Reply With QuoteStandard steel wheels.
ChatterBox
SubscriberGlad nothing more untoward happened, a wheel parting company can become a lethal missile.
Is this with standard steel rims, or alloys? I've never had a wheel come loose on the Defender nor on any of my previous Rangies, but I had it happen twice back in my Land Cruiser days, once lost a wheel and once caught it before the nuts parted company completely. From what I've read it's not uncommon with those vehicles.
I've never lubricated the threads on wheel fasteners. I either loctite or anti-seize almost every other thread I ever touch.
I destroyed the factory wheel wrench in my Jag trying to undo the wheel nuts after it had been serviced by an otherwise excellent mechanic. Very annoying. The tyre-fitters at the last couple of places I have bought tyres (and I generally consider that as a job for between prison terms) use a rattle gun to install the wheel, then go asround and crack them all and retighten with a torque wrench.
RoverLord
Standard steel wheels.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
YarnMaster
SupporterHappened to my wife and I once in the old Forward Control when we were visiting NZ.
Left hand back wheel passed us and I wondered "what the hell ". Bounced off the road and down into a paddock. Went looking for it for seemed like hours then gave up and were scrambling up the hill back to the road and happened to glance up and there it was in the fork of a tree. Anyway , managed to get it down , back up the hill and back on using a nut from each wheel and on our way. Couldnt do it now those big 900 x 16 wheels are heavy.I cant lift them any more and have a hand winch set up to get the two spare onto the rear carrier the way its set up now. I think the 255 -100-16 XZL Michelins I have on now are even heavier than the old tyres.
Keith
1963 ex Woomera Ambulance sold
1950 Tickford Station Wagon sold
1954 Royal Review sold
Perentie 6x6 Forward Control Camper sold
1957 SWB Hard top with 200TDI,.
. 1965 2A Forward Control Camper.
ForumSage
SupporterOriginally Posted by JDNSW
You were lucky to get away without any panel damage. My mate swapped his std wheels for mags from his son's ute that he was going to sell, but didn't notice the tapered vs square shouldered nut, the wheel came off and damaged the front wing.
2005 D3 TDV6 Present
1999 D2 TD5 Gone
RoverLord
16mm die nut - $50!
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
ForumSage
SupporterStill better than messing around with a thread file.
2005 D3 TDV6 Present
1999 D2 TD5 Gone
RoverLord
That is exactly what I said to the bloke at the tool shop! (I actually have a thread file, and probably would have used it if it was only one stud.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Wizard
SupporterMy wife and I were out in the Defender one day. Approaching a corner when suddenly a large truck wheel came around the corner towards us. I got stopped and the wheel hit the Defender bumper. After this a man (the driver of the truck) came sprinting around after the wheel. He got his property, we went on our merry way. A short distance up the road we saw the truck , minus a front whhel on the grass verge.
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