woldson Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 So my wife left this morning to further her education in the medical field. She noticed a vibration on the freeway and pulled off. The DAMN lug nuts on the pass side tires were gone except for ONE! The kids that live next door to me did some fantastic body work on the fender, (they just finished up another year at the local community collage and I figured I could give them a Little spending money), FORGOT to tighten the lug nuts! The last lug was barley on. Thank God for little miracles! She was car pooling so I told the young guy she was with to pull a lug nut from another tire and add it crosswise to the tire missing 3 and crank them down good. Than told my wife to just take it easy. Now here is something for all to know: 1) I thought I should check those lugs (that little voice) AND IGNORED IT!! I have posted in the past about that voice and said to NEVER do that! 2) Yesterday I was getting just a very slight vibration while breaking at low speeds (under MPH). My mind was on the breaks due to the fact that I had noticed when the tire was off that the break line was in pretty bad shape and I could not source on locally, so I was going to get both fronts made this wends day at the house of hose. So I was thinking that I might of had a shimmy on one of my pads and would look into it when I bleed the breaks. We all know what can happen if you loose a tire. Never forget to listen to your voice and check out suspension problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Whenever I take a wheel off a car, I put my torque wrench on the driver's seat. Pretty good reminder of the last, most important step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeatrpi Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Good reminder technique, John. I also forgot to tighten my lugs once. Thankfully I realized my error before anything bad could happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRhapsody Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 After all these type of posts recently I've been triple checking my lugs, and doubting myself on the highway (bad alignment right now). You guys are making me paranoid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 I will check and recheck and check one more time when I do my wheel swaps for the seasons. Did not tighten my old honda once, just once. This however was done by those kids. Even then I got that feeling that I had ignored. BAD ME! Its just they had done such a great and detailed work. << No excuse for me ignoring my instincts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 So daniels wheel came off, then yours almost did... Im gettting scared I dont want to drive my car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 So the car came home briefly, the father of the boys went to get a lug nut off another wheel and it was only hand tight. It seems that before I owned the car, years ago, someone put on a wrong lug nut and I was too dim to notice. Either way I went around the car to make sure that all were tight annnnnddddd the guy that put on the second lug on the tire that almost came off had one lug that needed three turns to tighten. So my wife was running on ONE lug nut on that tire. Now at this point I've got to even say GOOD GRIEF! Anyhow this evening I will take off every lug and take a pic of the wheel and the ovaling of the holes to seek some advice. Jeez we are only talking about putting on your wheels!!?? Go figure. My problems maybe someone elses safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 OK I have the zx back in my possession. Jim (the father) wants to teach his son about business and responsibility. If it was him that did the work I would be saying no harm no foul. He is a good man and always is helping his sons to be great. SOOOO, I would like a professional opinion if these rim is ruined. If they are then I will be posting in the wanted section for replacement. I know that I should not even say that, but I'm helping on a lesson. Here is the pics: Both pics show a lug nut on the top pushed into the hole. Is the holding power at the washer or at the rim, or both? I will post the excellent work on the fender even if I can not find a pic of the old one with the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Wow, that looks great.... What work did you have done on the fender? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 ??? Was I not clear? Great??^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I was joking.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 WHOA!! you know that Jul 7th was exactly a month since my wheel came off?? Derek u better be checkin your lugnuts...looks like you're next Seriously though, Its good to hear that everyone involved was ok, and the car is still ok. I was lucky, i suppose with my wheels, as they are the mag-style wheels, and have a thick plate the lugs go through. No damage to my wheels, and I wish i could say one way or the other for you'rs Woldson. Looks ok? but obviously deformed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 If I just never finish my car I wont have to worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 if u ever want any help, im usually free between early morning and late afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 ^^ Thank you so very much! When the wheel was off when the fender was being done, I noticed that the break line was severely dilapidated. I went down to the house of hose and had to made, two days after noticing the problem. (Both fronts) Now the fellows at the house of hose did not give me the exact same nut on the fender well side. This in turn creates a problem with that joint able to flex and rotate, esp on the side that broke the holding clamp. Trusting the Nissan engineers I will take it up to my friends house to have it tacked into place in order to insure reliability. I bled all the lines and will do it again tomorrow because I replaced the fluid with synthetic fluid. Still waiting for a heavy hitter to tell me if that rim is ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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