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I gave a very half arsed (maybe even quarter arsed) attempt at putting another bolt in but I was a bit concerned about doing more damage. That said, surely the hub steel is stronger than the bolts?

Ola SAU'ers. I had the rear wheels off my car yesterday and one of the lugs just did not want to come off. I eventually forced it off and it looks like maybe it was cross threaded but then somebody used a gun to tighten it (for once it wasnt me who broke something). Maybe the alignment joint. Anyhoo, the lug has no thread at all for the bottom 1" so I'm hoping the damage was done to this and not the hub itself. I dont want to just start threading something in there willy nilly so thought I'd check with you guys. Maybe this is a "not me" fix in which case I can take it down the road. How long can I drive on 4 lugs? 🤔 C

Its already at 9400 signatures. Lets keep it moving! https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/pages/epetitions-list.aspx

From Wakefield; Please consider signing. This is a very important track for all levels of driver and needs to be saved.

OMG, I'm so IN! Thanks for letting me know @Duncan.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/r-plate-could-make-things-worse-for-for-returning-or-nervous-drivers-experts/ I agree with the sentiment in the article. The intention is positive but these drivers will just become targets. That said, it isn't a government proposal so there's not much in it.

Hey @Duncanemails are going out like crazy. What date was the update that you missed? Are you getting other updates?

Hi tenacious, Welcome to SAU. How far from the import are you?

Damn just saw this. Yes! I've been meaning to add some new ones for a while.

Let me know if its any better now @TurboTapin

Thanks @TurboTapin . Will get those sorted.

Welcome Steve!

Hi Kuda. You might get more traction in the classifieds sections.

Not sure if this has been posted but worth the watch. Absolutely incredible.

Hi and welcome Eddie. The big question here is - what are you trying to achieve with the car? Street, drag, track, drift? Big power, usable power?

Not many RB20e R33s made it here. I don't think it was eligible for import for a long time.

Any updates?

So sorry, this is shit. I'll share as much as I can.

Yeah I'm having a hard time understanding this topic at all. For the most part, irrespective of the car, be it JDM or not, $10k is not a huge amount of money. Especially in our car market, I was looking at manual 350Z's last night on Carsales and found none for under 18k. I'm not pouring out any sympathy for a 10k GTR. Soz.

Youtubers talk shit. They get paid for your clicks.

I love this. Well done!

Ok, so I made some progress. I managed to get the hub/knuckle off but not before pulling my whole bloody driveshaft out of the diff, but thats another problem. This is the BMW E90 rear hub / knuckle set up; https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=VB33-USA-08-2006-E90-BMW-330i&diagId=33_1230 And this is the hub / bearing; https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=VB33-USA-08-2006-E90-BMW-330i&diagId=33_1231 My question is, I managed to press the bearing into the knuckle and then I started to press the hub into the bearing (which was seated in the knuckle) and it was slightly off straight, so I stopped and when I took the hub out, it took the top of the bearing with it. Nothing seems wrong with the bearing, just appears to be a cover. It seats perfectly fine back on there and after pressing the hub in again (straight) everything seems smooth and quiet. I have a spare bearing (always buy 2 when you break things as often as I do) and wondering if I should swap them over? Thanks guys.

I was actually going to ask that considering it's adding pressure. I'll whack a socket on the end so I don't kill the top. Thanks!

Yep I have a puller on now that I'll leave over night. It's as tight as I can get it. 😞