off section).
All you do when refitting a wheel is to fit the threaded section into one of the wheel bolt holes push your wheel down the rod and twiddle the wheel to refit.
Refit bolts, remove stud tool and job done.
Don't ask for a pic as I still haven't mastered posting pics yet.
Hope this helps the infirm (That's me) and anyone else.
Lez
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[X5Sport]

Didn't that firm make the bits you and I now have as skeletal addons....... ) )

How is your 'scaffolding'?

Richard

[lezmtaylor]

Hi Richard,
Scaffolding is working fine apart from the screw problem, have seen the man and agreed that having it removed and refitted is too risky (as it took 10 hours to fit and god knows how long to do it all over again )
New prob with the rh shoulder replacement which was done about 4 years ago : 3months ago lifting a bag of shopping out of car and felt a twinge in shoulder, 1 hour later in dire straights, trip to A&E, they took xrays  etc and could not make it out, seems the joint had dislocated but no cup to refit it into !!
Urgent apt with consultant who says the cup has disintergrated (Arthritis), nowhere to put ball back into so the damned shoulder is just floatin around !!!(looks quite weird from the back view).
After a few hours the pain settles down as the muscles pull it back in to some sort of normality. So have to really watch what I do as it comes out so easily, still driving though.
The consensus from the surgeon is not good, he is contacting his associates, but does not hold out much hope.
Moving house shortly, so will not be much use and have got a garage full of new kitchen to fit as well as a 100 and 1 jobs I wanted to do.
Have bought some led rings to replace the ccfl rings in my lights and a few more mods I was hoping to do.

How are your spine probs progressing and any news on the job front ?

Lez

[Smeeagain]

[quote="lezmtaylor"]
I have found it difficult sometimes to refit  and locate road wheels back on to the hub.
They are bl...y heavy and the older one gets they seem to weigh more.
Any way I made a tool to assist refitting them.
You need a length of M14 fine pitch 1.5mm studding (I got mine from a firm called'' boltmeup '' on ebay)  .
Cut a piece about 6" long and then grind off and flatten about 5" of the thread (I got some shrink tubing and shrunk covered the ground off section).
All you do when refitting a wheel is to fit the threaded section into one of the wheel bolt holes push your wheel down the rod and twiddle the wheel to refit.
Refit bolts, remove stud tool and job done.
Don't ask for a pic as I still haven't mastered posting pics yet.

Excellent idea. I cant see how to search for a company on ebay and I tried searching ebay for M14 fine pitch 1.5mm studding but couldn't find it ? Can you post a link to the ad you bought it from or the item number?
Thanks
Smee
Hope this helps the infirm (That's me) and anyone else.
Lez
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[Smeeagain]

update - they are no longer a registered user
Smee

[pvr]

Who do you mean?

[Smeeagain]

Sorry my message above the one that says they are no longer a registered user got corrupted somehow.

I had been posting asking the original poster for the details of the ebay seller but if you have look my text got mixed up with his on the 'quote' element of the post. I then managed to locate the seller (or not) myself on ebay and found out they were no longer a registered user - apologies for the confusion!

If anyone can help me locate a seller of the correct size/pitch studding id be most grateful

Smee

[lezmtaylor]

Had a look on the web, try CW Fasteners, they appear to have stock. M14 1.5.
Lez

[Smeeagain]

would this work?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-MG-VW-Co ... 564221eeb4

Smee

[lezmtaylor]

Should work, but a bit short, for a couple of quid give it a go ( the one I made up is about 6inches long)

Lez

[Smeeagain]

Actually I found this ........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALLOY-WHEEL-F ... Model%3AX5

Smee

[Cockneyjanner]

Top advice there - thanks Smee, I've ordered one of those