12mm bolt in 14mm hole
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02 CLK 430 Coupe
12mm bolt in 14mm hole
Hello, I am looking for feedback from people who have mounted wheels with a 14mm hole on a car that uses 12mm bolts. Have you had any problems? Does anyone know of any issues that have occurred or could occur from doing this? Have anyone's wheels fallen off due to doing this?
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'00 S320 W220, '98 A160 W168/ sold in 2005 '86 260 E W124 '90 260E W124
Be careful, and honor the advice from the other poster. To keep wheels in place the bolt size and the hole size have to match fully. The reason is the bolts surface and the hole have a tappered fit which will withstand all the forces applied to the wheels while driving. The fit is not just a flat fit as you know from regular bolts and nuts connections.
All this is even more important for alloy wheels.
What you try is life-threatening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All this is even more important for alloy wheels.
What you try is life-threatening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
