atw: Re: Help with US English terms - urgent

It is possible that some people use the term "lug nuts" over here. I'm not a mechanic, so I don't know if it is the correct technical term or not. However, if I wanted to describe a car wheel according to how many studs/lugs it had, I'm sure I would say it had a "4-stud" or "5-stud" pattern. 

Rod Stuart wrote:
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 <mailto: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
    <mailto: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
    <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
    <mailto: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
    > -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Dave Reynolds Phone: (64)
    (3) 358 1029
    > Senior Technical Author Fax: (64) (3) 359 4632 Tait Electronics




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Innaloo, WA 6018, Australia
(08) 9204 2957
<rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx>>
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