wheel nut size? (and tyre choice)
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:22 pm
Hi all,
i have a 95 ex-Japan Mini, which unfortunately just picked up a puncture, first one since we got the car. It is fitted with minilites, and 145/70 R12 Yokohamas on the front, can't remember the rear tyre make, but they're a recognised brand which i got the seller to fit before purchase.
I noticed the puncture outside the house and went to change the tyre...(it was a scissor jack supplied with the car, ideally it should be the stand-type jack but thats another matter, and a 4 way wheel brace)
So i tried the wheel brace, fitted with a 17mm, 19mm, 21mm & i think 23mm. The 17 didnt fit, and the 19 felt like it was going to ring the nut on the wheel. As it happened, my neighbour was on the road and we got talking. He could see what was going on, and said he'd have a root in his shed. In the meantime i had tried the wheelbrace from my old Merc (no dice). My neighbour had another old-stlye wheel brace and this seemed to do the trick, although again it wasn't a perfect fit. Anyways, i got the offending flat off, and the spare on.
I had a look at the flat and noticed cracks in the tyre, apart from the dirty big screw which caused the puncture in the first place. So i'm thinking i'll get a pair of new tyres for the front, and thought i'd see if you guys would recommend a supplier such as camskills or eiretyres.
Has anyone had similar issues with wheel nuts? (is this more prevalent among ex-Japan cars?)
cheers
i have a 95 ex-Japan Mini, which unfortunately just picked up a puncture, first one since we got the car. It is fitted with minilites, and 145/70 R12 Yokohamas on the front, can't remember the rear tyre make, but they're a recognised brand which i got the seller to fit before purchase.
I noticed the puncture outside the house and went to change the tyre...(it was a scissor jack supplied with the car, ideally it should be the stand-type jack but thats another matter, and a 4 way wheel brace)
So i tried the wheel brace, fitted with a 17mm, 19mm, 21mm & i think 23mm. The 17 didnt fit, and the 19 felt like it was going to ring the nut on the wheel. As it happened, my neighbour was on the road and we got talking. He could see what was going on, and said he'd have a root in his shed. In the meantime i had tried the wheelbrace from my old Merc (no dice). My neighbour had another old-stlye wheel brace and this seemed to do the trick, although again it wasn't a perfect fit. Anyways, i got the offending flat off, and the spare on.
I had a look at the flat and noticed cracks in the tyre, apart from the dirty big screw which caused the puncture in the first place. So i'm thinking i'll get a pair of new tyres for the front, and thought i'd see if you guys would recommend a supplier such as camskills or eiretyres.
Has anyone had similar issues with wheel nuts? (is this more prevalent among ex-Japan cars?)
cheers