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Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/10/2007 9:20:20 PM

ralanyo

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I bought my H3 about 3 months ago, and I absolutely love it! However, today while pulling out of a restaurant parking lot, my rear passenger wheal fell off. The only thing that I saw was my wheel rolling down the street.

I thought it was pretty strange. After examining the rim/wheel I noticed all six lug nuts seemed to have snapped. It appeared that all the nuts were snug before they snapped, so I was a little confused on how this could happen. Fortunately I was moving at a slow speed or I may have lost control.

Has anyone ever heard of this? I hope that it was a fluke, but I cant help but be a little nervous about the other wheels falling off while I am driving.

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/10/2007 9:30:47 PM

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confused...are you saying that all the lug nuts broke or did the lugs themselves snap? Not to call bullshit right off the bat on you but I find it strange that you didn't mention any damage as a result of landing on your disk, what had to be replaced?

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/10/2007 9:53:48 PM

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A four number ZIP code (1234)?..My BullSh!t alarm is going off..

But in all fairness..The lug nuts may have been put on and over torqued...Best loosen and redo the other three and see if you have stressed the nuts and studs.

I'm like Mike..what else did this tire coming off cause in the way of damage?

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/10/2007 10:03:39 PM

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look at the stud holes in the rim ...are the egged shaped
this is a sign of loose lug nuts and will cause the studs to snap

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/10/2007 10:11:16 PM

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dear lord , if the lug holes in the rim are egg shaped he would have felt or heard something.

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/10/2007 10:28:42 PM

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dear lord , if the lug holes in the rim are egg shaped he would have felt or heard something.

not necessarily
i fix alot of them at our shop that people didnt have a clue they were like that ...some people just drive the thing and pay no attention to whats goin on around them

one of them was a good buddy of mine in a avalanche who did his own brake job
cost him alot more than the 135 id charged him for parts, labor and turning the rotors
but ya live and learn

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/10/2007 10:31:59 PM

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yea I guess some people wouldn't hear it or feel it. I'm the type that can feel if one tire needs air. Flipping a 79 bronco with 42's on it when your axle snaps at 40 mph makes you pay attention more

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/10/2007 10:37:39 PM

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If the studs snapped, then more than likely it was a result of someone overtightening the lugs with an impact. I cringe everytime I see someone hammering the crap out of some lugs with an impact... especialy when the lug has stopped turning and they just keep hammering it.

As with every bolt, when the nut gets tightened down, there is acertain amount of stretch in the bolt. Too much can cause it to snap off right away, or later, if it has been stressed.

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/11/2007 4:15:09 AM

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/11/2007 7:49:21 AM

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I had a **** head just mount new tire on the rear of my mustang he never tighten the lugs i found one near the house then the other day sound like i blew my rear end but when i took it back to the garage we put it on the lift. Then he starts laughing, f **** head he think im paying for the tires. No damage or they did not fall off and the stud never broke

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/11/2007 8:20:52 AM

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My bullshitometer is registering off the scale here and I'm lacing up muh justins! IMO, doesn't seem to be a valid reaction to something of this magnitude occurring. "I thought it a little strange" ??? Wait a sec here...my wheel falls off and is rolling down the street...my reaction is going to be much stronger than this! This is a major malfunction that could have had dire consequences! (Unless of course said incident occurred after some "amateur mechanic-ing" done by oneself) And no further responses from this person?

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/11/2007 9:14:20 AM

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OK people. I am a skeptic with certain things, but I almost had the same thing happen.

After the first few thousand miles of buying it new, I decided to take the wheels off because I thought I heard a noise. On one tire the bolts were so tight I had to jump on the wrench to loosen them, and on another one, they were not tight at all, actually unreasonably loose. I was pretty upset. I called the dealer and told them about it. The Hummer sales manager had his guys check every single H3 on the lot, and he said he found one with the same problem. He actually thanked me for telling him. SO, that all being said, I wouldn't discount that he is telling the truth.

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/11/2007 9:21:59 AM

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Hmmmmm maybe I should check this out too considering I just had my tires rotated at the dealership the other day? What a PITA to have to do so considering I have those decorative anti-theft locking lugcap cover thingies. I should not have to worry about such things considering I left it in the hands of "professionals" to do this for me!

And if my surmissions about this post were incorrect..my apologies...if not, then shame on them!

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/11/2007 9:23:37 AM

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Here's a question. How many Ft Lbs of torque sshould lugs be tightened to? I see the guys at Discount tire do this methodically, but when we change a flat, we never think about it. We just tighten as much as we can. I bought a nifty air compressor so I can rotate my own tires instead of waiting all day for them to do it for me. I sure would like to do it correctly.

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RE: Rear Wheel Fell Off while driving - 1/11/2007 9:27:21 AM

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I'm pretty sure it is either in the manual or on the label with the tire pressures on the driver's side door.

I wouldn't go being paranoid. The chances that your lugs are under or over tightened are pretty slim. How many people do you see actually having wheels come off while driving? It's probably 1 in a million. I wouldn't be worried about it, but I'm just saying, I can speak from experience. It takes ALOT of pressure to crack a lug bolt, especially on a Hummer. For ALL of them to break at one time, and going 2 MPH, yes that doesn't sound right to me either, but I thought I'd share my experience