stripped threads on hub
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From: springfield,mass
2001 clk 320
stripped threads on hub
So yesterday I tried putting my lorinser 7mm spacers with longer bolts on my rear to make the stance alittle more aggresive.I drove up the street to make sure everything was good as I always do and notice that my driver side wheel was half way off due to the bolts getting completely stripped a quarter of the way.so I took the spacers off and put the original ones I had.af first I thought it was due to the way I put them on but i saw that the passenger side was perfect.
Now is there a way to fix the threads or is my only option to buy a hub asap?thanks
Now is there a way to fix the threads or is my only option to buy a hub asap?thanks
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2013 FIAT Abarth 500
You could try tapping it, but I wouldn't dare risk that dodgy of a fix on a hub.
Just buy a new hub, take comfort in knowing you won't have to replace the wheel bearings for a long time and that you're safe.
Just buy a new hub, take comfort in knowing you won't have to replace the wheel bearings for a long time and that you're safe.
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From: springfield,mass
2001 clk 320
I was reserching that people have done the tapping and recoil.I don't know what's needed exactly to replace the hub. I saw the one that im thinking of ordering doesn't come with the bearings.are the bearings pressed in or are they just like the front?
