Wheel fell off - oops

[Fez_uk]

Happened today, Luckily I was not going too fast. Couldn't stop when I felt it as it was on a blind bend

[stinka]

WTF ??

How you manage that ?

[Fez_uk]

Didn't do them up tight enough I suppose, I sure I even torqued them up too.

[firebobby]

There was a story on the radio today about some MP or other council type, who's wheel nut were all loose when he got to his destination

Here Fez, Your not some secret official/MP type are you

[Lazy-Ferret]

Ouch, did you find the missing wheel?

I saw a lorry lose one once on the M25, it's amazing how far this thing went.. the trouble was after rolling for about 1/2 a mile, it bounced over the central reservation and hit a car coming the other way. After that, we never found where it went.

The car was a write off.

[Fez_uk]

the wheel to the left is the wheel, was carrying no spare at the time

brake drum hub vanished though.

[Paul]

Had the same happen to me last year, n/s front wheel, the nuts came of the wheel spacer.. Lucky for me they was still inside when it stopped up the road..

[rustic]

Aren't you supposed to check your nuts regularly

If you have alloys, the wheel nuts on my Mav are in fact a brass type material, so could easily strip if over torqued at some time in their life.

I have found 2 stripped ones over the years, but having some wheel locking nuts gave me a few spare wheel nuts.

I always insist that garages pre start the fitting of the nut by hand, but most will just shove it in the air wrench and press the button until the wrench gasps for breath.

I always use a torque wrench, as it is quite easy to over tighten them even with the standard wheel brace.

There is a chance of course that wheel nuts intended for steel wheels have been used for alloys, or vice versa, the wheel nuts are in fact different, as the angle of the countersink are different.

So go on then, check your nuts, you know you want too.

Or get someone else to do it for you.

[supergnome]

I've got 4 alloy and 1 steel spare so I should use the sparewheel nuts on the car when used. Also locking wheelnuts should be in 2 sorts? David.

[firebobby]

Didn't you feel it getting loose, I had a Ford Escort and a wheel came loose, by god it wobbled like a pig, when I looked around the car, I found the rear wheel was loose and tightened it

[Fez_uk]

Felt it go loose but couldn't stop as it was on a blind corner where people usually go 60mph. So had to think fast and decided to carry on a bit to a straight then it dropped off. Happened within 20-30 meters.

[Dynamics]

Just glad you are unhurt... Could have been a different story if it had happened on a Motorway!!!

[polty]

Originally Posted by rustic

Aren't you supposed to check your nuts regularly

If you have alloys, the wheel nuts on my Mav are in fact a brass type material, so could easily strip if over torqued at some time in their life.

I have found 2 stripped ones over the years, but having some wheel locking nuts gave me a few spare wheel nuts.

I always insist that garages pre start the fitting of the nut by hand, but most will just shove it in the air wrench and press the button until the wrench gasps for breath.

I always use a torque wrench, as it is quite easy to over tighten them even with the standard wheel brace.

There is a chance of course that wheel nuts intended for steel wheels have been used for alloys, or vice versa, the wheel nuts are in fact different, as the angle of the countersink are different.

So go on then, check your nuts, you know you want too.

Or get someone else to do it for you.

i had a similar issue numpty's called tyre fitters zip them up so friggin tight 119nm to 140nm is sufficiant the other thing is are they the right nuts for the rims?

[post2124]

no drum was still where it should be the wheel wasn't lol
wheel was ###### though