So I get my new rims with tyres put on my Terrano 275/70/16 from a tyre shop. Have travelled about 100km on them. Anyway I was on my way out this morning and my steering wheel started shaking like F*** at 80k. I immediately stopped. Had a look under truck to see if anything was broken but no all looked good. Scratched my head for a while an thought maybe I should check my wheels and sure enough all 24 wheel nuts were loose. So tightened them all back up (in the rain) and was on my way.
I keep thinking "WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!"
Could it have been the shops fault!
So I went to the tyre place not very impressed and for them to turn around and say sorry but they were torqued.
So your thoughts anyone!
saffa2,
Feb 9, 2:12pm
They lied.
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:14pm
Thats my thoughts exactly but I seen the guy with the torque wrench but what I did notice is that he didn't really put much pressure on them before it clicked.
moosie_21,
Feb 9, 2:15pm
Kill them. Kill them all.
ginga4lyfe,
Feb 9, 2:19pm
what probably happened is they "tightened it' but didnt torque them up properly, but otherwise they did lie, but now that you have seen to the issue, unless the threads were damaged, or the bolts are stretched, they shouldnt come lose again, Id pull each wheel off and examine each wheel bolt to make sure they havnt stretched or been damaged otherwise
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:19pm
Believe me I so wanted to. I mean what the hell would have happened if I had all my family in there and a wheel fell off. Wouldn't be nice. Another thing they said is they might not be seating properly but there was no vibrations etc until my bloody wheels nearly fell off.
skin1235,
Feb 9, 2:20pm
someone loosened them off in prep to ripping them off sometime last night! 100km could be 5 days after they were fitted, and I know people who could completely fk a set of tyres in a lot less than 100 km, blardy teenage sons for instance
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:23pm
Don't think so because even the locknuts were loose so if it was a thief I'd say they would have taken them. Got them done saturday just gone and have only been out twice.
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:24pm
How can I tell if they are stretched!
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:26pm
Don't think so because even the locknuts were loose so if it was a thief I'd say they would have taken them. How do I tell if they are damaged!
dvince,
Feb 9, 2:26pm
Same thing happened to me last year. The thing is I watched him torque them up. Dodgy torque wrench I guess.
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:28pm
Yep all 24 and 4 of those were locknuts. I told them to stick there business up there BEEP BEEP and I will be spreading the word. Thing is it is a nation wide business.
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:29pm
LOL I must be dumb. Whats a blind nut. Its not open it has a bobble on it if you know what I mean
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:31pm
I said something to that effect but they said there settings are right. I said well you might want to tell your employees to check and double check the tightness.
skin1235,
Feb 9, 2:32pm
hopefully there is no damage,. but before you remove them to check suggest you mark the rim close to the stud the locknuts were on ( lipstick or crayon is good) -if they were about to e removed and the locknuts stopped them they probably would not have retightened the others, and the locknuts would have been the only ones holding the rims on,inspection for damage on the back of the rim will show a different amount of damage around those particular studs ( thats why you mark the rim so you know which ones they were) if this is the case and neighbours are neighbours, you have no idea who was visiting them and spotted your new tyres just ready for plucking
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:32pm
Cool thanks heaps for that. I will en-devour to sus the situation.
ginga4lyfe,
Feb 9, 2:33pm
the threads are unevenly spaced, as well as instead of the bolt being dead evenly straight, the middle or end may narrow slightly, if they are damaged, just replace them, they WILL snap, its just a matter of time, Id also get the wheels checked for buckeling, but only once the nuts are cleared and only then if the wheels wobble and can be felt though the steering wheel
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:33pm
Nope didn't show me at all just said they were right
After I tightened them up there was no wobble etc in the steering.
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:36pm
Nope not at all
intrade,
Feb 9, 2:39pm
i had a problem only with 1 vehicle toyota hiace 4x4 after adjusting the play on the front 4x4 hub fitted tyre tyghtened normal then drove it and 60km later the nuts where loose . somthing somehow must have jammed when you tighten the nuts up on these. and no i am not stupid . the guy had to change a tyre later on and rang me and said the exact same thing happend to him now also. after a while the wheel became loose just like it had done when i done up the nuts. In europe it will say to tighten your wheel nuts after 50km again so the tyre shops cant be blamed if a wheel falls off.
woody1946,
Feb 9, 2:41pm
I had just the opposite, nuts so tight I bent the wheel brace trying to undo. In the finish had to go to a garage to loosen the wheelnuts, god knows how I would have got on if I had a flat away from help
tootsie9,
Feb 9, 2:42pm
Maybe thats what they meant by seating maybe! I'm just wanting to know is it going to happen again or should I take it to a mechanic to get everything checked!
ginga4lyfe,
Feb 9, 2:42pm
you will find that the problem with those wheels will be that the bolts will have chewed into the rims nut angled edging thing ( i forget what its called ) and wrigglethe nuts loose
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