Wheel bolt threads.

lathbury · 9th February 2018, 18:48

I have recently had to change a wheel on my cdt, getting the car up was not a problem as I have a 12v jack as I have a large stomach hernia which makes it difficult to use the scissor jack. Putting the new wheel on was a big problem, getting the holes lined up with the wheel. I want a bolt the same thread as the wheel bolts so I can insert the bolt and locate the wheel that way and then put the other bolts in easily then take the new bolt out. Does anyone know what size the bolts are please?. Thanks, John.

suzublu · 9th February 2018, 19:00

14mm I think John

T-Cut · 9th February 2018, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by lathbury

Does anyone know what size the bolts are please?

The thread is M14 x 1.5mm pitch and there's 25mm of thread depth on the bolts.
What you need is a wheel changing stud. You can get these from eBay. They're a 6 inch or so long bar with one end threaded M14 x 1.5. You just screw that into a bolt hole so the wheel will sit on it while you place the bolts. Can't remember the official term for it. Very handy when you're not the yoot ya'were.

Here'yar https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Alloy-Wheel-Bolt-Stud-Alignment-Align-Tool-M14-x-1-5/231466008055?hash=item35e472fdf7:g:3oAAAOSwFfhZ3eQ z

TC

lathbury · 9th February 2018, 19:06

Many thanks Ron and TCut, I am going straight on e.bay now. John.

lathbury · 10th February 2018, 09:45

I went on e.bay to look for the bolt and found "wheel bolt alignment tool", to see if it fits my wheel I typed in MGzt and it says "will not fit". It says M14 1.5. Any ideas?. Thanks, John.

philm · 10th February 2018, 09:53

That will fit fine thread & pitch are the same.

lathbury · 10th February 2018, 10:00

Thanks Phil, I will order one today. John.

T-Cut · 10th February 2018, 10:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by lathbury

I went on e.bay to look for the bolt and found "wheel bolt alignment tool", to see if it fits my wheel I typed in MGzt and it says "will not fit". It says M14 1.5. Any ideas?. Thanks, John.

An M14 x 1.5 thread is the same thread on a ZT as it is anywhere else.

TC

steve-45 · 10th February 2018, 10:46

What a great idea if you have to change a wheel in the dark - by the side of the road.

Just ordered one ...

T-Cut · 10th February 2018, 16:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve-45

What a great idea if you have to change a wheel in the dark - by the side of the road.

Or, like me, too decrepit to lift the wheel for more than ten seconds.

TC

9th February 2018, 18:48	#1
lathbury Posted a thing or two 75 Conn S.E. Cdt. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,803 Thanks: 1,873 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	Wheel bolt threads. I have recently had to change a wheel on my cdt, getting the car up was not a problem as I have a 12v jack as I have a large stomach hernia which makes it difficult to use the scissor jack. Putting the new wheel on was a big problem, getting the holes lined up with the wheel. I want a bolt the same thread as the wheel bolts so I can insert the bolt and locate the wheel that way and then put the other bolts in easily then take the new bolt out. Does anyone know what size the bolts are please?. Thanks, John.

10th February 2018, 09:53	#6
philm Loves to post rover 75 tourer Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: HEREFORD Posts: 269 Thanks: 7 Thanked 69 Times in 56 Posts	That will fit fine thread & pitch are the same. __________________ Free Toaf & Delphi diagnostics.

9th February 2018, 19:00	#2
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,921 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	14mm I think John

9th February 2018, 19:06	#4
lathbury Posted a thing or two 75 Conn S.E. Cdt. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,803 Thanks: 1,873 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	Many thanks Ron and TCut, I am going straight on e.bay now. John.

10th February 2018, 09:45	#5
lathbury Posted a thing or two 75 Conn S.E. Cdt. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,803 Thanks: 1,873 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	I went on e.bay to look for the bolt and found "wheel bolt alignment tool", to see if it fits my wheel I typed in MGzt and it says "will not fit". It says M14 1.5. Any ideas?. Thanks, John.

10th February 2018, 10:00	#7
lathbury Posted a thing or two 75 Conn S.E. Cdt. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,803 Thanks: 1,873 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	Thanks Phil, I will order one today. John.

10th February 2018, 10:46	#9
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	What a great idea if you have to change a wheel in the dark - by the side of the road. Just ordered one ...