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Looked like it was just the wheel. Lift it up and put the wheel back on with a nut off of each remaining wheel. Damn lucky I would think. Thanks.

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Graham,
www.earleymotorsports.com

Oooops, I guess one really does have to tighten those lug nuts, eh?

That was scary and funny at the same time and it was only funny because it came to an injury free conclusion.

Cheers,

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

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the steering must have been a problem "cos he was on the wrong side of the road.

what do you expect when the builder put the steering wheel on the wrong side.

just the right spot for a chance to collect some free range "pet" rocks

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boy, there is a testimonial for a 5-lug nut wheel setup if I ever saw one. Not only do you get 25% more lugnuts to start with, adding to the saftey, but you only reduce the other wheels 20% when stealing one from each.

I wonder if the guy forgot to put the cotter pin in the axle nut. The failure was on the LH side which would have loosened over time from the hub rotation.

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Chuck.

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At the end of the video he walked across the road to pick up something and it looks like a wheel spacer. The only way for that to come off would be for the lug nuts to loosen.

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-Andrew
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At first I didn't see what he picked up. I agree now that it is lug nuts that came undone (or snapped studs).

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Chuck.

“Any suspension will work if you don’t let it.” - Colin Chapman

Visit my ongoing MGB Rustoration log: over HERE

Or my Wankel powered Locost log : over HERE

And don't forget my Cushman Truckster resto Locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=17766

This video seemed familiar. Apparently it was because I watched it a year ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IabDnoWVR9w

His comments indicate a local garage not tightening them.

Props to Jalopnik for staying current with automotive happenings.

I had a college friend that worked at Pepboys during school doing tires, oil changes, etc. Apparently "wheel out" is the official term and there was a whole "wheel out" process for when it happened. The fact that he talked of an official process indicates that it happens often enough for it to be a concern. There was another guy I knew that did oil changes at Pepboys - he thought his Scion TC was rear wheel drive. I'll continue to double check other peoples' work on my vehicles just to be safe.

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-Andrew
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At first I thought it was a video of Dav after he finished welding the suspension on.

The only people that work on my cars is ME. The last time someone did something was on a Ford I owned about 53 yrs ago, to change the plugs. The guy didn't tighten all of them up and one blew out taking the threads in the aluminum head with it. Heli coil to the rescue.

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