Misshaped tyre!

Chippie

Chippie

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I had a little run out today for fish and chips in Wetherby, on the way there I could hear a thud thud sound coming from the rear and thought oh no misshaped tyre, couldn’t see anything obvious when I got there, on the way back it was getting louder and I could feel the rear didn’t feel right, when I got home I took the off side wheel off 1st as I’d hit a large pot hole on the way there, but couldn’t see anything obvious, put it back on and checked the near side only to find all 5 wheel bolts loose, so luckily not needing a new tyre and extremely lucky the wheel didn’t come off!
 
All five coming loose is way more than unlikely Chippie, tye are a taper fit and once nipped up its almost impossible for them to come loose.
Do you keep your car outside? Some jealous arse might have loosened them for you!!
 
mcbutler said:
All five coming loose is way more than unlikely Chippie, tye are a taper fit and once nipped up its almost impossible for them to come loose.
Do you keep your car outside? Some jealous arse might have loosened them for you!!
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I think it’s unlikely someone will have loosened them, it’s possible I hadn’t nipped them up enough the last time I had taken it off
 
All's well that ends well Chippy. :wink:

Years back, I was working on my Primera, replacing the power steering pump. I'd had the front wheels off earlier and just threw them back on. I jumped in to take it for a test drive. Drove a few gentle miles, all working, so I pushed it a little harder around a round about. Out of the other side I immediately felt the wobble and thought, Sh#t I didn't do the wheels up. :oops: Problem was I had left the brace on the drive at home too. :oops: :oops:

A very slow bimble the few miles home followed. :whistle:
 
Many years ago a friend made a similar mistake on a VW bug. He laughed and pointed at the tyre passing him by on a long down hill saying some arse lost his wheel. :P Only to find the car slump to one side upon stopping at the bottom of the hill. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I swear to God it was a friend - not me :D
 
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