Was driving up to my mates last night via the M60 and suddenly my steering wheel started shaking pretty violently. My 1st thoughts were "ffs what's broke now". Pulled over on the hard shoulder and investigated around the front wheels, never spotted anything so I thought I'd try the wheel nuts. 3 nuts on both front wheels were loose and when I say loose I mean I could turn them by hand. Pretty scary to think if a wheel had fell off doing motorway speeds. The locking wheels nuts were fine so I'm thinking someone has had ago at stealing them.
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Bit of a scare
- Thread starter Jonff
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Only explanation would be that I'd not tightened them up properly the last time I had the wheels off but I very much doubt it. Making sure the wheels nuts are tight is one of my pet things. I always check and always make sure they're tight.
Yeah it's very scary, if a wheel fell off on the motorway doing *cough* 70mph, it wouldn't have ended well.
Yeah it's very scary, if a wheel fell off on the motorway doing *cough* 70mph, it wouldn't have ended well.
Evo 8 MR
lol, comes with living in Manchester!
I bet it was you Steve, fancied a colour change and wanted my wheels didn't you? :rasp: haha
withoutabix
ClioSport Club Member
i had the same thing hooning it around oulton park
came into the pits to find both rears all very loose!
came into the pits to find both rears all very loose!
Evo 8 MR
Nah I've already got kerbed wheels, I don't need another set. :lolup:
No curbage here matey, it's all hidden with fresh paint :star: haha!
Fiesta ST-3
wow that could have been nasty
It's a good idea but I'll be extremely paranoid about them for a while now, so they'll be getting checked everytime I go out in the car. lol
Or when it goes in the garage for work,
Garage: Is the locking wheel nut key in the car
Car Owner: Yes all 4 keys are in the car
Garage: Eh?
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
PMSL! I did that on my Punto GT when the wheels were changed. Never did get them nicked, but every tyre place I went to got majorly fecked off!
D.
Thats a little scary, as long as the nuts were tightened to the correct torque they shouldnt come undone due to the stretch in the threads. Someone must have deffo had a go at stealing your wheels.
As for locking wheels nuts, you can buy a kit from halfrauds now to break them off, wtf is the point in that.
Gorms
As for locking wheels nuts, you can buy a kit from halfrauds now to break them off, wtf is the point in that.
Gorms
Yeah, completely defeats the object of having locking nuts really.
Only place it could have happened was when I was parked up at ECP in Trafford Park, was parked for quite a while as I was waiting for a part. Incidently there was an 08 plate 197 parked next to me when I came out, maybe it was him/her and decide to try and swap wheels :clown: lol
JDM Dc2
Lol at this car jon, something happens everyday, seriously!!
