Help me identify a wheel stud - Anyone SOR that can help?

[TheChad]

Hi guys, long story short.

Putting my car back together, used a spare set of axles that i've never used before, came out of another car a long time ago.
Just got it all together and went to put wheel nuts on, to find that the studs are a different size. The car is a VL, which I assume has the same stud thread as all commodores apart from the VE?

VB-Z = 12 X 1.5mm

I do not have vernier callipers or anything on hand to measure the stud with, the best I could do was:

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w9/hide_the_sausag3/StudsLOL_zps960a3bac.jpg


This is more than likely a 1/2 inch stud...

does anyone have a 1/2 inch weld wheel nut I can try to make sure before I spend money buying some?

It's kind of urgent, car is booked in at SWB next weekend and I need to drive down!

[ratpack]

Earlier holdens use 7/16" thread pitch, so presumably Chev does as well, might be astarting point

[TheChad]

cheers but 7/16" is smaller than standard commodore, and commodore is just slightly smaller than 1/2".

After a phone conversation with my mate up in morely I am all but convinced these are 1/2 inch studs, just need to find a nut to test or a bunch to buy/borrow!

[jez321]

Looks like 1.75 metric pitch or mabe about 13-15 TPI also need to know diametre or the bolt to tell u a size. Just try a wheel nut that is 1/2" if u dont have anything to mesure size with

[TheChad]

Looks like 1.75 metric pitch or mabe about 13-15 TPI also need to know diametre or the bolt to tell u a size. Just try a wheel nut that is 1/2" if u dont have anything to mesure size with

yep, currently looking for a 1/2" wheel nut, not so easy to find at half six on a saturday though. I can drive to morely to pick one up, but its a shit drive to do there and back twice just to confirm my suspicion. He only has closed end nuts, so not very good to me.

[beatle]

Check servos n Shit.
Bp kelmscott has eaps of spare parts n open 24/7
where you at?

[beatle]

Or knock a stud out n go to a big auto parts store n see if you can get studs to suit to keep em all the same

[TheChad]

leeming

[beatle]

Go to bunnings with a stud check it against there thread thing
should be either unf or unc

[TheChad]

yeah I'll hit them up early next week if I cant just find a nut nearby to test.

Reckon BP kelmscott would stock a 1/2" wheel nut though? I found no local servos even had standard commodore nuts. Haven't been to Kelmscott to check though.

[winstor]

I have a bag of open ended 1/2"x20 i think. Will have to hunt for the hex adapter though. Sure the axle isnt from a Ford? :P

Give me 5 and ill see what I got.

[TheChad]

PM sent.

Haha PCD is 100% holden or chev, wheel definitely fits on fine.

[Lump]

i have everything here to measure the thread, im in como

[blackjack]

Looks closer to 18 TPI, which doesn't make sense- 13 is UNC, 20 is UNF (1/2") ????

[mys1]

Repco stock them normally -just get a pack o 1/2" trailer nuts

[vy ss ute m6]

I've got a full set of VY stocko Holden nuts in the garage doing fuck all. Welcome to try - I'm in Rockingham.

[TheChad]

OK so after the guess work I borrowed 10x 1/2"-20 from Winstor, no luck! doesnt fit on right. goes over but definitely doesn't thread right.
Need to borrow a thread sizer from someone to figure this out...

[Lump]

so... what was the verdict?

[Bombaman]

Im in Baldivis with a set of Thread Gauges if thats near-by