My Wheel Comes off at 30

Was driving to work wednesday and the steering started shacking like mad, so i was slowing down................then BOSH the car slides to a hault with me just missing a car and nearly smashing the dub down a bank. got out, a bit shaken up, looked at the drivers wheel, and it was fine, looked at the pasangers wheel and the wheels come off and launched itself into the arch, with 2 wheel bolts missing, one snapped off in the hub and one holding the wheel on but all bent up with the wheel off the hub and into the arch.

Now, the last person to work on my car was a certain someone who did a clutch on it. but this was about 1100 miles ago?

or another thing thats crossed my mind is if someones undone them but ive got no beef with anyone.

I thought it was a CV joint, as i had this knocking noise happening as soon as i left Steves saturday after looking at a engine. i had this knocking before on my 8v and i changed the drive shaft and it cured it, i thought this noise was this again. and i jacked the wheel up the other day to check for play and the wheel was fine.

i didnt think to check the wheel bolts as a i knew Ian done them and the blokes one of the best technicians i know!

heres some pics





Not sure if you can see below only one wheel bolt holding the wheel onto the car




BUT BEFORE ANYONE SAYS, I AM IN NO WAY POINTING THE FINGER AT ANYONE!

What you lot think.

nice camber

one thing that sh!ts me up when driving the G60 spiritedly, i have a obsession with checking my wheelbolts, since my mum's mk3 decided to shear a rear stub axle one side and snap two bolts the other.

hope there is no other damage

bad news mate, couldnt believe it when u told me the other nite!!!

OH mate!!! gutted for ya! can you sort this out? let me know if you need a hand dude!

OMG...do you think someone was trying to nick your wheels and got disturbed.
Glad you are ok though.

so sorry to hear about this mate, seems a scarily common thing to happen hope you get it all sorted soon

Poosibly Pikey caused... Always have a good set of Locking wheel bolts.. (McGuards) and they'll probably walk past...

Had same thing happen at 60 in mates bug, all thanks to Brazillian rear Drums made from toffee! Not funny!

Am paranoid now, always check bolts after 30 miles if wheels been off for any reason. Also get a Torque wrench and do them up to proper tightness... or get an extending wheel wrench (I have tehy handy) .... don't rely on the VAG spanner...

Hope alls ok though!

(Nips out to check his wheels!)

PINKY wrote:

OMG...do you think someone was trying to nick your wheels and got disturbed.
Glad you are ok though.

think u might be right steph

Fitzy wrote:

PINKY wrote:

OMG...do you think someone was trying to nick your wheels and got disturbed.
Glad you are ok though.

think u might be right steph

but if they were, why was the other side loose too, but the backs were up to correct torque setting? this is whats making me wonder!

they were the only wheels off when the clutch was done.

wierd?

cheers everyone for the concern!

Dubzee

Sorry this happened dude, couldv'e been worse though, just thank your lucky stars.

Bazza wrote:

Sorry this happened dude, couldv'e been worse though, just thank your lucky stars.

yer im very lucky, it was a good thing in a way i got laid off because otherwise id of been going down the a41 at 70 or i think it would of been a different matter. hospital is the first thing that comes to mind!

cheers for concern dude!

Yes, please you were not hurt over this mate. Shocking to see.

70 down the 41???? behave and the rest!

adam_bmx wrote:

70 down the 41???? behave and the rest!

Yeah why would you be going so slow, unlike you

specially wen the abf bottom end goes in, gonna be toe down all the way lol

unlucky man, hopefully itll be alrite before edition?

i agree with pinky , someone has tried to pinch them ,or sometimes possibly the bolt becomes stretched because of over tightening and will work loose over time , glad u ok

Could have been a pikey either side..get them off quicker.

was the car parked on ur drive dude?

adam_bmx wrote:

was the car parked on ur drive dude?

on my drive dude, tucked right up to the extention and step mums car!


done and dusted now, fcuk it, who cares, least the dub werent hurt!! had far worse a crashes before

yer man long as ur all good bro