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 ????

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

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 ????

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, 20233 yr by Liverpool Lou

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.

you can 

get a wheel brace with all possible sizes

@petermik

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

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...????

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.

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 

@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