Thank god that last bolt held, my wheel almost fell off... Options

[6gsillyca]

I was driving down the highway with my mom and girl doing about 110 (kph) when my car started to get REALLY shaky. It felt like loose lugs, only way worse. Both my mom and gf tell me to stop, pull over, and check the car out. When I get out, I went around the car and just hand checked all the nuts. They were all fine until I got up to the front pass wheel.

It turns out I only had ONE nut left in there. The other 4 bolts sheared off the hub. 3 of them were stilll in the rim socket and im guessing the 4th flew out while I was stopping. I fell so lucky that last bolt didnt give out, because I was in the far left lane of traffic, and if my front pass wheel came off I would have went across all 3 lanes during rush hour, doing 110, and probably wouldnt be here typing this.

What could have caused this? Is it because the lugs were SUPER over torqued?









EDIT:

Yes, those are 3 of my lugs and the bolts from the hub they attach to. There were 4 that sheared off.

This post has been edited by 6gsillyca: Nov 21, 2006 - 12:57 AM

[jgreening]

Man, you are having bad luck with my car.

It sounds as though the lugs were either over-tightened or undertightened. I would DEFINITELY get a torque wrench to find out what the other lugs are at. If they are out of spec, I would ask them to pay for new lugs. Remember that you will have to get extended lugs because those came with the H & R spacers - stock lugs WILL NOT work.