Re: Hub Nut Expert Required.
Thanks for the replies. I checked the new nuts on the back of the car today and they fit perfectly so the cross drilled shafts must have a different thread which I have never seen any reference to before and the nuts don't seem to be available. I suppose that type of shaft must be really ancient by now and most will have worn out and been replaced with later single holed ones, a problem that doesn't really affect the front of the Rossa because most of the joint has been removed anyway
However, I managed to get the front nuts back on without doing any more damage to them (thankfully they don't need 200 ft lbs) so they're fine for now. I've been messing around with Minis off and on for longer than I care to remember and I still keep coming up with something new
You live and learn.