Anyone know what this is, or what it's doing on my Fabia instead of a hub nut???

It's paper-thin compared to the forged nut that SHOULD have been on there!

Do Skoda ever use these parts during assembly and prior to finishing - or temporarily during servicing - or has some mechanic "gone cheap" in the past???

Quite concerned to find out what's going on with this... I have no clue how the wheel hasn't fallen off to be honest!

Alastair

Edited 1 May, 200917 yr by Al115

If that's not the standard part and is indeed someone's cheap bodge, I'd be all over your car with a fine tooth comb next...

Did you snap it, or has it snapped off?

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Car has full service history from dealers and indy garages, up to the last owner who was a mechanic and did his own servicing for a year. And I can't imagine even a DIY bodger would a) lose or break the hub nut, manage to find a shonky part that somehow fitted (it does up with a 19mm allen key!!!) and c) put it on his fiance's car...!

The standard part is a chunky 32mm (?) nut that I don't even have a socket to fit... it's bigger than the ones on the great big Volvos that I normally work with.

It snapped upon removal btw (spent £4 to replace with the proper Skoda nut!)

MAN...!

Edited 1 May, 200917 yr by Al115

i've never seen one like that before.

Typical bodgers - probably accidentally lost the original and couldn't be fagged to tell the the owner or lost parts after accident damage.

In times gone-by I've had a Honda motorcycle main dealer attempt to fix a broken sump plug aperture by sticking (Literally, epoxy) a cut-down, oversize spark in the hole ! But it lasted for a year until I got the money together to have the crankcase welded !

I doubt a factory temporary fit would last as long as your indicating

Look for other damage in case its a cut and shut.

Nick

My fabia's original hub nut was like that - shocked me. However, thankfully early on in the fabia history Skoda replaced the nut with a much better design!

My fabia's original hub nut was like that - shocked me. However, thankfully early on in the fabia history Skoda replaced the nut with a much better design!

Hello devonutopia,

What is the hub nut size, have been told its a 36m/m 12 point nut ??

I have a (2005) Fabia VRS and would like the correct size socket to sit in my toolbox, ready for use.

Thanks. Ian. 01/05/2009

I have no idea but 36mm sounds familiar. I know for sure the oil filter one is 32mm.

My fabia's original hub nut was like that - shocked me. However, thankfully early on in the fabia history Skoda replaced the nut with a much better design!

My God... so that's by design!!!!

Someone wants kicking for that!

Thanks for reassuring me though.

Are these hub nuts on the front or back axle?

On the early cars (2000, 2001, maybe 2002) they were stock hub nuts for all hubs. As said they were soon updated so I expect all vRS fabias to have the updated type regardless of age.

Are these hub nuts on the front or back axle?

Front mate.

On the early cars (2000, 2001, maybe 2002) they were stock hub nuts for all hubs. As said they were soon updated so I expect all vRS fabias to have the updated type regardless of age.

Weird. Between our 2x 2001 Fabias, we've got 3/4 "proper" nuts and just this 1 weirdy one!!!

What Jason is saying sounds right - many early Fabias suffered from a "clonk" on take up of drive that was traced to the hub nuts coming loose (I know ours did as I had a battle with the dealer and had to point the solution out to them!) - Skoda issued replacements that I think were fitted as a result of an issue or during regular servicing so my guess is that yours is one of the early ones that was never picked up!

I'd like to point out that is a genuine hub nut. Some have now been modded to the later 12 sided 36mm type.

But they should only be done up to 55nm + 45 degrees I think it is, it changes between ages and specs, but its not tight as it doesnt clap the bearing, thats a self contained hub.

I've got one like this on my Fabia, it was common for early ones

the standard for today is 12-point 36 mm nut

Thanks all - that really clears things up! Much appreciated! Feel better now.

my year 2000 Fabia had the old type of nuts fitted.About 2 years ago I found when I took a hubcap off ,and found the broken off large circular shaped part floating around in the hubcap!. The threaded part was still intact and,screwed on the thread!. I was told by a Skoda Dealer ,the part had been redesigned ,and I replaced both front hubnuts. I would have thought there was a safety issue here ,and most owners needed to know the fix?

Jaysus...!

Has there been a recall on this? Does Skoda publish them somewhere centrally?

Why would there be a recall? It's a component that has had it's design compromised for financial reasons, yet still delivers adequate performance - not unlike every other part of a car from any manufacturer. I've not encountered any failures with them and as long as they are not re-used, they should be OK. The superceded part for them is more conventional.

As the nut profile is in-board of the enclosure and looking at the lack of wear on the outer face of the enclosure, the open part of the enclosure seats into the hub, how do you tighten it - other than by hand ?

And no split-pin ?

Nick

That type a big allen key

Yep I think it's a 19mm allen key to secure them.

Was wondering about a recall given Skomaz and AndyPandy's experiences above.

I was looking through my Haynes last night (reading up on CV boots as mine got a slow leak)..

It says,

"If the early plated nut is fitted, it is recommended that a new 12-point nut is obtained"

So there ya go.. Even Haynes said get shot of it for a proper nut!

Didn't spot that - good find!