Rear hub cap needed !

[B18 GPC]

Im in need of a rear grease / hub cap for the back of my 1.3 city x .

ive fitted 6 spoke mg f alloys , and fitted locking wheel nuts ..

the locking nut is about 2 threads shorter , and snapped the bolt head off as i did it up.. resulting in a nut with no head on my wheel stud..

went to hammer a socket on.. and the stud is loose.. so i have 2 remove the hub .. only got to drill out the centre grease cap to get it off..

AND THEY ARE NLA from Rover! :mad:

TIA. Graham :)

[E_T_V]

You don't have to drill the grease cap off. They simply lever out. Also the studs simply knock in from behind so if you hit them hard enough they tend to fall out the back. Simply find another one and tap it in from the rear of the hub if you've damaged the original one.

[B18 GPC]

You don't have to drill the grease cap off. They simply lever out. Also the studs simply knock in from behind so if you hit them hard enough they tend to fall out the back. Simply find another one and tap it in from the rear of the hub if you've damaged the original one.


ive got the 6 spoke alloys on. and cant get the wheel it self off. the centre hole in the centre of the the alloy , is to small to let the centre cap through.. and cant get behind it to lever it off.

therefore , i need to drill it out , 2 get the hub nut off , then the drum.. and then get on the wheel stud from in the drum ..

[E_T_V]

Can't you just apply pressure to the back of the alloy to re-seat the stud in its splined hole in the drum and then get the remains of the nut off.

How did you snap it anyway? Were you using an air gun in it by any chance?

[Monty O]

Do I understand that you have the wheel side of the locking nut, which is broken and loose, and as a consequence, you cannot remove the nut and therefore the wheel?

Have you tried removing the other wheel nuts and pulling/wedging the wheel so as to 'pinch' the errant nut? Then, judiciously, drilling into the remains of the centre of the stud, after centre punching it.

Starting with a small drill, and gradually increasing until the diameter of the stud is reached. Drill speed should be slow, and it should not be allowed to oveheat.

Finally, if this doesn't address the problem, I don't know what you are on about!