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wheels ran away :(
« on: 11 March 2011, 17:59:26 »
Bit of a shock today. Ended up chasing my wheel down the road after it popped off and bounced up and down the side of my car. both back wheels popped off while going round a roundabout. (what i kick in the nads) n/s/r stayed on went under the arch and so did very littel damage. o/s/r like i said dented every pannel on the drivers side and rolled away... Booked into a garage tomorow for tracking balancing and new wheel bolts all around. Then into the body shop next week. what you all think? someone want me dead?
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #1 on: 11 March 2011, 18:06:50 »
had you had the wheels off recently,or do you reckon someone loosened them ?,tough luck by the way,lucky speed was low
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2011, 18:41:48 »
No havnet touched the wheels since i have had the car. about 1500 miles ago. No problems up Untill today. Quite gutted. but like you said lucky i was onlt doing 15 / 20 mph. Had just got off the M4 so was doing 70 80 ish there.
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2011, 18:45:18 »
For both wheels to come off id be very suspicious :-/
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2011, 19:01:36 »
Its difficult to see any other explanation than someone has loosened your wheel nuts imo.Got any enemys ? :o :o
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2011, 19:08:47 »
 :-[ Not that i know of. :'(
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2011, 19:36:40 »
You do realise, if someone has loosened your wheel nuts, that can be classed as attempted murder.
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #7 on: 11 March 2011, 20:39:38 »
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You do realise, if someone has loosened your wheel nuts, that can be classed as attempted murder.

......of the car or the owner....  :-/
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #8 on: 11 March 2011, 20:42:43 »
Last time I lost a wheel (a few years ago), it was because the garage had done them up too tight.  I was driving quite fast at the time ::), but fortunately a ditch slowed me to a halt.
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« Reply #9 on: 11 March 2011, 20:45:11 »
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Last time I lost a wheel (a few years ago), it was because the garage had done them up too tight.  I was driving quite fast at the time ::), but fortunately a ditch slowed me to a halt.

too tight?
how can they come off like that?
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« Reply #10 on: 11 March 2011, 20:45:12 »
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You do realise, if someone has loosened your wheel nuts, that can be classed as attempted murder.

......of the car or the owner....  :-/

Well both I suppose  :)
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #11 on: 11 March 2011, 20:47:48 »
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You do realise, if someone has loosened your wheel nuts, that can be classed as attempted murder.

......of the car or the owner....  :-/

Well both I suppose  :)

 :oshocking!
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« Reply #12 on: 11 March 2011, 20:49:20 »
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Last time I lost a wheel (a few years ago), it was because the garage had done them up too tight.  I was driving quite fast at the time ::), but fortunately a ditch slowed me to a halt.

too tight?
how can they come off like that?
Excess loads on them, they eventually shear. Which puts excess stress on the others, and fairly quickly went braking hard for a 70 degree tight right hander, you see your NSF wheel beating you to the apex...  ...around the sme time you get that unmistakable sensation of the brake disc shattering as it ploughs into tarmac.
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Re: wheels ran away :(
« Reply #13 on: 11 March 2011, 20:51:58 »
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Last time I lost a wheel (a few years ago), it was because the garage had done them up too tight.  I was driving quite fast at the time ::), but fortunately a ditch slowed me to a halt.

too tight?
how can they come off like that?
Excess loads on them, they eventually shear. Which puts excess stress on the others, and fairly quickly went braking hard for a 70 degree tight right hander, you see your NSF wheel beating you to the apex...  ...around the sme time you get that unmistakable sensation of the brake disc shattering as it ploughs into tarmac.
... and a rather moist feeling in the seat of your pants :-X :-X :D :D
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« Reply #14 on: 11 March 2011, 20:53:03 »
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You do realise, if someone has loosened your wheel nuts, that can be classed as attempted murder.

......of the car or the owner....  :-/

Well both I suppose  :)

 :oshocking!

On a serious note though, someone who was a friend of one of my family members did this to a bloke who cheated with his wife, he went inside for it, and they did class it as attempted murder  :-/
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