Indeed. I plan to take much more care when tightening down wheel bolts from now on. I got lucky!
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Originally posted by Janderson View PostIndeed. I plan to take much more care when tightening down wheel bolts from now on. I got lucky!
Originally posted by Farbin KaiberYou are lucky your Dad didn't pull out and leave you on the passenger side seat.
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when i started working at a tire shop it was a big fear of mine to have a wheel fly off after putting it back on. But after using an impact and getting into a rhythm you stop fretting over it, and I never once had an issue. Same goes for my cars using the supplied lug wrench...
Glad to hear you avoided an accident.
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this happened to my on my 1998 volvo S70, (the sedan version of Janderson's car)... After changing rotors and pads I was rushing to clean up. Tightened all bolts to snug with a socket wrench, and then torqued them all to spec. Apparently I forgot to torque the front left (still don't know, but I thought I did). I was driving around a turn the next day (picking up parts for the e30 :D) and it sounded like a REALLY bad wheel bearing. Pulled over and all but one lug of the front left wheel were loose...
That'll teach you to double check.
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Something like this happened to me too. I hit a large bump and maybe 30 miles later, my car started to make weird noises and I felt some front end vibration. Pulled over and checked my lugs to make sure it was not them, and sure enough, a few were loose. I guess the bump made them some loose, but not sure why that would do it.Originally posted by cabriodster87"Honey? What color is this wire? Is it the same as that one? Are you sure? I don't believe it. OK, it works. Thank you sweetie."Originally posted by Kershawi've got a boner and a desire to speed.
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