I can't get my wheels off !!!

[MikeO]

I have NEVER seen the wheels removed from any car for the MOT.

The MOT tests are designed to be carried out without removing any parts of the car.

Just sort of thought they would have to, to check them properly.

O'well... just shows what I know.

You live and learn...

 

[DEAN0]

Just sort of thought they would have to, to check them properly.

I know what you mean - perhaps that's why there are so many stories about cars falling appart and failing not long after an MOT test.

 

[Aimez]

What about car's with steel wheels do they not have to take them off so they can see the front brakes discs?

 

[MikeO]

In a fit of paranoia... Just wiped a front / rear wheel off and besides the usual over tight bolts fitted by the tyre fitter, they came off fine (looked like he might have even used copper ease on the wheel/hub facing). Last thing I wanted was trying to get a wheel off in a dark / wet day (weather always seems to be crap when you get a puncture) & finding my wheel welded on! Also went mad and applied a coat of wheel guard to the inside of the wheel (sad eh).

 

[MikeO]

What about car's with steel wheels do they not have to take them off so they can see the front brakes discs?

Good point. But I suspect they can see / feel the pads when it's up on the ramp (IE. when they are under the car).

 

[Slimy]

What about car's with steel wheels do they not have to take them off so they can see the front brakes discs?

It's a test requirement that no part of the car is altered or replaced during the test, including the wheels. If they did, you have a right to challenge the MOT result.

You should find that all cars, steel wheels or not, have some facility to visually check the brakes. As MikeO said, you can see an awful lot of the car when it's up in the air and you're underneath.

Then again, the MOT is a complete waste of time anyway. There is no way I'd consider an MOT pass as being a mark of being roadworthy.

Sorry, I got a bit off-topic there...

 

[Slimy]

In a fit of paranoia... Just wiped a front / rear wheel off and besides the usual over tight bolts fitted by the tyre fitter, they came off fine (looked like he might have even used copper ease on the wheel/hub facing). Last thing I wanted was trying to get a wheel off in a dark / wet day (weather always seems to be crap when you get a puncture) & finding my wheel welded on! Also went mad and applied a coat of wheel guard to the inside of the wheel (sad eh).

Taking the wheels off was the first thing I did with mine. Ever since I bought a Golf that had been fitted with the wrong wheels, the hole in the middle (?) was an nth too small, so I had to use a gear puller to remove the wheels! Luckily they were steel wheels so I didn't care about the damage.

Of course, that didn't help me when my locking nut key got stripped and I was left with one wheel that wouldn't get unbolted...SEAT lock nuts are awful...

 

[Aimez]

Ah right yeh guess so, MOT are a pile of crap I agree so many sheds on the road that never get looked after the rest of the year.