Someone tried to nick my wheels.

[H.Maxim]

As per the pics, looks like they took off the centre cap off and tried to take off the central hub nut, which luckily sheered off. No other damage weirdly.

Does anyone know the part number for the nut I need? Cheers.


 

[JamesBryan]

Need more than a hub nut mate.

Driveshaft has snapped off there.

 

[Djw John]

I don't think there's been an attempt. Any of the bolts loose?

That seems more like a driveshaft failure than anything. Weird place for it to break though

 

[H.Maxim]

Think you guys are right, just had a proper look around and there's nothing else untoward, my car is dirty as anything so there would have at least been fingers marks around the wheels. None of the wheel nuts are loose or look to have been tampered with.
The randomness of it breaking off there though is crazy!

 

[Clio_fool]

Better there than on the motorway!

 

[mace¬]

I'm getting wheely tyred of these people who think they can just take what they want.

 

[JamesBryan]

Has the hub nut been off recently?

 

[H.Maxim]

Better there than on the motorway!

I did Leeds to Oxford and back last weekend ?

Has the hub nut been off recently?

Nope, not had any work done on down there for quite a while.

 

[JamesBryan]

Ahh right, just thought someone might have overtightened the nut a lot and maybe the pressure has finally given in.

 

[Kev@KAM]

They'd have to be super retarded to undo that one so most likely the driveshaft has snapped. Not great to fix though!

 

[Usr117063]

Good news is no one tried to nick your wheels, bad news is you need a new driveshaft. Rather the second anyway.

 

[jamesycc]

Never seen that before. Bit of job now though.

You'd have to be a complete spastic of a theif if that's how you thought you take wheels off... ?

 

[Djw John]

If you've driven it like that the chances are the bearing will be goosed now too

 

[Usr117063]

Surely heat and a mallet would get that out if it was stuck in there? Or is it more difficult than that?

 

[Louis]

So the centre cap was just on the floor sat next to the nut? Need more info

 

[JamesBryan]

So the centre cap was just on the floor sat next to the nut? Need more info

Sounds like the shaft has snapped off and fired through the centre cap ?

 

[Louis]

Sounds like the shaft has snapped off and fired through the centre cap ?

What are the chances of that happening when stopped though?

 

[Krarl]

What are the chances of that happening when stopped though?

Castle nuts are pretty weighty. Only takes a decent finger prod to pop out a centre cap

Hard driving and hard braking heating up things and then parking it up in the cold is a decent theory

 

[JamesBryan]

It's about the only theory i can think of.

 

[Scrooge]

I’ve had one go exactly like that before from when a wheel bearing was proper fucked for a long time

 

[STEVE.M]

It's about the only theory i can think of.

J&R shaft?

 

[H.Maxim]

If you've driven it like that the chances are the bearing will be goosed now too

Luckily I noticed it before getting in and driving it didn't.

So the centre cap was just on the floor sat next to the nut? Need more info

Yeah.
Went to get in the car and the centre cap and nut were sat right next to the wheel, hence why I thought someone had tried to steal them. It's been driving fine before that.

 

[Chris_Beer]

Hub nut doesn't look that old compared to a new Renault one I got recently

Discs look recent

Wheel looks like its hit some cones on track or something

Did they take the car on track at all and leave you to pick up the pieces?

 

[Krarl]

Either way whatever has happened you need to stick a new driveshaft in it and get that bearing pulled together as soon as possible really. If it wasn't fucked before it might be in future with the weight of the car sat on it

Others will disagree but it'll start to separate and weigh heavy on the bearing races

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