I mistakenly installed the wrong wheel locks on my car. The locks I got are 12 x 1.5 I presumed that my wheel bolts are the same. But it turns out that my bolts are 12 x 1.25. Not knowing my error, I forced the bolts in and 3 are installed but I know now that if I do have to removed them, the bolt threads of the three will be stripped and have to be replaced. The other remaining wheel, my front left, has a loose wheel lock (stripped thread on the nut and probably the bolt as well) and won’t come off. One of the other bolts is stripped as well. Can I safely use this for a week, until I got it fixed this weekend? I don’t drive too fast naman and I travel about 10 kilometers a day.
How much of a repair bill am I facing? Where can I have this done? Will this take time to do? Do I have to recamber my wheels after the repair?
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August 2nd, 2004 02:06 PM #1
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August 2nd, 2004 02:12 PM #2Hmm, i think any good machine shop and retread it to the correct specs...
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August 2nd, 2004 02:50 PM #3ouch! parang nakakatakot na gamitin yan. pero kung ako ikaw, paayos mo na kagad. mahirap na.
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August 2nd, 2004 02:58 PM #4kung mahigpit naman ang nuts baka puede pa yan ng isang linggo kaya lang alalay lang talaga. anf takot ko lang baka bumigay habang nag mamaneho ka
every morning tignan mo yung gulong at i-inspect mo yung nuts kung mahigpit pa
nangyari na yan sa akin, i.e. ng loose thread ang bolt. i had to replace it with a new stud. madali lang naman at readily available ata ito.
ingat pare:D
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August 2nd, 2004 03:35 PM #6replace your stud bolts asap. the last time i had stud bolts for my patrol replaced they cost me P150 per bolt.
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August 2nd, 2004 03:35 PM #7madali lang yan....depending on the car. Sa honda you need to have it machine pressed. Yung sa mga trucks, its a simple 30 minute procedure (stud bolt replacement)
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August 2nd, 2004 04:07 PM #8hmm..naranasan ko na matanggalan ng bolt yung starex..dalawa na lang yung natira out of 5 or 6 bolts (gosh, d ko na maalala..deym)..
pinalitan lang ng stud..
nakalimutan ko na yung price ng stud..
labor cost..zero..tito ko lang nagpalit..
d naman mahirap..sandali lang nya ginawa.
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August 2nd, 2004 07:44 PM #9veteran na ko diyan sa bwiset na wheel stud na yan..hehehe oem stud cost 120 per piece for my mazda familia..pag palit cost 50 petot sa shop along kamias near kalayaan..imo, repair it asap as what the other guys said..delikado yan...contact mo kasi yan sa kalye e..
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August 2nd, 2004 10:27 PM #12yeah, I'm going to have this done ASAP. tomorrow is coding day so I'll have it done wednesday. I just park it lang naman close to home and just take the MRT to and from work (easier eh). So it's not like I'm driving from makati to QC.
I had it checked at a gas station this morning and I had them put in the last remaining nut in front, even though it will strip the nut or the stub. I just want that nut to hold until I get it fixed. So my front left if being held by 3 nuts and the other tires are held by 3 nuts and the wheel locks that have been forced in. i checked the bolts on all 3 other wheel and they are solid.
thanks for the help guys. By the way, I plan to have it done at this shop called Sprinter near morato. Ok ba 'to? My bro swears by them, they do good work daw. Any opinions on this shop?
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