MG wheel brace.

[petermik]

Recently bought a new MG5 and there is no wheel brace supplied ok no problem I will buy my own but can anyone tell me the correct size I need for 14mm studs is it a 21 or 22mm socket that I will need?

Thanks gents ????

[Kwasaki]

Go back to your dealer to see if they give you roadside assistance.

[petermik]

6 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Go back to your dealer to see if they give you roadside assistance.

Four years free breakdown and recovery yes but it doesn't answer my question ????

[Liverpool Lou]

Wouldn't a 14mm socket be the one to go for?   Why would you need a 21/22mm socket for 14mm?

 

Ask the shop or buy one and if if it doesn't fit, exchange it for one that does.  Or buy all three, they cost 5/8ths of 'uck all.

Edited June 26, 2023 by Liverpool Lou

[In the jungle]

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Wouldn't a 14mm socket be the one to go for?   Why would you need a 21/22mm socket for 14mm?

 

Ask the shop or buy one and if if it doesn't fit, exchange it for one that does.

14mm is the diameter of the thread.

[3NUMBAS]

you can 

get a wheel brace with all possible sizes

[KhunLA]

@petermik

Buy the 4 way thingy, as so much easier to use, when needing to.

[petermik]

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

@petermik

Buy the 4 way thingy, as so much easier to use, when needing to.

17/19/21 and 23 mm,s these are but I have a suspicion 22mm,s is the one for a 14mm thread on MG cars.... this is why I,m asking...????

[Denim]

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

@petermik

Buy the 4 way thingy, as so much easier to use, when needing to.

This is what I used until it was stolen.

 

However , I still found that sometimes the nuts were almost impossible to remove due to being over tightened after tyre change. I now use the pathetic wheel brace supplied as standard ( but too short so no leverage ) to which I have added a 1 meter steel pipe over the end. This gives me all the torque to remove the most stubborn of nuts with ease.

[Andrew Dwyer]

18 minutes ago, petermik said:

17/19/21 and 23 mm,s these are but I have a suspicion 22mm,s is the one for a 14mm thread on MG cars.... this is why I,m asking...????

My ZS uses 14mm thread bolts and takes a 17mm socket 

[Andrew Dwyer]

@petermik

I bought an extension breaker bar from Lazada that came with 17,19,21 and 23 mm sockets, I was surprised that 17mm fit ( my ZS ), difficult to see the size when they are buried in the wheel itself and have the plastic nut covers.

 

 I suggest that you buy something like this: 

 

 

 

NOTE: this version not available anymore, I bought it in Dec 2020