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Well, at least it happened before winter, could have been worse in slick driving conditions.
I've had lugs back out before, you are usually warned as this is happening with odd bumps & handling issues, which get worse & worse the farther out the lugs go - Much more noticeable up front than in the back though, for obvious reasons.
Haven't noticed anything odd the past week or so ?
I've had lugs back out before, you are usually warned as this is happening with odd bumps & handling issues, which get worse & worse the farther out the lugs go - Much more noticeable up front than in the back though, for obvious reasons.
Haven't noticed anything odd the past week or so ?
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Lug nuts were still on the studs... interesting huh? The holes for the studs on the wheels are way bigger that they should be so my guess is the force just broke em off. Also, the studs weren't rusty or anything..
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Yep, they don't have to be off, 1/8th of an inch of play would be more than enough to start off a nasty chain of events.
If those were the front tires you would have felt it coming on, since your hands are directly connected, via the steering wheel, with front end components, including the tires.
Rear tires, as you have found out, don't out themselves so easily.
A friend of mines kid who just started driving had a wheel pop off due to untorqued lugs.
I asked him if he noticed or felt anything unusual preceding the incident, he said yeah, it was wobbly and making weird noises for days before that, getting worse with every mile.
I told him damn, you notice something like that, find out whats wrong or take it to someone who can, you don't just ignore warning signs like that.
If those were the front tires you would have felt it coming on, since your hands are directly connected, via the steering wheel, with front end components, including the tires.
Rear tires, as you have found out, don't out themselves so easily.
A friend of mines kid who just started driving had a wheel pop off due to untorqued lugs.
I asked him if he noticed or felt anything unusual preceding the incident, he said yeah, it was wobbly and making weird noises for days before that, getting worse with every mile.
I told him damn, you notice something like that, find out whats wrong or take it to someone who can, you don't just ignore warning signs like that.
