Wheel bolts

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Wheel bolts
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Just bought a set of Turini's but didnt have any wheel bolts. Tried to measure the length the bolts through the clones and they came out at about 22-24mm so bought what i thought was the right length but they stick out from the Turini's about 30mm. I tried fitting them but the bolt was tightening up and the wheel was still loose. I was a bit sceptical about carrying on tightening them up as last time i tried that, they stuck out too far from the back of the hub.
What length bolts am i supposed to be using with Turini's? Dont want bolts that are too short!
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Put a strip of card through the wheel with depths marked on and work it out in the absence of anything else. I don't have Turinis, but my Compomotives are direct fit and the bolts that came with them have a thread length of 28mm to the start of the tapered section, 53mm from end of shank to top of head - you'rs shouldn't be a million miles off that. They stick through nicely anyway.

I suspect the cyclone is wider. Your bolts have tightened up because you've reached virgin thread which is rusty. To get out of the jam you could try running a tap down them.
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yeah i might run a tap down them tomorrow after work. I know its better to have them longer than shorter but i really dont want to put them in so they stick out the back of the hub and catch stuff!
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(24-03-2013, 06:48 PM)C2K Wrote: Your bolts have tightened up because you've reached virgin thread which is rusty.
As I just said by text, I have a feeling that this is the case as I have a vague recollection of us having trouble with fitting them to the Astor 6 originally, we thought they weren't fitting correctly or that there was a problem with the hub but then realised it was troublesome because the thread hadn't been touched by the previous bolts.
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If you put them in with the car jacked up you can see if they come out the back and by how far.

IIRC its 10 turns that a bolt will screw in by so you could count that also
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hope so Sad CBA to drive to speedshack!

(24-03-2013, 07:34 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote: If you put them in with the car jacked up you can see if they come out the back and by how far.

IIRC its 10 turns that a bolt will screw in by so you could count that also

Cool Smile will get the thread cleaners out tomorrow, do that and then give it another go
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