Off Topic It can happen to anyone

[Brendan W]

Successfully managed to forget to tighten wheel screws fully after a job and it started to come loose after a few miles. Scary is not even close. It can happen and will. Have given myself Numpty of the Week award.:bang::worship:

 

[PuntoHowTo]

I had fast fit do it to me about 10 years ago was driving along car started making a strange knocking noise stopped to find the front wheel wobbling about

 

[homeward]

Successfully managed to forget to tighten wheel screws fully after a job and it started to come loose after a few miles. Scary is not even close. It can happen and will. Have given myself Numpty of the Week award.:bang::worship:

That's very honest of you. :worship:

Only done this once -- on a Mitsubishi Colt, on the A40. Got interrupted, halfway through, by a friendly police officer; and forgot to finish tightening the bolts up.... I quickly realized -- what's that funny noise...?! -- as I pulled out of the lay-by, though....

 

[KRaikkonenNo1]

This happened to me 2 weeks back, accidentally left cooper grease all over 4 wheel bolts after greasing up (didn't clean off properly)..was driving on carriageaway doing 70 for about 20miles, knocking noise became very loud. I was forced to pull over on double yellows in one way town when the noise became too worrying, rolled down to the beach at 3mph and felt like wheel was gonna fall off..got out and checked and 3 of the 4 bolts were 2 turns away from coming out of the wheel!! Just caught it and very stupid of me!

 

[wrightyy]

Wisey

 

[s and b]

ive done it with alloys

 

[Ziggy122]

Ive done it as well
When I put the wheels on when its in air I put them on about 30nm ish which bisnt tight anf drove off.... I wondered wtf is that noise thibking cv, diff etc but it was wheel bolts

Ziggy

 

[KRaikkonenNo1]

This thread is making everyone look a little bit of a fool :sly:

 

[Brendan W]

This thread is making everyone look a little bit of a fool :sly:

I wouldn't say fool exactly, although there is a hint of an AA meeting about it. If you are trying to pass on advice to people I think it carries more weight if you can say I didn't read this in a book, I have the teeshirt, no bs here.

 

[atom0007]

I wouldn't say fool exactly, although there is a hint of an AA meeting about it.

In more ways than one

 

[PuntoHowTo]

This thread is making everyone look a little bit of a fool :sly:

Pah this is nothing, I could tell far more stupid things I've done

 

[Ziggy122]

Pah this is nothing, I could tell far more stupid things I've done

this do be the thread

And its sunday - i think its time Grandpa Andy told us some stories

Ziggy

 

[dombooth]

Wisey

Oh Wisey, are you ignoring us.

Dom

 

[RaulCarnahan]

I took my 1.2 8v airbox off and when I'd refitted it, didn't put the clip back on which then knocked about

 

[Wisey]

Lol, not ignoring. I don't use the forum much atm, pop on every few days check notifications then bomb off back to facebook. (dare i say i'm bored of the forum!?) eeek!

And your obviously referring the the 37 miles i did at 80mph on the M64 (or M68?) toward Goole with 3 loose nuts, and what can only be described as the most terrifying (violent!) vibrations i've ever witnessed. Actually had cramp when i got there my arms hurt so much clinging to the wheel. After pulling over i couldn't find the fault to these vibrations, until it was pointed out to me upon arrival of my destination.

Easily done, and i'll know next time what it is, but being a novice with these things i learnt that one fast (and the hard way)

(back to facebook now) :devil:

 

[dombooth]

Lol, not ignoring. I don't use the forum much atm, pop on every few days check notifications then bomb off back to facebook. (dare i say i'm bored of the forum!?) eeek!

And your obviously referring the the 37 miles i did at 80mph on the M64 (or M68?) toward Goole with 3 loose nuts, and what can only be described as the most terrifying (violent!) vibrations i've ever witnessed. Actually had cramp when i got there my arms hurt so much clinging to the wheel. After pulling over i couldn't find the fault to these vibrations, until it was pointed out to me upon arrival of my destination.

Easily done, and i'll know next time what it is, but being a novice with these things i learnt that one fast (and the hard way)

(back to facebook now) :devil:

M18. :devil:

Dom