I swapped all the my wheels over today for Summers, tightened all lug bolts up, set off with wife, son, elderly mother and dog for a walk.
Ten minutes later I heard a grinding type noise from offside rear followed by a slight wobble.
I stopped the car a found that the locking wheel nut was not completely tight, so tightened it and checked all the others whilst I was at it.
Set off again and two minutes down the road the car made a terrible noise followed by a wobble and lurched into the side of a grassy bank.
The wheel had come completely off the hub and all the wheel nuts were on the road.
An hour later, I managed to get the car jacked up using four big trolley jacks and put the wheel back on. Three of us used all our brute strength to tighten the wheel bolts and we set off.
Five minutes later at a max of 15mph, the wheel had come off the hub, with the wheel bolts in the road.
Anyone know what on earth is going on?? I have had lots of cars in my 60 years and changed countless of wheels. I'm scared to even go near my E Class again as it's a daily driver to my son's school 50 miles away.
How can bolts come off a wheel like this?
Any ideas anyone? Thanks.
Ten minutes later I heard a grinding type noise from offside rear followed by a slight wobble.
I stopped the car a found that the locking wheel nut was not completely tight, so tightened it and checked all the others whilst I was at it.
Set off again and two minutes down the road the car made a terrible noise followed by a wobble and lurched into the side of a grassy bank.
The wheel had come completely off the hub and all the wheel nuts were on the road.
An hour later, I managed to get the car jacked up using four big trolley jacks and put the wheel back on. Three of us used all our brute strength to tighten the wheel bolts and we set off.
Five minutes later at a max of 15mph, the wheel had come off the hub, with the wheel bolts in the road.
Anyone know what on earth is going on?? I have had lots of cars in my 60 years and changed countless of wheels. I'm scared to even go near my E Class again as it's a daily driver to my son's school 50 miles away.
How can bolts come off a wheel like this?
Any ideas anyone? Thanks.