Re: [MBZ] Lug nuts

It can happen to anyone: Loose Nut Ends Graham Rahal's Indy 500 After Wheel Comes Off Exiting Pit Road On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 1:23 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] Lug nuts

I always laugh at that spelling mixup and I see that I did it myself! I blame auto-correct (or I would, but I use emacs for my email and it isn't something I have enabled). Allan Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes writes: > Don't be a looser. > > On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 10:36 AM Curt Raymond via

Re: [MBZ] Lug nuts

Don't be a looser. On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 10:36 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had the same thing happen with one of my 190Ds... > These days I take the lugs loose and tighten them back up with the torque > wrench so I know they're tight enough to be safe but

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I had the same thing happen with one of my 190Ds... These days I take the lugs loose and tighten them back up with the torque wrench so I know they're tight enough to be safe but loose enough I can get them off again if I need to. -Curt On Saturday, May 29, 2021, 10:16:43 PM EDT, Allan

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My '98 Jetta was super sensitive to getting the wheels on just right, if they weren't all the way in when you tightened the lugs the wouldn't get really tight and would work loose again. The car would shake terribly as they loosened, it would get pretty frightening on the highway. Worst time

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Damn you got lucky. Sent from my iPhone > On May 29, 2021, at 8:47 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I mounted 4 brand new tires to the trailer last night. Earlier today while > on a trip to retrieve a 80 300SD parts car I observed a wheel depart the > trailer and continue

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Could have been much worse.  Who inherits okie Acres, in the event of your demise? Max Dillon Charleston SC May 29, 2021 8:47:21 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > I mounted 4 brand new tires to the trailer last night. Earlier today while on > a trip to retrieve a 80 300SD parts car I

Re: [MBZ] Lug nuts

I few years ago I bought new tires for the Nissan Frontier. Drove home from the tire shop and next day driving back in to town there was a strange vibration and noise. Pulled off at a convenience store and found the lug nuts on the driver's side front wheel were lose, not even finger tight.

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I always check the lugs before taking off. This time I was going to but then I didn’t because I figured I just put the wheels back on. I remember how it went down now because I lifted the back the trailer with the tractor to pull all the wheels at the same time and installed the one side hand

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"If you get to choose between rich and lucky, always pick lucky" Your timing was just right. Imagine the wild ride you could have taken, across 4 lanes of traffic, when the trailer was loaded with a car, both wheels came off, the trailer jackknifes and flips your pull vehicle upside down, into