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Tiger
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18th Oct 13 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Was in my veedub T4 tonight, driving up north. Had a weird noise started, thought i'd thrown a driveshaft. Didn't want to drive any further so I called the AA. I checked all the wheels by hand thinking it might have been a wheel bearing possibly, none of the wheels budged. AA bloke jacked the van up and all 5 wheel nuts were seriously loose, 10 more miles and the wheel would have been off.

I've done 800 miles since the wheel was last off with no problems Is this unusual or could someone have maybe tried to nick my wheels/s?

They have locking wheel nuts and that was loose too.
*CorsaCal*
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18th Oct 13 at 21:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Were all wheels the same. Chances are it just wasnt torqued up correctly when the wheel was last off and they have gradually worked looser.
Tiger
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18th Oct 13 at 21:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just one was loose. I'm amazed I did 800 miles without it coming loose, then it went from being fine to almost falling off in 25 miles.
Jamie-C
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18th Oct 13 at 22:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've been driving my car with 2 wheel nuts in one wheel ever since I got it lol, they havent worked loose though.

I'd say someones trying to kill you tbh
bigron1988
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18th Oct 13 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
I've been driving my car with 2 wheel nuts in one wheel ever since I got it



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18th Oct 13 at 22:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
I've been driving my car with 2 wheel nuts in one wheel ever since I got it lol, they havent worked loose though.

I'd say someones trying to kill you tbh




I'm pretty sure evolution is trying to kill you. How you keep defying it is beyond me

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John
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18th Oct 13 at 23:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why the fuck would you knowingly drive about with half the amount of required wheel bolts?
Jamie-C
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Threads are fucked in the drum so bolts won't screw in, someone has driven in bolts with the wrong threads, I only pootle about town at night, can't remember the last time I was doing more than 40mph tbh, I will fix it when I get a chance
AndyCorsaSport
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18th Oct 13 at 23:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just take the other two out. Gravity will hold it anyway. Bolts are only for show.
Tiger
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19th Oct 13 at 00:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Threads are fucked in the drum so bolts won't screw in, someone has driven in bolts with the wrong threads, I only pootle about town at night, can't remember the last time I was doing more than 40mph tbh, I will fix it when I get a chance


AA bloke checked everything including tapers, everything fine. I'm still not driving it, back in the Beemer for the weekend.
MatthewR
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Max Branning IMO
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Threads are fucked in the drum so bolts won't screw in, someone has driven in bolts with the wrong threads, I only pootle about town at night, can't remember the last time I was doing more than 40mph tbh, I will fix it when I get a chance



know a lad that had his car seized by police for having 2 wheel bolts missing as they deemed it unsafe to drive even a mile
he also got points for dangerous driving
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19th Oct 13 at 09:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had one wheel bolt missing from each wheel in the mini. Didn't bother me really.
I've replaced them now as it looked gash.
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19th Oct 13 at 09:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Were the bolts copper slipped?
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Have the wheels be painted? When the seat is painted it can loosen the bolts, mine did it away on my old Integra after having them re-furbed. But I'd say they weren't tight enough in the first place.
Tiger
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
Were the bolts copper slipped?


Nope.
Tiger
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Originally posted by corsadonk
Have the wheels be painted? When the seat is painted it can loosen the bolts, mine did it away on my old Integra after having them re-furbed. But I'd say they weren't tight enough in the first place.


Nope.
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19th Oct 13 at 11:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Remember my mates wheels doing this. Was a T4 weirdly. He reckons someone loosened them
craig55
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Ns or os wheel
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19th Oct 13 at 13:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive had this a couple of times in the corsa since fitting the corsa D weeks slightly worrying
Jamie-C
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Put some loctite thread locker on them
Tiger
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quote:
Originally posted by craig55
Ns or os wheel


N/S.

[Edited on 19-10-2013 by Tiger]
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Originally posted by Jamie-C
Put some loctite thread locker on them




You for real?!
Jamie-C
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Yes why? Will prevent it happening again, can still be removed when needed
CORSA NUT
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Jesus Tiger this happend to me literally yesterday Heard knocking noise on the way home from work from my NSF wheel. I've got a really slow puncture so thought it was that even though i'd recently pumped it up.

Noise got louder and louder so I pulled over and the tyres were fine like you I thought it was the shaft so nursed it home as I was really close. Popped it on the ramps but couldn't see anything! Dropped it down again scratching my head so grabbed my brace and went to check the nuts.....2 were fucking missing and the other 3 literally span using just my fingers on the socket on the other front wheel all the bolts were properly loose but still there. Backs were solid.

Really shocked me though and not had it on any of the 30 cars I've owned!

[Edited on 19-10-2013 by CORSA NUT]

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