tell me about wheel bolts

[schakal]

whats he reason for some wheel bolt manufacturers to make the tapered
end of the bolts as a seperate section ,bit like a washer if i may .
here are pics to show what the funk i am on about .
STANDARD RENAULT BOLT



SEPERATE TAPER BIT


i got 2 theories on this one ;
1- seperate taper bit is made to prevent wheel bolt coming loose somehow .
2- simply for ease of mass production , i.e : they make 1 type bolt body
and stick tapered ,radius,flat ends to them .

DISCUSS YALL :P

[16v_paddy]

Standard renault wheel bolts used to have the seperate taper bit but they changed it to the all in 1....that's what the bloke at renault told me anyway after I shown him the 1 I'd snapped

I don't know if it's relevent but I've noticed that the old ones seem to be made of cheese & 1 always snaps when I torque it back up after having it off

[kenny]

So that when the muppets in the tyre centres spin the nuts on, the friction and wear is on the steel washer and not the alloy wheel. That's my theory anyway.

[stan]

It acts like a standard washer, but locates better in the wheel, enuring the wheel is central on the hub.s

Thats my guess, and im sticking to it.

[Smokey McPot]

I still have my original ones.

[Wobba]

I prefer the washer ones.

[Purple]

It got so bad for me with those breakaway washer bolts, I developed a phobia when sending in for tyre balance/rotation. I would repeat like crazy to every worker in the workshop" No air gun! Torque wrench only!". Then walk away - until I hear the inevitable "Holy shit!" coming from near my car.

That's also when I got very used to driving to Renault spare parts with 3 bolts in a wheel.

[MatBrown]

I prefer the washer ones.

Me too, but i do have plenty of spares incase of snappage!


Mat.

[BRUN]

the ones with washers are still available, ive got about 50+ at work