Vect

EDIT: I went to the mechanic for a helicoil insert, they were out of M7, they should get them in and problem should be solved. Thanks for all the help!


Hi all,

Just got a set of 996 gt3 rims, one of the small titanium bolts on the outer rim is broken. I did a one over to make sure all is in order but sadly this is the case. How safe/unsafe is it to drive with one of the bolts stripped.

Thansk!

EVOMMM

I won’t risk it on a highway but around town np

wdb

I'd be asking myself how in the world that happened. Then I'd be checking every other bolt on all 4 wheels.

De Jeeper

Is the bolt threads stripped or is the bolt broken?

It shouldnt take much to helicoil the hole.

In the mean time i doubt 1 bad bolt would hurt anything for normal street driving.

dporto

^^^ This ^^^… Or, the proper/professional way to do it would be to disassemble the wheel, weld the hole, drill and re-tap for the correct fastener.

hbdunn

That's not what you told me when I pointed out I had two broken ones at the track! You said there's still a lot of bolts holding it together, go for it.

hbdunn

So this thread reminded me about my broken bolts.
Took about 5 minutes to get it out.

De Jeeper

well, u drive like a pansy, so........

Vect

Hey hey good point, in fact that is why I found out by checking with a torque wrench

Vect

My bolt is fine :-), the thread is shot.