Today's Rover Adventure

[one_iota]

Off to CJ's to work on the Project.

About 5 km from John's on the M7 doing 100 kph I noticed that the Disco was just a little vague in the back end. I had turned the radio up loud so I listen to the news above the diesel and the wind noise. When I turned the volume down there was a rumble coming from the left rear. First thought was that I'd done a bearing...then I thought maybe the wheel is coming off 8O

Pulled over and sure enough the rear wheel was within a couple of threads of coming off the studs. 8O 8O 8O

Tightened the nuts up sufficient to get to CJ's and on removal the wheel revealed damaged threads on the studs halfway along and the holes in the wheel flogged out :roll:

There was enough undamaged thread on the studs to fit the spare and so we headed off to Land Vehicle Spares for five new studs and a few nuts.

When we arrived I noticed a 88" S3 Game and parked along side saying to CJ that I would have one of those and that it was just like the one that simongenet had. We had both met Simon and his family at the first NSW AULRO get together on the Wollondilly a couple of years ago.

We got out of the Disco and sure enough it was Simon. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
Simon still looks in here regularly.
The Game was there for a rego renewal inspection.

So armed with a few modest dollars worth of studs and nuts (thanks to Brian, George and Claude) we went back to CJ's and removed the rear hub calipers and axle and replaced the studs in an hour and a half. Rear pads are due for a change and a new wheel is required.

So if there is a lesson here make sure your nuts are tight.

[Yabbie]

Originally posted by one_iota
So if there is a lesson here make sure your nuts are tight.

And be sure that your wheels are on too!!! :twisted: :twisted:

[disco_ute]

Yr a very lucky man it didn't come off at 100K's!!!!

Had you done work on it recently?

One of my mates lost a 35" simex last year at 80K's the tyre went thru 4 lanes of traffic and just missed a car traveling in the other direction!!! We had done the nuts up the night before with a rattle gun!! We were also told it was common for landrover to loose wheels on the passenger side due to the rotation direction..... I always chk my wheel nuts with a breaker bar!!


Mick

[one_iota]

Originally posted by mickrangie


Yr a very lucky man it didn't come off at 100K's!!!!

Had you done work on it recently?

Mick

You're telling me...the wheel had the valve and stem replaced a month or two back and I trusted that tyre place had done the job properly. Needless to say I used my breaker bar today and will do so everytime from here on end.

[disco_ute]

Gee that suxs you would think a tyre place would tighten em up enough!!!

Goes to show if you want something done properly you gotta do it yrslf!!

Mick

[one_iota]

Originally posted by Yabbie+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Yabbie)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-one_iota
So if there is a lesson here make sure your nuts are tight.

And be sure that your wheels are on too!!! :twisted: :twisted:[/b][/quote]

loose nuts + wheel coming off = tight sphincter :oops: :twisted:

[Yabbie]

[quote=one_iota]So if there is a lesson here make sure your nuts are tight.

And be sure that your wheels are on too!!! :twisted: :twisted:

loose nuts + wheel coming off = <span style="color:red">tight sphincter </span>

I had a boss like that once https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[dullbird]

same thing happened to us in the uk when we had new wheels put on the 90

driving home after an off road trip the day after just about to turn into our road and the car started to shake violently, luckly we where only going about 10mph

got out of the car and the wheel was almost off had lost two wheel nuts and the others where being held on by the minimal of thread..........

we were also lucky i think

dullbird

[abaddonxi]

Had this happen in an Austin 1800 20 years ago.

That was the smallest breakdown of the trip.

Overheating, oil, fires, suspension, flat tyres...


I heard a couple of years ago I heard that my mum made a special trip out to the NRMA servo North of Hornsby to thank them for helping us along the way. :oops:

Not my car, I was the passenger and the wallet.

Lucky escape, scared the crap out of me when it happened.

Ah, and it was a mechanic not tightening up the wheelnuts.

Cheers
Simon

[p38arover]

Originally posted by one_iota
.... and a new wheel is required.

Mahn, what kind of wheel?

I have one brand spanker steel Disco rim (white) but it does have a brand spanking new tyre fitted. I want to sell both.

Ron

[one_iota]

Originally posted by p38arover+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(p38arover)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-one_iota
.... and a new wheel is required.

Mahn, what kind of wheel?

I have one brand spanker steel Disco rim (white) but it does have a brand spanking new tyre fitted. I want to sell both.

Ron[/b][/quote]

Morning Ron

PM sent

[p38arover]

Originally posted by one_iota


Morning Ron

PM sent

Morning Mahn.

PM not received.

Ring me if you like 0415 286 921

[p38arover]

This be them:

Disco rim with Dunlop SP Qualifier TG20 205R16

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/thebecketts/rover/discovery/disco-rim1w.jpg

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/thebecketts/rover/discovery/disco-rim2w.jpg

Ron

[Quiggers]

Wheel nuts can also be loosened by others, damn near lost a wheel off the X1/9. The car felt a bit odd and when I pulled over (on the Cahill over Circular Quay, one rear left bolt had gone and every other was loose....)

A few weeks ago, some genius pinched the nuts from my boat trailer while it was parked (and locked to the Disco) at a local ramp. I rang my wife who followed instructions perfectly and located more in my very congested garage and eventually delivered such, with a grimace. Top day for fishing, nuts!!!

GQ

[RoverOne]

Originally posted by one_iota+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(one_iota)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-mickrangie


Yr a very lucky man it didn't come off at 100K's!!!!

Had you done work on it recently?

Mick

Needless to say I used my breaker bar today and will do so everytime from here on end.[/b][/quote]

Breaker bar fine to use but don't exceed 90flb. Small factory nut tightning bar designed so you can't exceed 90lb.

I have broken 3 studs over a period from using my breaker bar far too tight & when checked were around 120lb & over a period eventually snapped off after 4x4 trips.

I now check regularly with tension wrench insted of overtight with bar to be sure.

Cheers
Bryce

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by one_iota+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(one_iota)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-mickrangie


Yr a very lucky man it didn't come off at 100K's!!!!

Had you done work on it recently?

Mick

You're telling me...the wheel had the valve and stem replaced a month or two back and I trusted that tyre place had done the job properly. Needless to say I used my breaker bar today and will do so everytime from here on end.[/b][/quote]

Give the tyre place a ring, speak to the manager and give him a serve. Remind him that someone (you or someone in another vehicle) could easily have been killed had the wheel seperated. Remind him that would have meant a big lawsuit. Get in his face. You might get a refund on the job they did for you or some other minor form of compensation. At the very least you'll probably feel better for it. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/