Wheel fell off...
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Wheel fell off...
Yep, story and pics later
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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it's 91Toyota... maybe the steering wheel?
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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off of the 2wd or 4wd?
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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This is why we make sure nuts/bolts are tight.
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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haha, this sounds pretty good so far lol.
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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Front or rear?
Rear - been there, done that ... semifloating axles suck
Rear - been there, done that ... semifloating axles suck
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Feb 25, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Rear, and my 2wd
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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Oh lord...here we....
/me getting popcorn
/me getting popcorn
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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lmao, oh boy... yall remember my happening?
I want to see this...
PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!!
I want to see this...
PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!!
Feb 25, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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AHHH, cant wait for pics. Lol.
Feb 25, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Okay, last night I got a free set of jeep wheels. The rears fit but the front didn't because of the hub. Anyway, so I put my 27" swampers on the front and put the jeep wheels and tires on the back. I tightened them last night, but did not torque them. Big mistake. I get about 3/4 way to my hunting spot and can hear my wheel rattling around. Some jackass stole my lug wrench so I had to tighten them by hand. I went hunting and on my way back about every mile I would get out and tighten the lug nuts. So, I was doing about 40mph and notice a couple lugs fly off...literally! I let off the gas and brake smoothly, then I feel a big drop and see my tire flying past me. At this time I am doing about 20mph and come to a dead stop where my drum is also off.
I only had my phone at the time so here are two crappy pics. But the damage is incredible. Somehow it damaged the side of my bed close to the top. I'm thinking about buying a fiberglass bed though. lol.
So, make sure to TORQUE your lugs. I thought tightening them for a week would be fine but it wasn't. And I payed the price.
I only had my phone at the time so here are two crappy pics. But the damage is incredible. Somehow it damaged the side of my bed close to the top. I'm thinking about buying a fiberglass bed though. lol.
So, make sure to TORQUE your lugs. I thought tightening them for a week would be fine but it wasn't. And I payed the price.
Feb 25, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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LOL thats pretty insane
good thing your safe thoe.
good thing your safe thoe.
Feb 25, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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LOL holy crap dude, that sucks.
Feb 25, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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VW used to put right hand threaded lug bolts on one side and left hand threaded lug bolts on the other side because the theory was that the bolts would tend to tighten when the wheel went a certain way...
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... any you just proved that theory wrong.
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... any you just proved that theory wrong.
Feb 25, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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AHHH, I'M HAVING FLASH-BACKS!!!
at least my drum stayed on; that kept the mechanical damage from happening, but as you can see I aquired some body damage, and it bent my ment-condition chrome bumper up a little and cracked the plating
at least your ok man!
it's true isn't it... watching your own tire roll by you will put a feeling in your gut that nothing else can match...
at least my drum stayed on; that kept the mechanical damage from happening, but as you can see I aquired some body damage, and it bent my ment-condition chrome bumper up a little and cracked the plating
at least your ok man!
it's true isn't it... watching your own tire roll by you will put a feeling in your gut that nothing else can match...
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Feb 25, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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wow...
What will the next crazy/death-defying/perilous story be?
Pull ye 'ole noggin out of ye 'ole arse every now and then and you might be better off... And I mean that in the nicest way possible. Did you find the wheel or did it vanish into one of those fields?
What will the next crazy/death-defying/perilous story be?
Pull ye 'ole noggin out of ye 'ole arse every now and then and you might be better off... And I mean that in the nicest way possible. Did you find the wheel or did it vanish into one of those fields?
