Hub Locators

[wilch]

Hey guys,

As the topic says... Hub locators, are they necessary?

I've got these annoying metal ones that tempe fitted to the car when I changed rims, and well, they're a pain in the arse to remove.

Are they really needed?

[Beer Baron]

yes.

[wilch]

damnit. Ah well.

I guess they relieve stress on the "hub bolts"(??) or something yeah?

thanks bb.

[wilch]

ok, sorry, it's bugging me.

Why are they necessary? What is it that they actually do apart from help locate the wheel on the hub prior to doing up the nuts?

(sorry if it's a stupid question)

[blind_elk]

They make sure the wheel rotates on the same axis as the hub. Wheel studs don't always guarantee that.

[n15m0]

are u refering to hub rings? If you are then yeah, they are necessarry if the wheel you have does not have the same hub diameter. Prevents vibrations at high speeds...

[T04GTR]

yeah, they take the car weight load off the wheel studs.

[Kinks]

wheel studs hold the wheel onto the hub sideways. the protrusion in the centre of the hub is designed to slot into the wheel, centre the wheel correctly and take the load of the wheel.

you will end up snapping wheel studs without proper wheel location.

[Beer Baron]

you will end up snapping wheel studs without proper wheel location.

exact-a-mundo. all the studs do (or should be doing) is pressing the wheel against the hub so it's held on to the hub centre/hub ring nice and tight. that ring in the centre is what takes all the load (or should do).

[wilch]

Cheers guys