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Title: Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.
Post by: ruhaleali on June 05, 2015, 12:06:07 am

Wheel ripped off. The engine is stuttering now? Is this because of the driveshaft ? What are rhe likely problems ?

Title: Re: Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.
Post by: DANBOY66 on June 05, 2015, 06:23:31 am

Jesus glad you ok fella that must of been a scary experience :confused:

Title: Re: Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.
Post by: dansmith180 on June 05, 2015, 08:07:32 am

Glad you're OK mate, what speed were you doing and what lane were you in? Did you hit anything else?

Title: Re: Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.
Post by: cooljimy84 on June 05, 2015, 10:05:13 am

Drivesharf prob wouldn't cause misfire issues / running issues. More likely somethings either come loose or broken.

Check cables and fault codes, engine mounts....

Good to hear your with out a scratch, any idea what happened ?

Title: Re: Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.
Post by: ruhaleali on June 05, 2015, 11:22:55 am

Thank you lads! Appreciate the support.. The nuts seemed to have lost themselves and the threads deep in seemed very damaged. Luckily stopped on the hard shoulder and managed to bring the car in and get recovered. The front wing is completely dented thats all. The wheel bearing needs new anyone have a part number ? Please and possibly the engine mount slight diconnect.

Thank you

Title: Re: Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.
Post by: rich83 on June 05, 2015, 11:28:19 am

 :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:

Glad it wasnt more serious

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Post by: lukemk5gti on June 05, 2015, 12:20:14 pm

Do I recall you putting a thread up months ago about having a fat friend that you had bouncing on your wheel nuts to take them off?

Glad you're ok!!

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Post by: Paradox1 on June 05, 2015, 04:39:14 pm

glad You are okay. scary ish

Title: Re: Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.
Post by: ruhaleali on June 06, 2015, 01:49:11 am

Quote from: lukemk5gti on June 05, 2015, 12:20:14 pm

Do I recall you putting a thread up months ago about having a fat friend that you had bouncing on your wheel nuts to take them off?

Glad you're ok!!

Thanks man! Na I was bloody struggling to get them off! That was the issue...

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Post by: schmidt_vr6 on July 02, 2015, 11:28:35 am

Glad your Ok, I can imagine it being pretty scary. I've had a drive shaft outer CV Joint crack in half on my Stage 2 Mapped S3 8L on a Dual carriageway, Racing a Civic Type R  :driver:

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Post by: MrACD on July 02, 2015, 11:56:47 am

Wowzer! Glad you're ok firstly! - Good luck getting it all back to A1  :happy2: :drinking:

Title: Re: Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.
Post by: Matthewsimone on July 02, 2015, 12:34:16 pm

Sounds like the pitch of the thread on bolts has been stretched by previously being over tightened  :sick:

People dont seem to understand how dangerous it can be to over tighten wheel bolts
Calibrated Torque wrench and 110nm max
Glad all ok though mate  :happy2:

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Post by: dazza on July 02, 2015, 01:41:28 pm

People think the guys at the local tyre shop know what they are doing. (I know some guys on here work in reputable tyre places u are the exception here.) The wife takes the piss as i remove the wheels and take them to the tyre place in the beater.

A mate lost two bolts from a recently replaced wheel the guy at the tyre place said they must have been stolen ffs. He was on a 800km trip the with his kids luckily someone pointed it out in the services.