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GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => GENERAL => Topic started by: i30manUK on July 02, 2008, 21:57:40

Title: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: i30manUK on July 02, 2008, 21:57:40: I know this is pretty basic stuff, but don't forget to have the wheels off your new car when you get a chance. They never grease the studs at the factory, so if you don't do it yourself and you get a puncture next year you may struggle to remove the wheel.

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g78/chubbylover88/wheel-studs.jpg)

Took mine off this evening and the studs were as dry as a bone. I also put a fine film of grease on the hub that's starting to rust already and a bit of grease on the hub screws to stop the slots from rusting away.

Didn't have time to clean and wax the wheels - that'll have to wait.
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: Dazzler on July 03, 2008, 09:57:56: Thanks M8..

Sounds like good advice!
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: Lakes on July 07, 2008, 10:55:58: thanx m8, good tip i was thinking about rotating my wheels as have 6,000k up so should be about time, on everything else i put anti seize or hi temp copper anti seize , as it's a good idea also help not get false tension when tightening nuts up. not to mention cuts down on thread wear.
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: MikkiDuda on July 07, 2008, 12:49:57: Hello. Is that the picture of the i30 hub? Thank you very much.
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: Dazzler on July 07, 2008, 13:08:41: Hi M-D

Welcome to the club... are you considering buying an i30 or are you just interested in different cars...
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: MikkiDuda on July 07, 2008, 14:01:41: ;) ... I was asking because the topic was mentioned on the local Hyundai forum and somebody said it does not look like a i30 hub. Best regards to you all
MD
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: Dazzler on July 07, 2008, 14:10:17: Sorry M-D...

I only saw the description of your 2nd car... (overlooked the i30 reference)
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: i30manUK on July 07, 2008, 14:14:11: Quote from: "MikkiDuda"
Hello. Is that the picture of the i30 hub? Thank you very much.
Yes - it's my i30 hub. Are there different hubs for different models, maybe?
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: MikkiDuda on July 07, 2008, 14:16:54: Thanks a lot. And that in the upper right corner is a part of the brake disk surface? Somebody said is not a disk but a drum (I hope I said it right). :oops: ...
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: eye30 on July 07, 2008, 20:27:25: No mines the same.
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: Dazzler on July 07, 2008, 23:39:04: MikkiDuda,

Will you just bring the i30 to Aus? would that cost much..
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: MikkiDuda on July 08, 2008, 08:06:40: No. I think I will sell it here to have money for a new start. On the other hand a buy-buck system that would allow me to take it to the dealer here in Romania and pay a difference to a new one in Australia would be so great... But for the moment I do not know for such a system to exist...

Best regards. Nice meeting you all.
Title: Re: Dry Wheel Studs...
Post by: Dazzler on July 08, 2008, 09:12:54: Good luck with the immigration...We have an i30 and live in Australia already (well a lot of us anyway...) so we're a bit lucky