 Always torque your lugnuts, someone sent me a video link |
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 Jun 13 2007, 02:23 PM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin  Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196  |
I can't say that I've ever seen anything like this. I've been to the 24 hours of Daytona and seen a team or two lose a wheel on the first lap. I've seen Austrailian touring cars lose a wheel here and there. I've not seen a car lose all four of them at once on an autocross course. It almost makes me wonder if it wasn't faked somehow, but after viewing it a few times, I'm guessing it's just a case of really bad luck and possibly short studs. Either way, it is a reminder to torque your lug nuts.
http://www.teamjamoto.com/dixeregionpage.htm#v8301600 |
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Jun 13 2007, 10:30 PM
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newbie Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 22-March 06 From: Knoxville, TN / Wilmington, NC Member No.: 1,132 |
That is nuts!
looks to me like the lugnut bolts sheared off. I didn't see any bolts on the divers rear, thought i saw a lug nut still in the wheel on the drivers front, and the studs on the passenger rear were very short. Maybe they over torqued the lugnuts and had weak/stock studs? |
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trackbird Always torque your lugnuts Jun 13 2007, 02:23 PM
patred "We've replaced Bob's lug nuts with F... Jun 13 2007, 02:52 PM trackbird The wrong nuts might explain it. I just couldn... Jun 13 2007, 02:59 PM roy That was crazy Jun 13 2007, 04:06 PM CrashTestDummy Man, you'd think they wouldn't even torque... Jun 13 2007, 05:54 PM slowTA Wow... I'm sure that ruined everyone's day... Jun 13 2007, 08:59 PM rmackintosh ....that's gonna leave a mark!....... Jun 13 2007, 09:18 PM mitchntx It was autocross ... move the cones and keep runni... Jun 13 2007, 10:26 PM JKnight We were at Cal Speedway in March, waiting by the h... Jun 13 2007, 11:00 PM SS2win The guy is local to me. Don't know personally ... Jun 13 2007, 11:02 PM
CrashTestDummy After having a STi launch a broken wheel literally... Jun 14 2007, 12:18 AM |
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