Re: Why Bolts

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

I don't know what the "little black plastic thing" is (when you buy used
cars, you often don't get those kinds of bits in the tool kits--or even a
tool kit, for that matter), but I went to the hardware and bought a metric
bolt with the same thread as a wheel bolt and ground the head round to math
the shank of the bolt.  Then I hacksawed a slot in the end so I could
remove it with a screwdriver.  Makes reloading tires onto the hubs a
breeze, especially with alloy wheels, which even an old fart like me can
hoist around.

Kneale Brownson


At 07:44 AM 10/2/99 -0400, -=Bob=- wrote:
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>Rex Pedersen wrote:
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>> Just a dumb question....
>> Why does Audi use lug bolts instead of nuts? Is it to make us stronger as we
>> try to hold the wheel and start a bolt?
>
>I dont know, but I have to agree, its pretty dumb. However... if you use the
>tool they provide for mounting the wheel, its really a breeze.  Thay little
>black plastic threaded thing in your toolkit is for that and it makes life
>pretty easy.
>Bob
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