Wheel bolts

[kevinod]

You guys with the part catalogues might be able to help with this one...

I replaced a wheel bolt on my front left wheel before, it was sheared when the car arrived, and now I need to replace one on my right back wheel. It was that one that would keep turning and turning and not come off a couple of weeks ago, I ended up having to drill it off.

I have a spare from when I replaced the front one, but it has an E on it, and the one I got off the back has an F on it, leading me to think they're different lengths or something. Can't compare lengths without putting the spare 'E' bolt into the hub, as I've drilled the end of the other one off. Can anyone shed some light on it?

tia,
Kev.

[CJ]

I've had a look around CAPS and I can't find anything that would indicate different studs on the front and rear. Searching the web for the p/n that CAPS throws up (MB911495) yields a good few results that might help.

CJ

[kevinod]

Thanks CJ, one of those links I got was Camskill who only have one std wheel bolt. I'll have a go at putting it in tomorrow (have wed-fri off this week ) and see how I get on.

thanks,
Kev.

[kevinod]

For anyone interested, I got that bolt onto the hub. Answer to my earlier question is that the bolts are infact slightly different, the front ones are E and back F. The difference is that the threads start a little further down the bolt on the Es than the Fs.

However, as it turns out it doesn't actually make a difference, by the time the bolt is through the hub and brake disc it looks exactly the same as the others, same length too.

Long story short, either bolt will do!

Kev.