Sparky83
Virginia Chapter member
wow.. sorry to hear that happened to you... but like fellro said... if the cocked any even the slightest bit itll suddenly come loose once it pops into a different angle.. ive had people tell me many times because its "torqued" it cant be anything but true on the axles... had one guy give me that line in the shop.. he didnt cross hatch the nuts when tightening down.. when i tried warning him about the wheel being cocked he didnt want to listen...
i got him to stop the lift just off the ground when he was putting it back on all the wheels... when i gave the tire a swift hard kick on the high side and it popped free sitting loose on the studs... after that he started tightening the nuts in a cross pattern.. told him if the tire had done that on the road and the nuts backed off whoever was in the car could have died... seemed to give him the "kick" in the pants he needed to get it right..
its a big reason ill go around 3 times to make sure everythings right when tightening the lug nuts..
i got him to stop the lift just off the ground when he was putting it back on all the wheels... when i gave the tire a swift hard kick on the high side and it popped free sitting loose on the studs... after that he started tightening the nuts in a cross pattern.. told him if the tire had done that on the road and the nuts backed off whoever was in the car could have died... seemed to give him the "kick" in the pants he needed to get it right..
its a big reason ill go around 3 times to make sure everythings right when tightening the lug nuts..