Luke0549 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 It's a strange feeling being overtaken by your own wheel.... Luckily i was just going down the road. New wing is needed though. Whoops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC350Z Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 That could have been bad at speed your lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wing looks repairable from here. This is unfortunate but it's something i check regularly. Not only that they are tight but are torqued correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke0549 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wing looks repairable from here. This is unfortunate but it's something i check regularly. Not only that they are tight but are torqued correctly. The wing was dented anyways, so an excuse to get a new one! Every cloud..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 How the heck can you have 5 loose bolts? I'm sure they didn't all come off at the same time? So there must have been some serious steering wheel vibrations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Wow, that's the sort of thing I'd do. Tuff luck buddy. Hope you get sorted soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironhide Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 WTF! Who did them up last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Check the wheel stud holes very carefully as they will be more than likely elongated. Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke0549 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Felt some wobble/noise and was going to pull in to shops at end of road and check. Still drives fine, so no proper damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Unreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Nearly done that myself, started to reverse down the drive before realising I hadn't done a couple of nuts up. Not all 5 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gudzy Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I noticed that I'd lost a wheel nut and that the other 4 were quite loose on one of my wheels recently. I'm glad I checked as I was doing a 200 mile round trip that day so could have caused me some serious problems. I guessed someone was either trying to steal the wheel or trying to kill me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon+Kat Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Had the same thing happen to me on a family holiday to Wales in a Maverick with 6 people aboard. The day after we arrived, we set off through the little country lanes, felt some vibration so i stopped and checked....1 bolt remaining sent the others guys back down the road and they found 3 bolts within 100 metres, strange. Was scarey seeing as we had driven for 3.5 hrs at motorway speeds the day before. So im paranoid with bolt tightening now, as you can imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 EEEEKKKKKK!!! Bloody nora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzr350z Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Have you had the car up on ramps,must be some lovely scrapes underneath?Has the brake disc scraped too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 F*ck me! Glad you're ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 When was that wheel last removed? Have you got standard nuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Damn Glad the damage is only minor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke0549 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Yeah all standard nuts. I removed the wheel last week to check fitment of new wheels that are to be fitted, I probably just didn't do it up tight enough tbh. Own fault. Ah well. Live and learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I'm gonna check mine now Glad its a small repair and no one was hurt which is the main thing. Time to invest in a torque wrench? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Funny jetset had a similar problem with them coming loose and that was only a week or so after him and chris torqued them up properly as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I'd have thought it was too easy to over-tighten wheel nuts, I always think mine feel too loose when I've torqued them up. Maybe some damaged threads caused it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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