06-12-2007, 11:25 AM
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Location: Rochester, NY
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How the heck was everyone so serious sounding when they crowded around the car? I didn't hear a single bit of laughter... I'm sorry, but I would have been cracking up. I can MAYBE understand forgetting to torque one wheel... but all four? It didn't even look like those things were hand tightened with how quickly they fell right off.
How embarrassing.
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06-12-2007, 11:43 AM
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I am thinking sabotage. No one can forget to tighten ALL of their lug nuts...
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06-12-2007, 11:45 AM
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Hahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahhahahahahaha........ Idiot
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06-12-2007, 12:01 PM
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that sux....i kinda feel bad for a guy
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06-12-2007, 12:46 PM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Dr. Kill
I am thinking sabotage. No one can forget to tighten ALL of their lug nuts...
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You would be surprised what people can forget when they are in a hurry or easily distracted by something else. 
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06-12-2007, 12:50 PM
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If that were me,as soon as the wheels came off I would run and hide behind the nearest bush or tree possible cause that is embarrassing.
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06-12-2007, 01:42 PM
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I did some work on the brakes once, hand tightened the lugs, lowered the car and then my wife pulled up with a load of groceries. I carried in the groceries, encountered a few other distractions, then jumped in the car for a quick test drive. I got a few miles from the house and began to notice a wobble. I immediately knew what the problem was and pulled over. To add insult to stupidity, the torque wrench, lug wrench and cell phone were sitting in my driveway... a few miles away! 
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06-12-2007, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Carlos, CA 94070
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stupidity or practical joke?
Let me play Sherlock Holmes here:
So you drive to the Auto-X on street tires but change to racing tires there.
You untighten the nuts and jack up the car. Street wheels off, race wheels on.
Now you hand-tighten the nuts, lower the car, take your torque wrench and finish the job.
IF you would put the nuts on that loosely that they fall off after a few feet you would IMMEDIATELY notice it when lowering the car, as the whole wheel would tilt - right? And we are talking ALL FOUR WHEELS here. So your immediate reaction would be to jack up the car again, and hand-tighten the nut. The chances that this happens to you on all 4 wheels - impossible.
So IMHO there is NO WAY that the guy forgot to tighten the nuts, someone played a practical joke on him.
Now let's start the discussion how bad you have to behave at an Auto-X so that you motivate other folks to do that to you.....
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06-12-2007, 02:14 PM
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I just watched it again. 
I bet he said, "Hey, that wheel looks just like the ones I have", when the wheel flew past him!
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06-12-2007, 02:25 PM
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Location: New Jersey
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by bmussatti
I bet he said, "Hey, that wheel looks just like the ones I have", when the wheel flew past him!
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LOL
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06-12-2007, 02:32 PM
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Location: Orange County, CA
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Wow...the sound of the car hitting the ground is nerve wracking. All four...if it were my car I'd be convinced someone did it to me!!!!!!!!!
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