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12-29-2010, 07:51 PM | #1 |
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Nothing is too simple to screw up!
I took my car to the dealer yesterday to have a vibration and noise investigated, which I thought was probably the result of some brake work recently done. As it turns out, two of my wheels were about to fall off, with a couple of lug bolts backed way out, and the others loose enough to allow wheel movement. Guess who the nitwit was who last removed the wheels? That's right....me! I still can't explain it. Whenever I do anything that involves removing wheels, the first thing I do is place the torque wrench in front of the tool box where I can't miss it. I mess with cars so often, I can't honestly say I specifically remember doing it that time, but it is my steadfast practice. As stupid as this was, it could have turned out much worse, so I'm lucky I guess. Anyway, it was certainly a reminder to me to take nothing for granted, and always do mechanical work in a disciplined manner, in an effort to avoid such an error. Now I guess I'll have to bribe my tech to never mention my name in connection with this embarrassing little episode.
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12-29-2010, 08:17 PM | #2 |
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I've never ever done that.
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12-29-2010, 09:40 PM | #5 |
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That would have totally ruined your day lol...
Whenever I take the wheels off I re-check and double check before I lower the car again....been thinking of buying new lug bolts since I've removed and replaced them so many times.
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12-30-2010, 11:03 AM | #8 |
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Yep, always torque wheels on the ground. And to make sure I torqued ALL lug nuts/bolts properly, always go around the car one last time with the torque wrench when I'm done so I hear the 20 'clicks' again . By the way, always remember to wait at least 10 seconds after tightening each lug nut/bolt to preserve torque wrench accuracy .
And don't worry OP; we all do/did stupid things at one time. Best wishes for the new year folks. |
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12-31-2010, 10:00 AM | #10 |
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i did the same thing a couple of years back... BUT TO MY MOTORCYCLE!!! Was tightening the chain and apparently didn't torque the rear wheel properly. for days, everytime i stopped i would hear this knocking sound.. so i took it to the shop to get it checked out and the tech told me it was my rear wheel... moving everytime i stopped hard...
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Well yea, I drop the car down, torque the wheels, then raise it back up to see if everything is flush and properly installed. Using the star pattern is very important too.
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Happend to me when I had the Vette....I drove for 2 days and almost got killed on the highway. All the lug bolts where loose on the driver side back wheel and could be taken off by hand. I ended up tighting them and I ended up paying nothing and the bill was over a $1000.
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