Almost Lost A Wheel
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Almost Lost A Wheel - 10/24/2007 1:51:08 PM
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95_4door
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I got up for work the other day and got in my truck to leave. I got around the block and my truck started to make a thump, thump noise as I drove, forward and reverse. I could feel it also. I didn't want to take any chances, so I took the truck home and took my wife's car to work.
When I got home from work, I jacked the front end up to take a look. I started on the drivers side, I leaned on the wheel to get a closer look and it moved. When I went to take it off, I only had ONE LUG NUT left on it, not to mention only one stud also. I either pissed somebody off, or when they balanced my tires, they didn't tighten them all the way. The one lug that was left on was only threaded on about 1/4 inch, and the threads were totally screwed up.
I went to work and bought 5 new lugs and studs, I went ahead and got the longer studs just to have them, they are about a 1/2 inch longer than stock.
I got really lucky that my wheel didn't fly off while I was driving, not to mention if I had my son with me.
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RE: Almost Lost A Wheel - 10/24/2007 3:32:00 PM
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blznlowxtreme
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dang thats crazy man, im glad you didnt lose it though
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RE: Almost Lost A Wheel - 10/24/2007 9:25:34 PM
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Chevy Lover
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Man that is scary!
A few years ago ( I was driving a '66 mustang), I stopped in at a bar and had a couple of beers. When I left, I headed out on the highway. Iwas travelling at 70 mph and I saw something fly past my drivers' window so I started to slow down. It's a good thing I did because my left rear wheel came off and the left rear 1/4 panel was dragging on the highway.
I walked down the road a way and retrieved my tire, took one wheel nut off the other 3 wheels and put the l/rear back on.
I figure someone tried to steal my wheels while I was in the bar.
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RE: Almost Lost A Wheel - 10/25/2007 8:45:23 AM
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Millertime21
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about a year ago I had a 86 bronco with a 6inch lift and 35" tires. It was about 3:00am and I was driving home. I made a right hand turn and then it started driving funny and making a loud scraping noise. I jump out and I'm missing my drivers side back tire. The tire must have rolled over 100yards away and took me about 1.5hrs to find. Was not a fun night.
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