Hub NUTS!!

[F.C.]

Had the car in for service this week and asked them to fit Porsche hub nuts supplied by me.
No problem sir.
Oh sorry they don't fit the front hubs,only the rears!!
Apparently the front stubs are bigger and have Nylock nuts on them (as opposed to rears that are normal type nuts).
Has anyone else come across this?
Does anyone know if there is a different Porka part no for the front hub nuts of my M400?
F.C.

[Adrian W]

F.C. said:

Had the car in for service this week and asked them to fit Porsche hub nuts supplied by me.
No problem sir.
Oh sorry they don't fit the front hubs,only the rears!!
Apparently the front stubs are bigger and have Nylock nuts on them (as opposed to rears that are normal type nuts).
Has anyone else come across this?
Does anyone know if there is a different Porka part no for the front hub nuts of my M400?
F.C.

Why do you want to change the fronts when the issue is with the rear nearside.

[F.C.]

Adrian W said:

F.C. said:

Had the car in for service this week and asked them to fit Porsche hub nuts supplied by me.
No problem sir.
Oh sorry they don't fit the front hubs,only the rears!!
Apparently the front stubs are bigger and have Nylock nuts on them (as opposed to rears that are normal type nuts).
Has anyone else come across this?
Does anyone know if there is a different Porka part no for the front hub nuts of my M400?
F.C.

Why do you want to change the fronts when the issue is with the rear nearside.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=303927

See third to last post
Just following the crowd Baaa Baaa.
I'm now guessing there are a few spare hub nuts rolling around in peoples spare parts bins at home.
F.C.

[alex s]

F.C. said:

Adrian W said:

F.C. said:

Had the car in for service this week and asked them to fit Porsche hub nuts supplied by me.
No problem sir.
Oh sorry they don't fit the front hubs,only the rears!!
Apparently the front stubs are bigger and have Nylock nuts on them (as opposed to rears that are normal type nuts).
Has anyone else come across this?
Does anyone know if there is a different Porka part no for the front hub nuts of my M400?
F.C.

Why do you want to change the fronts when the issue is with the rear nearside.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=303927

See third to last post
Just following the crowd Baaa Baaa.
I'm now guessing there are a few spare hub nuts rolling around in peoples spare parts bins at home.
F.C.

Funny you should say that, just before you posted this topic, I had ordered
a set of 4!! Lucky they are so cheap, plus it is always nice to have a spare set. My garage is starting to look like a spare parts dept for Noble.

[Mr Noble]

I have 5.

Just spoke to Kerridges, who said they fitted them on the rears yesterday but stood scratching their head when they saw the fronts and left the originals on.

G

[tom o]

doh! just picked up 4 from the porsche dealer yesterday. some sparess i guess then!

[NickyTwoHats]

I'll take 2 - any of you nearby?

[alex s]

NickyTwoHats said:

I'll take 2 - any of you nearby?

Nicky, not sure if you work in the city, if you do, I can meet you for a beer one lunchtime and hand them over.

[F.C.]

Thank Fk for that, I felt like a right charlie when the garage told me they couldn't fit the fronts. At least I know now that I wasn't alone in thinking all four needed changed.
F.C.

[Mr Noble]

I'm in Cambridge and have 3 spare if you want to meet up.

(not got the car at the mo though and those 3 are in it!)