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[jonnycool]

No, because the wheel will turn as you undo the nut 

[Webby the Bear]

No, because the wheel will turn as you undo the nut 

Lol!!!! Oh yeah!!!! 

As I've always had tyres replaced by garages are these nuts, in practise, going to be impossible to remove with a hand tool/breaker/wrench/wratchet???

[tunnie]

Yes, 17mm deep socket from Halfrauds set works nicely 

WICKED!!! 

How come I have to loosen them first before jacking up? Is it because the weight of the wheel would push down on the nut/thread and make it tricky to come out?

Think about it, wheel nuts are done up tight (110Nm)... heck they go around at 100mph+

If, the wheel is the the air, you try to release it, what will happen? It will just spin.

When on the ground, its got a 2ton car sitting on it, you have to move that first, most of the time, the wheel nut gives first 

[Webby the Bear]

Actually, I think there's a tool that came with the car. Will have to check.

[tunnie]

No, because the wheel will turn as you undo the nut 

Lol!!!! Oh yeah!!!! 

As I've always had tyres replaced by garages are these nuts, in practise, going to be impossible to remove with a hand tool/breaker/wrench/wratchet???

Errr I did say this earlier....

Well worth buying this:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_196407_langId_-1_categoryId_165469

[tunnie]

Actually, I think there's a tool that came with the car. Will have to check.

There is, but like the jack, its for emergency use only, its not very strong 

[Webby the Bear]

Yes, 17mm deep socket from Halfrauds set works nicely 

WICKED!!! 

How come I have to loosen them first before jacking up? Is it because the weight of the wheel would push down on the nut/thread and make it tricky to come out?

Think about it, wheel nuts are done up tight (110Nm)... heck they go around at 100mph+

If, the wheel is the the air, you try to release it, what will happen? It will just spin.

When on the ground, its got a 2ton car sitting on it, you have to move that first, most of the time, the wheel nut gives first 

Yeah, sorry man  

[Webby the Bear]

Actually, I think there's a tool that came with the car. Will have to check.

There is, but like the jack, its for emergency use only, its not very strong 

Sorry, a mass of posts and I'm easily confused!

Cheers. Think i got it now

[tunnie]

Actually, I think there's a tool that came with the car. Will have to check.

There is, but like the jack, its for emergency use only, its not very strong 

Sorry, a mass of posts and I'm easily confused!

Cheers. Think i got it now

When I first joined, I needed TheBoys help to do an oil change 

We all have to start somewhere......

[Webby the Bear]

Actually, I think there's a tool that came with the car. Will have to check.

There is, but like the jack, its for emergency use only, its not very strong 

Sorry, a mass of posts and I'm easily confused!

Cheers. Think i got it now

When I first joined, I needed TheBoys help to do an oil change 

We all have to start somewhere......

...And all your help (and patience) is very much appreciated!!!!!!!! 

It's strange.... I noted someone in the gen. disc. area saying about people on here moaning, being nasty etc (all seems fine to me) but bearing in mind I tried to get maintenance guides for a ford focus (the other half's) to replace a wing mirror and even though i'd signed up as an ''owner'' it said people who'd paid a membership were the only ones allowed access!!!!!! and bearing in mind on here you get an answer in literally seconds!!!! food for thought! 

[jonnycool]

We all have to start somewhere mate, I've done quite a few things with mates but I've got no confidence in my ability to do some bigger jobs on my own. You'll be pulling the engine out for fun in no time 

[tunnie]

quite common for a "two tier" style membership, forums cost a significant amount of money to run.

The BMW GS Forum I am on has a paid level, access to things like For Sale Forums are restricted to those who cough up £15 a year.

OOF has avoided this, as it creates a "I've paid my money, therefore I'm a better member than you" effect. OOF Shop profits are used to help fund some of the running costs.

[Webby the Bear]

We all have to start somewhere mate, I've done quite a few things with mates but I've got no confidence in my ability to do some bigger jobs on my own. You'll be pulling the engine out for fun in no time 

lol! Funny you mention that cos I'd considered purchasin a breaked omega to practise on!  Do you still have to insure it if it's declared off the road? 

[Webby the Bear]

quite common for a "two tier" style membership, forums cost a significant amount of money to run.

The BMW GS Forum I am on has a paid level, access to things like For Sale Forums are restricted to those who cough up £15 a year.

OOF has avoided this, as it creates a "I've paid my money, therefore I'm a better member than you" effect. OOF Shop profits are used to help fund some of the running costs.

In all honesty I never realised there were costs involved  to run it. but then again I am a luddite!

[tunnie]

quite common for a "two tier" style membership, forums cost a significant amount of money to run.

The BMW GS Forum I am on has a paid level, access to things like For Sale Forums are restricted to those who cough up £15 a year.

OOF has avoided this, as it creates a "I've paid my money, therefore I'm a better member than you" effect. OOF Shop profits are used to help fund some of the running costs.

In all honesty I never realised there were costs involved  to run it. but then again I am a luddite!

What do you think this software runs on?

We used to use Yabb forum now migrated to this, TheBoy has spent 100's hours working on getting the forum running right, migrating and testing replacements to Yabb. Indexing the site so when you search in Google is bloody hard work, its not very easy to become number 1 in search results. You need a dedicated internet line for the server, you average broadband hookup aint going to cut the mustard.

Time, Money, resources spent on making a server, making sure it has enough power/capacity's to run the 1,000's requests per minute it does.

Then it needs electricity, that costs money. It needs UPS battery backup supplies for spikes/dropouts in electric dropout.

omegaowners.com name need to be paid for, configured, updated when ISP's change their DNS

Does not happen by magic you know