Mondeo hub nuts - opposite directions?

no remove the wheels remove the little bolt remove the calipers remove the disc there may be varying degrees of difficulty in these procedures

dojj vaguely muttered something like ...

You forgot ... re-fitting is the reversal of these procedures .. ;)

Spray on WD40 leave for as long as possible ( overnight?). Have an assistant operate the foot brake while you undo the screw. Normally needs a No 3 pozi screwdriver or even an impact screwdriver. Don't risk damaging the head by using a smaller, more common No2 Pozi.

Might well need new nylok bolts when replacing depending on the vehicle.

.. and if its anything like my last Mondeo you then take it to the garage cos the discs have siezed on.

A common Mondeo problem apparently.

Paul Edwards

Same on my old Sierra, gear puller, and a BFO hammer and it flew off - eventually.

Graham

So to refit........

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The problem is with the BFO hammer technique is that you then need to replace the wheel bearings a couple of weeks later!

The message from "Graham" contains these words:

I had to smash them off a Renault Trafic a few years ago. Twnty minutes with a BFO hammer and some earmuffs.

SimonJ vaguely muttered something like ...

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From what I remember the hub nuts undo in opposite directions. One side goes clockwise, the other goes anticlockwise, but I can't remember which side does which. Anyone know?

Paul ============== i think you are referring to the law in physics about direction of rotation and the tightening of the nut. the dodge people first started doing left handed threads on vehicles a long, long time ago.

that is why the passenger side wheels have right hand threads and driver side wheels has left hand threads.

if anyone has ever lost a wheel due to loose lugnuts, it is usually on the driver's side because if they are not fully tighten - will back off.

hope this helps.

~ curtis

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EXCEPT in UK & Australia - they drive on the other side, so switch sides for theses locales... ...

Rob

go to

and get just about anything you need on a contour/mystique or mondeo that can be done to the car..... very informative web site on this ford vehicle

I wouldn't have thought so - just the caliper.

If there's a retaining screw holding the disc in place (doesn't do much except for aid positioning of the thing), and it's old-ish, make sure you don't round it off in the middle - something very easy to do if the screwdriver isn't an absolutely perfect fit. It might even be neccessary to buy a screwdriver socket bit that an exact fit, as for a couple of quid it'll save you hours of swearing! Then replace the screw with a new one.

Peter

-- "Diamonds are what I really need - think I'll rob a store, escape the law, and live in Italy. Lately, my luck has been so bad, you know the roulette wheel, it's a crooked deal, I'm losing all I had."

Still went strong for 3 years afterwards.................then the engine died !

Graham

Thanks for all the comments.

Tackled the job today. One disc came off with gentle persuasion, the other needed more invasive surgery with a grinder, lump hammer, chisel and a healthy amount of anger : )

Job done. Cheers all!

Paul