Thread: Nissans might have strong axles, but pity about the wheel studs...

Bugger, if it hapens in a populated area it may have hit a pedestrian

There is not a vehicle that do not have a weak point on it. I think that the Toyota vans have the same problem with the studs.

In my experience sheared studs usually have an underlying cause.

For example, nuts overtight, nuts loose, etc.

I've always like the Land Rover alloy rim wheel nuts. About half a kilo of metal in them

Compare a LR wheel nut to a Jeep's or a Toyotas. They all look puny in comparison.

18 year olds at the tire shop with a new found love for rattle guns and wrong torque bars.

That is not a one off I can tell you. The exact same thing happened to my neighbour wile he was booting it down a hill so could make it up the next hill in effect. Lost the rear wheel wile on the down hill so was hard for him to keep it strait. Had a very wild ride indeed.
This one had standard tyres and rims. Stock as a Rock as they say. He's getting rid of it and buying a Disco.

Originally Posted by djam1

18 year olds at the tire shop with a new found love for rattle guns and wrong torque bars.

I agree with this. I go nuts if any one uses a rattler on my stuff.
With some Nissan's it is possible to miss with the rim to hub very slightly and can cause failure.

Same thing happened to a friend in a 60 series landcruiser. Driving down a freeway at a 100km/h, he found one of his rear wheels overtaking him after applying his brakes.

He said it was apparently a common enough problem on the 60 series?

When I was using FJ40 and 45 Landcruisers in Central Australia in the sixties it was so common we carried a dozen wheel studs and nuts in the glovebox of each vehicle. You check them regularly and replace them as you go, that way you don't lose wheels. I remember I replaced four studs driving from Alice to Brisbane.

John