Wheel and Tire almost flew off the car
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Wheel and Tire almost flew off the car
As i was driving home today, i was about .3 miles away from my house.. i hear a loud knocking sound and the whole rear of the car starts shaking.. i pull over to see the wheel half-way off the car! it was so weird, i found one of the wheel nuts on the ground, one was barely on one of the bolts and the other ones were gone. i ran back home to get the extra wheel nuts.. i jacked up the car, took the rim off and i see that 3 of the bolts that hold the rim are like sawed off, i look inside the rim and 3 of the threads are stripped and scratched. i couldnt believe it.. out of no where!
i did replace the tire of that same rim a month ago, but i didnt do anything wrong as it was fine until tonight.
i dont have any pics but i hope i can fix the threads on the rim.. do you think its possible? do i have to replace the whole rotor assembly or can i replace the part? price? will warranty cover this
HELP!
i did replace the tire of that same rim a month ago, but i didnt do anything wrong as it was fine until tonight.
i dont have any pics but i hope i can fix the threads on the rim.. do you think its possible? do i have to replace the whole rotor assembly or can i replace the part? price? will warranty cover this
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Originally Posted by BBB
i jacked up the car, took the rim off and i see that 3 of the bolts that hold the rim are like sawed off, i look inside the rim and 3 of the threads are stripped and scratched. i couldnt believe it.. out of no where!
i did replace the tire of that same rim a month ago, but i didnt do anything wrong as it was fine until tonight.
i dont have any pics but i hope i can fix the threads on the rim.. do you think its possible? do i have to replace the whole rotor assembly or can i replace the part? price? will warranty cover this
HELP!
i did replace the tire of that same rim a month ago, but i didnt do anything wrong as it was fine until tonight.
i dont have any pics but i hope i can fix the threads on the rim.. do you think its possible? do i have to replace the whole rotor assembly or can i replace the part? price? will warranty cover this
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Did you mean the hub bolt looked sawed off or the lug nut looked sawed off?
Those are reasons why you don't want to overtorque your lugnuts... how old is your car? But I guess not torqueing them would do the same...
I doubt warranty will cover it but it is worth a shot. If not, you can go back to the shop that installed your tire and complain...
Those are reasons why you don't want to overtorque your lugnuts... how old is your car? But I guess not torqueing them would do the same...
I doubt warranty will cover it but it is worth a shot. If not, you can go back to the shop that installed your tire and complain...
Last edited by dofu; 11-22-2005 at 10:37 PM.
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i am a bit lost here..
it is possible that you didn't torque them properly that they get loose
afterwards..
however.. the bolts being "saw off" seems to suggest that you might
have OVER torqued it?
since if you didn't tighten it enough..the only thing can happen is
that the nuts will get loose...and eventually the wheel will come off
but i guess that wont cause the bolt to be "saw off" ?
hope you will get the bolts replaced asap
regards,
Godmans
it is possible that you didn't torque them properly that they get loose
afterwards..
however.. the bolts being "saw off" seems to suggest that you might
have OVER torqued it?
since if you didn't tighten it enough..the only thing can happen is
that the nuts will get loose...and eventually the wheel will come off
but i guess that wont cause the bolt to be "saw off" ?
hope you will get the bolts replaced asap
regards,
Godmans
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Originally Posted by godmans
i am a bit lost here..
it is possible that you didn't torque them properly that they get loose
afterwards..
however.. the bolts being "saw off" seems to suggest that you might
have OVER torqued it?
since if you didn't tighten it enough..the only thing can happen is
that the nuts will get loose...and eventually the wheel will come off
but i guess that wont cause the bolt to be "saw off" ?
hope you will get the bolts replaced asap
regards,
Godmans
it is possible that you didn't torque them properly that they get loose
afterwards..
however.. the bolts being "saw off" seems to suggest that you might
have OVER torqued it?
since if you didn't tighten it enough..the only thing can happen is
that the nuts will get loose...and eventually the wheel will come off
but i guess that wont cause the bolt to be "saw off" ?
hope you will get the bolts replaced asap
regards,
Godmans
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Originally Posted by dofu
It does sound like he over torqued them since the threads are stripped too...
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Originally Posted by BBB
As i was driving home today, i was about .3 miles away from my house.. i hear a loud knocking sound and the whole rear of the car starts shaking.. i pull over to see the wheel half-way off the car! it was so weird, i found one of the wheel nuts on the ground, one was barely on one of the bolts and the other ones were gone. i ran back home to get the extra wheel nuts.. i jacked up the car, took the rim off and i see that 3 of the bolts that hold the rim are like sawed off, i look inside the rim and 3 of the threads are stripped and scratched. i couldnt believe it.. out of no where!
i did replace the tire of that same rim a month ago, but i didnt do anything wrong as it was fine until tonight.
i dont have any pics but i hope i can fix the threads on the rim.. do you think its possible? do i have to replace the whole rotor assembly or can i replace the part? price? will warranty cover this
HELP!
i did replace the tire of that same rim a month ago, but i didnt do anything wrong as it was fine until tonight.
i dont have any pics but i hope i can fix the threads on the rim.. do you think its possible? do i have to replace the whole rotor assembly or can i replace the part? price? will warranty cover this
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Anyway, you need to replace the ruined/broken studs which is easy. You bang out the old ones and replace with new ones.
C.
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yea im pretty sure i over torqued it when i replaced the wheel.. but i didnt retorque it after that.
^ yea i told my parents all i needed to do was re-order the studs and put them on but my dad thinks the rim is damaged cuz of the stripped threads and he doesnt trust me at all. he called road side assistance to bring a flatbed and take my car to the dealership for them to fix it.. i dont think its necessary but w/e
^ yea i told my parents all i needed to do was re-order the studs and put them on but my dad thinks the rim is damaged cuz of the stripped threads and he doesnt trust me at all. he called road side assistance to bring a flatbed and take my car to the dealership for them to fix it.. i dont think its necessary but w/e