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 Palace Passion  Bromley, South London 21 Dec 17 4.18pm |
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I know nothing about cars/vans and recently I notice one of my wheels hub caps was missing on my van. That was about a week ago. I looked down at it today and it could be nothing but it seems like something is different about it. Is there supposed to be something on the middle nut does anyone know? I know I probably sound stupid but it was worth checking. I don't want the wheel coming off when I'm on the motorway. I was going to ask on a Brighton forum as they usually know quite a lot about nuts apparently.... Edited by Palace Passion (21 Dec 2017 4.23pm)
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Attachment: | kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 21 Dec 17 5.44pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Passion
I know nothing about cars/vans and recently I notice one of my wheels hub caps was missing on my van. That was about a week ago. I looked down at it today and it could be nothing but it seems like something is different about it. Is there supposed to be something on the middle nut does anyone know? I know I probably sound stupid but it was worth checking. I don't want the wheel coming off when I'm on the motorway. I was going to ask on a Brighton forum as they usually know quite a lot about nuts apparently.... Edited by Palace Passion (21 Dec 2017 4.23pm) I'm not great with cars meself , however if its pretty easy to flip another wheel hub off just do that to compare.
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cryrst  The garden of England 21 Dec 17 6.09pm |
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I think that middle nut holds on the brake cylinder.
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| johnny the eagle wivenhoe 21 Dec 17 7.18pm |
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Your photo shows a castellated nut which holds the hub, to which the wheel fits on. Normally there is a dust/ protective cover over it to protect it from damage or grit and crap getting in the thread which the castellated nut fits on. The hub holds the wheel on with 4 nuts, undo those, wheel comes off. Just a note most castellated nuts have a split pin in em to stop said nut working loose and coming off. Hope that helps.
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| johnny the eagle wivenhoe 21 Dec 17 7.20pm |
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In your case, in photo, you have 5 wheel nuts not 4.
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 21 Dec 17 7.47pm |
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looks like you've got a missing hub cap there mate
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chateauferret  21 Dec 17 8.12pm |
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In my experience getting a wheel off a car is next to impossible and requires all sorts of tools, the strength of an ox, the planets to be in the right alignment and a good dose of porcine aviation. Alternatively I find a phone call to the AA usually does the trick. So it doesn't seem likely to me that a wheel could come off by accident.
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Pussay Patrol  22 Dec 17 12.25am |
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Have you checked the flux capacitor?
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| YT Oxford 22 Dec 17 12.41am |
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Originally posted by Pussay Patrol
Have you checked the flux capacitor? Ask Mike. He knows a lot of Mechanics.
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