S2 Exige wheel nuts

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:59 pm

Where is the best place to get the thin wall 17mm socket for the new bolts?

Ta

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:02 pm

kenny wrote:Where is the best place to get the thin wall 17mm socket for the new bolts?

Ta

I could always GRIND down a 'fat' wall socket

jj · Post by jj » Wed May 30, 2007 1:03 pm

You`re not going to attempt to change these over on your own are you kenny?

Post by ed » Wed May 30, 2007 1:04 pm

I bought one of these:

off ebay for about £8 which does the job. Should also really get a torque wrench as well......

jj · Post by jj » Wed May 30, 2007 1:05 pm

Kenny,

I was down at house of sher last week and spied some braces like the above for a few quid, will be back down this week to pick one up as it would do the trick.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:07 pm

if your going on track chaps get a torque wrench

You dont want to get this wrong

Might not be a cheap buy but essential IMHO

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:09 pm

Andy G wrote:if your going on track chaps get a torque wrench

You dont want to get this wrong

Might not be a cheap buy but essential IMHO

we'll just borrow yours!

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:12 pm

jj wrote:Kenny,

I was down at house of sher last week and spied some braces like the above for a few quid, will be back down this week to pick one up as it would do the trick.

Get me one while you are there?

Post by **Shug** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:12 pm

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/produ ... que-wrench

Don't have to cost a packet, just for wheelnuts. The above would do fine. Get a decent one if you plan on rebuilding engines though

Post by **simon** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:29 pm

kenny wrote:Where is the best place to get the thin wall 17mm socket for the new bolts?

Ta

Halfords sell them along with torque wrenches. Dunno if that brace that Ed mentioned will fit the rears.

Post by ed » Wed May 30, 2007 1:34 pm

I must have been lucky as it did!

This is the one i bought:clicky

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:13 am

JJ, any sign of your nuts yet?

Post by **simon** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:03 am

ed wrote:I must have been lucky as it did!

This is the one i bought:clicky

But will it fit right down into a rear wheel? Remember they are ditching the spline tool so the wrench has to be thin and deep to fit into the bolt hole.

jj · Post by jj » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:04 am

kenny wrote:JJ, any sign of your nuts yet?

Not yet, but I reckon they might be in the postmans sack for delivery today.