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[fourbie]

Well I am pleased to announce that my 169 passed its MoT.
However there was an advisory - a rear bearing.
I knew it was noisy but wanted to wait till the MoT before taking action.

I changed it and then had an ABS failure warning.
Yes that's right I had bought a non ABS bearing because the listing did not make it clear even though it was "right" for my car.

So I fitted an ABS one and timed the job. From wheel up to wheel down it took me 30 minutes because I had done it before about a week earlier.

Something that speeded up the job was using 12cm M12x1.25 bolts to help me get the alloy wheel on.

This is the type of thing but beheaded bolts do it just as well.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/323439474725?hash=item4b4e7eb825:g:vPwAAOSwKytZNa3q

 

[DaveMcT]

The snag with studs on a hub designed for bolts is the studs can screw inwards and foul stuff behind. Even with Loctite on the threads I'd not trust them.

I have a set of spline socket head wheel bolts. They come with a special key but the spline is industry standard. They look good and I got 20 for £25. There is a fair tolerance - the bolts on my wife's 1.2 are the same length as those on my alloy wheels.

The hub centre nut is done to a high torque so you need a long breaker bar to remove. My 600mm cost about £20 and I'd not be without it.

My wheel bolts. They shiny zinc NOT chrome.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113225150593?epid=16023171056&hash=item1a5cbeb081:g:jWUAAOSw9elbhoNd

 

[fourbie]

The snag with studs on a hub designed for bolts is the studs can screw inwards and foul stuff behind. Even with Loctite on the threads I'd not trust them.
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I fear there may be a slight misunderstanding.

I had some 10cm allen bolts in M12x1.25 and I beheaded the head.

I screw them for a few turns and they are only temporary to help me shove the wheel on.

Then I remove them one by one and replace them with the wheel bolts.

And you are quite correct, on the rear there is a spring end for the brakes that overlong wheel bolts (which I will call incorrectly lugnuts) will foul. Alloy wheels sometimes need longer lugnuts as the wheels are thicker at the centre than steels.