absolutly fuming

Dr_evil · Sep 5, 2013

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I was quite shocked the D3 only requires 140Nm on the wheel nuts - it's not a lot really.

more than the D1, thats 116 or 120 depending on steel or alloy IIRC

the_wolf · Sep 5, 2013

I took the landy to a wee local tyre place round the corner from work to get some new tyres fitted. When I went to pick it up I was quite pleased to see them tightening the wheel nuts by hand and torquing them up

none of this air gun ****e

Jam1 · Sep 5, 2013

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I was quite shocked the D3 only requires 140Nm on the wheel nuts - it's not a lot really.

The garage i used last, well respected local tyre place, did the nuts up so much that when I then got a puncture in Scotland the garage snapped the snap-on socket trying to undo the wheel nut and gave up on me.

I got it off by whacking on a socket, then using a very long bar and a lot of jumping. (i then changed the hub to be on the safe side)

My mate said he couldn't get the ones on his Disco off, I presumed he hadn't eaten all his Weetabix and said I'd do it, ended up using a wheel brace which he held in place with me at the other end of a twelve foot scaffolding tube slipped over it and even the they took some shifting

martin1512 · Sep 5, 2013

To be fair, I had this problem recently after having a tyre fitted at a well known national chain. My problem was down to some #### over tightening the nuts with an air wrench and stripping the threads from the nuts.

SteveD · Sep 5, 2013

Jam1 said:
My mate said he couldn't get the ones on his Disco off, I presumed he hadn't eaten all his Weetabix and said I'd do it, ended up using a wheel brace which he held in place with me at the other end of a twelve foot scaffolding tube slipped over it and even the they took some shifting

That needs new studs then, it's an accident waiting to happen.

And I'd take a look at the seats on the wheels, especially if they are alloys.

Jam1 · Sep 5, 2013

SteveD said:
That needs new studs then, it's an accident waiting to happen.

And I'd take a look at the seats on the wheels, especially if they are alloys.

It's alright he only uses it for driving over kittens puppies and cute baby rabbits he keeps in a field just for this purpose so any collateral damage will only increase his glee

Jay reKx · Sep 5, 2013

PICS dint work. post on photobucket and post linky

pwease

flat · Sep 5, 2013

i torque my nuts, they are wolf wheels so need to go to 175nm.

i always torque my wheels and then re-check after about 10 miles of driving then about 100miles of driving and i have never had a wheel come off ever.

Not from the nuts anyway, i have had 2 come off after the hubs fell apart (back in uni when i had ****ters and no money for maintenance lol)

Mainlander · Sep 5, 2013

peter mcn said:
either way i weigh 16 stone n if i put my weight behind the brace its gonna tighten

Sorry to hear about the wheel mate, also I must agree with you I'm a mechanic by trade yet I know it's frowned upon but I did my wheels on my d2 up with a large breaker bar and that's it, although I do recheck them almost every week. But that's because I'm paranoid as I had a daihatsu that the wheel escaped from me on.

gemsdad · Sep 5, 2013

Dr_evil said:
:doh: I'm out, this is obviously a lost cause.

doc,do you do everything by the book.no you dont.so dont condemn others for something you dont do.

Mainlander · Sep 5, 2013

I also cannot see pics

Dr_evil · Sep 5, 2013

gemsdad said:
doc,do you do everything by the book.no you dont.so dont condemn others for something you dont do.

this is a safety critical part though

and every good tyre shop should tell you to do it anyway if he's just had new ones put on or even if he's just bought new ones its common sense on wheels

check them to see if anythings loose!

gemsdad · Sep 5, 2013

Dr_evil said:
this is a safety critical part though and every good tyre shop should tell you to do it anyway if he's just had new ones put on or even if he's just bought new ones its common sense on wheels

check them to see if anythings loose!

yes it is,but YOU dont do things by the book do you,yet you criticise others for not doing it.if you did things by the book you would have had your tratter on the road months and months ago.you said you use a windy gun to tighten your wheel nuts up.i bet you dont re check them when you should either.i know i dont and never had one come off yet.

suew · Sep 5, 2013

Dr_evil said:
this is a safety critical part though and every good tyre shop should tell you to do it anyway if he's just had new ones put on or even if he's just bought new ones its common sense on wheels

check them to see if anythings loose!

What rubbish

50% of the people driving these days wouldn't even know how to do it. Never once in 35 years driving has ANY tyre place suggested I should do that.

You pay for a service and it should be done right, if its not its the fault of the garage

thought it was mine! · Sep 5, 2013

sorry but can resist this but after how many miles did you recheck your wheel nuts dr (on the landy) ???

gemsdad · Sep 5, 2013

suew said:
What rubbish

50% of the people driving these days wouldn't even know how to do it. Never once in 35 years driving has ANY tyre place suggested I should do that.

You pay for a service and it should be done right, if its not its the fault of the garage

sue,really you should check the wheel nuts after so many miles tbh.but not many bods do that.

JonnyP · Sep 5, 2013

peter mcn said:
i dont believe whats just happened to me i was driving down the road n my steering felt weird i stopped n looked under the car n nothing seemed broken i carried on went round an island i was about a mile from home n suddenly my wheel flew off n fooked off up the rd. ive mashed my wing abit but i got my wheel on i think some1 might have tried stealing it or something because they was all on tight now my indicator flew out smashed n my disk ground flat and all my front wing is hanging off

Same happened to the people who had my disco before me, but it was a garage that messed up. They took the wrong wheel off to start, then realised but only put one nut back on that wheel and ended up giving it back to the customer like it.. They went round a bend n the wheel come off. They was lucky n no one was hurt. I have only just got around to putting a new wing on..

suew · Sep 5, 2013

gemsdad said:
sue,really you should check the wheel nuts after so many miles tbh.but not many bods do that.

I do

I look at the wheels and think "they are still there"

To be honest the only time a garage didn't tighten mine properly I noticed before the wheel fell off, I could feel the wheel wobbling through the steering.

I have had a wheel come off the trailer, but that was a wheel bearing.

Biggest problem I have on Landys is getting the nuts undone. Have had to call Green Flag a few times, once they couldn't get them off either :hysterically_laughi

gemsdad · Sep 5, 2013

suew said:
I do I look at the wheels and think "they are still there"

To be honest the only time a garage didn't tighten mine properly I noticed before the wheel fell off, I could feel the wheel wobbling through the steering.

I have had a wheel come off the trailer, but that was a wheel bearing.

Biggest problem I have on Landys is getting the nuts undone. Have had to call Green Flag a few times, once they couldn't get them off either :hysterically_laughi

thats as maybe,but the nuts should still be re tightened after 50 or a 100 miles.

craigyb · Sep 5, 2013

I tighten mine once with a 2ft breaker bar and that's it. Never had a problem

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