What Did You Do To Your 2ND GEN RAM Today?
Drive to the dump -> Left front wheel making funny noises -> Forget to check wheel at dump.
Drive home -> Left front wheel making funny noises -> Forget to check wheel at home.
Drive to dump again -> Left front wheel still making noises -> Forget to check wheel, again.
Drive home -> More noises -> Where did I leave my brain?
Drive an hour to pick up a massive frigging woodstove -> Huh, wheel making noises -> Forget to check wheel, after popping a hernia getting the wood stove up a bulkhead, into the truck.
Driving home -> Wheel making worse noises, and feeling unbalanced -> Finally stop and look at wheel -> Missing 2 lug nuts, other 3 are finger loose!!!
Continue homeward -> Stop every mile to re-finger-tighten nuts -> Stop and ask a friendly guy to borrow a wrench and jack -> Jack truck up, tighten remaining nuts.
Arrive home -> Take closer look at wheel -> Realize 2 nuts are missing because the studs have broken right off -> Beat living SH*T out of Harbor Freight torque wrench. -> Ask forum for suggestions about where they've had good luck buying new studs from.
So - while I sit here and count my blessings, anybody have any good suggestions??
Drive home -> Left front wheel making funny noises -> Forget to check wheel at home.
Drive to dump again -> Left front wheel still making noises -> Forget to check wheel, again.
Drive home -> More noises -> Where did I leave my brain?
Drive an hour to pick up a massive frigging woodstove -> Huh, wheel making noises -> Forget to check wheel, after popping a hernia getting the wood stove up a bulkhead, into the truck.
Driving home -> Wheel making worse noises, and feeling unbalanced -> Finally stop and look at wheel -> Missing 2 lug nuts, other 3 are finger loose!!!
Continue homeward -> Stop every mile to re-finger-tighten nuts -> Stop and ask a friendly guy to borrow a wrench and jack -> Jack truck up, tighten remaining nuts.
Arrive home -> Take closer look at wheel -> Realize 2 nuts are missing because the studs have broken right off -> Beat living SH*T out of Harbor Freight torque wrench. -> Ask forum for suggestions about where they've had good luck buying new studs from.
So - while I sit here and count my blessings, anybody have any good suggestions??
Ironically, my "most likely to break down" vehicle, is the only one I own that doesn't have a toolbox in it. Picking up studs and nuts on the way home today.
Is there any real reason for the stud install and removal tools? It looks to me like a simple enough process without them.
Is there any real reason for the stud install and removal tools? It looks to me like a simple enough process without them.
Maybe a punch if you're gettin fancy :P