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[i7win7]

 

[i7win7]

 

[DustyRusty]

 

[DustyRusty]

 

[DustyRusty]

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

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Bear snacks!

 

[Mark_BX25D]

You really don't want stainless anyway. Stainless lug nuts are a great gimmick that may leave you on the side of the road with stripped wheel studs when the unthinkable flat tire happens. Or worse yet, you'll think they're tight, but they're just galled on the threads.

Good to know!

If you've never watched one of your wheels leave your car, you're in for a treat.

I have not done that, yet, but my son did last year. Seems some idiot did a bunch of front-end work including new axles, brake work, etc. and didn't snug the nuts down on the driver's side. Hilarity ensued. After towing and functional (not cosmetic) repairs, there was more $$$ in the repair work than the front end work had cost.

Hard to get mad at him about it, though, since A) he handled it perfectly, got safely off the highway, and B) he's not the idiot that did the work.

It was another family member, who shall remain nameless (since it was me).

 

[Geezer3d]

I had an axle nut come off on my VW Super Beetle many years ago. The wheel came off with the brake drum attached. Fortunately the car was balanced well enough that I was able to keep three tires on the road as I pulled over. I called my brother to bring me some tools, put the wheel back on, and drove it home.

 

[Magicman]

 

[Magicman]

Thanks everyone for your concern. I'm OK, I was a bit shaken up though. I was robbed at the local Gas station earlier this morning. After my hands stopped trembling, I managed to call the Police. They were quick to respond and calmed me down because my blood pressure went through the roof! My money is gone however. The police asked me if I knew who did it and I told them, “Yes, it was pump number 2.”

 

[i7win7]

 

[i7win7]

 

[Daren Todd]

 

[Daren Todd]

 

[Daren Todd]

 

[Daren Todd]

 

[Magicman]

 

[mikester]

I had an axle nut come off on my VW Super Beetle many years ago. The wheel came off with the brake drum attached. Fortunately the car was balanced well enough that I was able to keep three tires on the road as I pulled over. I called my brother to bring me some tools, put the wheel back on, and drove it home.

I almost got hit by a flying wheel from a passing pickup truck while I was mowing grass. Wheel went through a fence and missed me by feet. Truck was owned by a neighbors kid who was a licensed mechanic...

 

[Magicman]

 

[ctfjr]

When I'm in the local farm/feed store and I see employees grouped up and not addressing customers, when I can't find someone in a department I'm in I just call the store and ask them to send someone to "hardware". It works well !!!!

lmao,
I did the exact same thing at a Home Depot last year. My son & I were there for a tilt garden wagon that they had advertised. We found it but it was about 15' in the air. After asking a couple of employees (who both said they would get someone) and 20 minutes later I just called the store and asked if the manager could send someone over to the aisle to help. It worked.