HOW TO FIT A WHEEL STUD & NUT CONVERSION KIT
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
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This kit was supplied by RacingLine to me to fit for an article in VW Driver magazine for which I'd have been paid approx £200 (by the magazine). Unfortunately the magazine went out of business before the story got published. However even though I won't gain from making this video financially I decided to go ahead and make it to share with you what a good product this is.
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This is brilliant, ordering a kit for my MK4 Polo GTI as we speak!
I assume great for track work when swapping rims over constantly- great advice on modification as I really struggled to get wheel off when my RS265 had a flat front due to chunks of concrete dropped on the road by a construction truck - temporary spare also was only suitable for rear use as doesn’t clear front Brembo calipers so had to place rear rim on front then temporary spare on rear - total pain
where can i get loctite 2422 from?
Do the standard plastic VW bolt covers still fit over the new nuts or do they have to be discarded?
Good question. The new nuts are 19mm so the caps don't fit and they look a little less tidy as a result
I was worried my Ed35 looked crispy underneath @4:52. This video puts things into perspective haha.
They are prone to cosmetic corrosion of the suspension components. That's why I always treat my cars with ACF-50 as per my Up! GTI video ua-cam.com/video/JJAt_vkvw4I/v-deo.html
@@volkswizard Thank you! I'll consider doing this to my car,
volkswizard
I did that to my Jetta after seeing your video.
I find the Loctite in this kit a bit troubling. If I were the chief development officer of RacingLine I would have designed this kit so as to leave one bolt per wheel unchanged as a safety feature in case the Loctite fails on the studs. The nuts for the remaining four nuts would be 18mm so as to use the plastic nut caps and give a cleaner finish.
I am sure Racingline will have considered all eventualities when bringing this kit to market. My view is that the Loctite is actually the safety feature, they would probably work perfectly without it. Bear in mind the nuts would have to work loose for the stud to unwind and that isn't something that happens when they are torqued up correctly.
@@volkswizard The problem would arise when the nuts are undone. Electrolytic corrosion between the nut and wheel can create high torque loads which can be transferred to the stud mounting.
@@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420 Interesting. If the torque required to undo the nut was greater than the stud into the hub, wouldn't it just unwind the stud from the hub instead of undoing the nut? Not ideal but at least you'd know the stud would need reseating and new loctite.
Does this kit fit the mk4 platform?
Not officially as Mk5 is the oldest listed on the RacingLine site but they also say that it fits cars with bolts of the size M14 x 1.5. As far as I am aware Mk4 has the same bolts as later cars. Please also not there are two types of nuts, one for OEM wheels which has a rounded shank and one for aftermarket wheels which is taper.
volkswizard
OK thanks, after a kit of this ilk for my Leon Cupra R (1M) project. These look much nicer quality than the ebay kits.
Another great video Andrew.
I might get some of those.
VW Driver mag gone out of business?
What happened?
I’m gutted. I’ve been buying that for years.
Thanks 👍 Sadly yes, went out of business in Feb. Partly due to Audi Driver International losing its October slot and partly due to insufficient ad revenue. A real shame as far more niche mags survive but the quality of VW Driver was very good hence why VW UK were happy to distribute it via the dealer network but it all cost money. Oh well..
volkswizard
It is a real shame.
Their tests/reviews were second to none.
Such a stud
So what if I change by rotors...do I now have to heat up and break loose the racing line bolts every time I replace my rotors. It’s fitted to the rotors right?
Pretty sure the studs are biting into the hub not the rotors. So just undo the set screw and the rotor should slide of the studs.
Where the hell can I get hold of the Loctite ??????????? Very annoying unable to find anyone in uk 🇬🇧
Isn't it on ebay somewhere?
Informative and extremely useful content as always Andrew. Top marks!
Hey I am also planning for the Racingline stud kit .. I am confused between the ball seat and conical seat ... Since I have rse 10 18 inch 8j wheel on my car
Good bit of kit is this
Thanks Asif, yes RacingLine don't mess around with quality 👍
An added step I took was I chased the threads with a tap and then cleaned the piss out of them
Good tip👍
"Just avoid getting it close to where the wheel studs will go"
Um dude, your SUPPOSED to clean where the wheel studs go, not just the rotor.
H,mmmmmmm should be secure????? 😞🤦♂️.
Wow, it seems this a paid video, you said you were not going for keep them in? Ok
It's not a paid video (I wish it was), if you read the description you will see the reason why this video was made. They weren't staying on this car as it's for sale but I do have a use for them on a different car.