atw: Re: Help with US English terms - urgent

I sincerely apologise for suggesting that there is a Kiwi term "lug nots".
It must be a Taranaki colloquialism.
Nevertheless, it is pretty close to "wheel lug nuts" as in the following
exerpt from the suggested web site:
*Wheel Lugs

*The large bolts that go through the wheel rim and secure it to the wheel
hub are known as the wheel lugs. They are pressed into the hub from the
inboard side so they cannot pull out when tightened. The* lug nuts* thread
onto the wheel lugs, clamping the wheel rim between the hub and lug nuts. If
the *wheel lug nuts *are not properly tightened your wheel will come off.
Over- tightening, conversely, can prevent you from being able to change a
flat tire.



On 21/02/07, MHT <runfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


mmmmmmmmm
Well it would appear that Kiwis and Texans have some things in common. hi
hi
MN Mary


On 2/20/2007 4:22:44 PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Down here
> I've always used wheel nuts and wheel studs (the threaded part on the
hub).
>
> MHT wrote: Even if you have a "Native Speaker" give you the goods, you
may want to Xcheck this "offical" list of terms, as your native speaker
might not realize that a term s/he has used since grades school is slang and
not what the auto industry deems "offical".
>
> Here is an "offical" alphabetical list of parts:
> http://auto.indiamart.com/auto-part/autopart-a.html
>
> I've
> not heard the term wheels nuts, BTW, we call them wheel lugs (the bolt)
> and lug nuts (the nut on the bolt) here in MN. Sometimes wheel lug nut
is
> used.
> MN Mary
>
>
>
> On 2/19/2007 10:17:11 PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a small job (paid) changing AU English car terminology into US
> > English. The
> > terms are relatively simple, anyone who has driven a car in the US
> would
> > know them.
> >
> > If there is a native US English speaker on the list could you please
> > contact me
> > directly to discuss
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1029
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