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Dancliovalver
28-05-2006, 20:59
To say me, gav and lauren have been lucky today is an understatement!!!!!


came off the track at the end of the time @ FCS and my car was shaking like a S**TIN dog, anyways i thought "woops fooked a wheel bearing" or something along them lines and decided to have a look when i got home!!

anyhow, on the way home this shaking was getting worse and worse, to the point where i nearly pulled over and had a look!!

just been out about 10 mins ago to have a look, all seemed fine, so jacked the car up and discovered that kwik fit hadnt tightend my wheel bolts up properly, none of em, and the near side front was almost off hence the shaking

bout shit myself at the thought of the wheel comin off goin round the track or at all for that reason!! TBH i should have checked them before i went out today but forgot but thats not the point!!!
Andyvalver
28-05-2006, 21:07
:shock: You looky fuker, could of been nasty.
Dancliovalver
28-05-2006, 21:08
lol tell me about it mate

u know when u get that sick feeling at the thought of what COULD HAVE happened, thats what i had :?
VIPERONE
28-05-2006, 21:19
ive had that on the motorwar.. thought drive shaft had gone.. i checked to se eif the bolts were done up..lol i cant blame kwik fit ;-)
LaurenGTI
28-05-2006, 21:23
When dan told me what it was that was making the noise I felt sick to think that something could have happened to him while he was round the track!
Fooking kwik fit :twisted:
Allan
28-05-2006, 21:25
write a complaint on there webpage, i did when they snapped my bolts :S

they usualy phone you up and offer you somthing nice as compensation
MattyH16valver
28-05-2006, 21:47
close call....could have been nasty!
FATBOY
28-05-2006, 21:51
****in ell mate! nightmare! i would defo complain to them! bunch of monkeys.....
Dancliovalver
28-05-2006, 22:09
ive had that on the motorwar.. thought drive shaft had gone.. i checked to se eif the bolts were done up..lol i cant blame kwik fit ;-)

that was my second thought as the wheel bearing usually whines dont it!!!

i supose nothing happened so not too bothered but will write something on their website for em!
Gav
28-05-2006, 22:11
:shock: haha ****in 'ell mate....we took them corners at 80+!!

thank fook nothing happened there then 8)
mikeymikewakey
28-05-2006, 23:43
Oucheee!!

Same thing happened to me yesterday too...freaky!!

All 4 nuts were loose, including the locking wheel nut. Was very bizarre.

Mike
Dancliovalver
28-05-2006, 23:43
yep thats the one, even the lockin wheel nuts!!! :shock:
Rott
29-05-2006, 01:40
They always torque the wheel bolts up to the recommended manufactures settings, but in my opinion thats never enough, bit of stamping on the wheel brace never goes amiss, found this out the hard way myself, TWICE, lucky you mate!!!!!
freebone16v
29-05-2006, 10:13
sounds well nasty mate....could of been very dangerous out on track...or anywhere for that matter

glad your ok though
Justin..
29-05-2006, 12:49
:shock: lucky dude, this coulda happened ...........
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/Image047.jpg

:oops:
arj256
29-05-2006, 13:47
That was a close call, just as well luck was on your side.
Should moan to kwik fit about that, as they should of "torqued" them up.
Mattie
30-05-2006, 18:32
glad the wheel didnt fall off dan that could have wrote you and your car off :shock:

i did a simila thing the other month....me n geezer lowered my car....was drivin around and had some vibration coming from the front...thought it was the wheels rubbin on the arches

l8r discover neither of us had tightened the wheel bolts on neither front wheels :?