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Spare tire hold down bolt |
Cal |
Jan 3 2017, 10:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 19-November 14 From: Philadelphia Member No.: 18,138 Region Association: North East States |
Are there different length spare tire hold down bolts? Mine doesn't seem to secure the alloy wheel fully in place even with the plate flipped over.....
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bradtho |
Jan 3 2017, 10:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 22-December 09 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 11,165 Region Association: None |
I've wondered the same thing as I have the same issue.
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raynekat |
Jan 4 2017, 01:41 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,160 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
What size tires are on the spares?
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Frankvw |
Jan 4 2017, 02:51 AM
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working on my first 914 ! Group: Members Posts: 653 Joined: 13-April 16 From: Holland, the Netherlands Member No.: 19,896 Region Association: Europe |
yes, I thought I did read on the forum that there are different sizes bolts.
I did a search and yes....see in this post: See http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=296579&hl= |
914Sixer |
Jan 4 2017, 06:25 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,988 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Over the years 924,944 and 911 bolts have been used to secure the spare tire. This could be part of the problem. The bolts from these cars is longer.
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mepstein |
Jan 4 2017, 06:58 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,518 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Tire is probably wider than stock.
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Cal |
Jan 4 2017, 08:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 19-November 14 From: Philadelphia Member No.: 18,138 Region Association: North East States |
Tire is probably wider than stock. All the tires are stock size and width 165S15. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Ansbacher |
Jan 4 2017, 12:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 4-July 14 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 17,589 |
Can you add a couple of washers as spacers?
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Mike Bellis |
Jan 4 2017, 12:28 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,346 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
I cut mine down and machined the tip to a point. Fits fine now.
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bradtho |
Jan 4 2017, 12:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 22-December 09 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 11,165 Region Association: None |
so these came from the factory this way? seems strange that so many wouldn't be correct length to secure the spare
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malcolm2 |
Jan 4 2017, 01:01 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,747 Joined: 31-May 11 From: Nashville Member No.: 13,139 Region Association: South East States |
one does look longer than the other.
Years ago I cut out the "nut" piece from a JY car. I have been meaning to weld it in my car, but never have. I guess I am saying I don't use a hold down, is that a big deal? |
brant |
Jan 4 2017, 01:03 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,739 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I don't know this for certain...
but always assumed that with a steel wheel spare the longer bolt would work just fine and so many of these cars came with steel wheels (sometimes placed there by the dealer even) that I assumed the dealers changed the bolt to work with the wheel and narrow tire they were selling today, everyone puts a 5th alloy wheel into the well that has a much different tire than came on these cars stock I assumed that was the reason the stock bolts often don't work. |
pete000 |
Jan 4 2017, 05:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,885 Joined: 23-August 10 From: Bradenton Florida Member No.: 12,094 Region Association: South East States |
FYI: The early cars had a different version a wing nut style bolt.
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1970 Neun vierzehn |
Jan 4 2017, 06:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
FYI: The early cars had a different version a wing nut style bolt. Correct.........here be a pic of an OEM fastening bolt for a 1970 Attached thumbnail(s) |
914Next |
Jan 4 2017, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 702 Joined: 28-July 14 From: Ephraim Wisconsin Member No.: 17,695 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Cal,
Here is a pic of my original bolt and plate for my '73. Does yours bolt appear longer? |
mepstein |
Jan 4 2017, 07:16 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,518 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Cal - I found one in my stash. If you want it, pm me your address. I'll ship it out in the am. No charge, it's an extra. Mark.
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pbanders |
Jan 4 2017, 10:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 939 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 805 |
My car has a 5-lug conversion and 15x8 Fuchs all round. But for 30 years, I've had the same crappy spare my PO left me, so I recently bought a 15x7 cookie cutter and a 215/60-15 for a real spare. However, the old hold-down bolt wasn't long enough, so I extended it by going to ACE and buying a coupler and a bolt with the same thread pitch. Cut down the bolt to the right length, put on the coupler, and voila. Cost me under $2.
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bdstone914 |
Jan 4 2017, 11:18 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,673 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
Cal - I found one in my stash. If you want it, pm me your address. I'll ship it out in the am. No charge, it's an extra. Mark. That early bolt is the shorter version. What is the length of the bolt you have? Might be a 924 or 944 bolt. Bruce Attached thumbnail(s) |
Cal |
Jan 6 2017, 08:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 19-November 14 From: Philadelphia Member No.: 18,138 Region Association: North East States |
Cal, Here is a pic of my original bolt and plate for my '73. Does yours bolt appear longer? Thanks for the photo Steve. Well, after looking at mine again it appears that the metal washer on the bolt has just moved and shifted up the shaft. I'm surprised that it wasn't welded or anchored better to the bolt. I'll see if I can find a new one. |
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