Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[richardmorris]

How does a wheel come loose so many times? Was there any damage?

[Zelandeth]

Ouch, guessing the threads on the wheel studs have stripped?  Garage had the wheels off but left the nuts finger tight?

Looks like the bodywork had a lucky escape, could so easily have totally mangled the wing, looks like a little damage to the leading edge, but could be worse.  Or the car could have propelled itself into the undergrowth.  Sounds like a very lucky escape given how that could have ended!

[chaseracer]

Glad you're OK, Gaffer!

[hairnet]

far canal chris least yer ok

next time bring beko stunt driver :P

 

[Andyrew]

1 minute ago, chaseracer said:

Glad you're OK, Gaffer!

Very glad the 6s live on a long straight road. 

 

28 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

How does a wheel come loose so many times? Was there any damage?

You couldnt make it up! 

The wheel coming off for the second time ive no idea, Whilst there was only two fitted they were done up tight, and the car was doing all of about 5mph untill it conked out. 

I checked all the remaining and still attached wheels and whilst some nuts were not overly tight they had been more than nipped up.  

Im thinking the wheel nuts are not correct or have been damaged im not sure. Also the missing  6 of them are now somewhere in the countryside!

 

Roof down drive home in the merc was much needed.

[jonathan_dyane]

The 504 may be knackered but it is very beautiful 

[Six-cylinder]

I guess Andyrew was mentally and physically drained by the whole experience, as it was him who was doing all the running around fitting the wheels I was flinging off!

Me, just another motoring adventure and a tale to tell.

Thanks so much for your help today @Andyrew.

[quicksilver]

Yikes, that's scary stuff! Sounds like maybe the threads are stripped on the studs and there's clearly something wrong there. Lucky it happened where it did and not on the main road.

[beko1987]

It's even more shit your pants scary when it happens on the m25... At least you had an Andyrew to help you, a valuable addition to any toolbox! 

I presume new hubs/a retap and smaller nuts? 

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

 At least you had an Andyrew to help you, a valuable addition to any toolbox! 

Oh yes!

[LightBulbFun]

shitting Nora! glad you both came out of it without injury and got home safe and sound with relatively minimal damage to the 504!

the slightly eerie thing is I was just reading of @beko1987's wheel loss adventure the other day (and the subsequent posts from other shitters about their own wheels parting ways adventures)

[nigel bickle]

Had it happen to me, similarly. it was steel wheel nuts on an alloy wheel fitment. Seems to chamfer is wrong and unwinds. New set of studs and the correctly angled nuts sorted it.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 minutes ago, nigel bickle said:

Had it happen to me, similarly. ..

Also happened to me when I had the 635, but that was because the feckin' tyre shop hadn't tightened the wheel bolts properly. 

[egg]

My mum lost a wheel on her 850 mini in the 70s. Went bouncing past her down the hill...

Glad no serious damage to anyone or anything.

[Talbot]

Seems to happen with remarkable regularity: 

I've had several wheels come loose, but never actually lost one.  I wonder if the nuts are not the correct thread for the studs.  There are a few metric and unf sizes that will fit each other and torque up, but then come undone very easily again.

[Andyrew]

57 minutes ago, Talbot said:

I've had several wheels come loose, but never actually lost one.  I wonder if the nuts are not the correct thread for the studs.  There are a few metric and unf sizes that will fit each other and torque up, but then come undone very easily again.

 

1 hour ago, nigel bickle said:

Had it happen to me, similarly. it was steel wheel nuts on an alloy wheel fitment. Seems to chamfer is wrong and unwinds. New set of studs and the correctly angled nuts sorted it.

This is what im thinking because Before we set off i jacked the car up on each corner to check how easily the wheels rotated and whilst there was a bit of drag it seemed fairly minor and freed up with a few rotations , the plan was to pop it up the road for a brake check to see if there was any pulling to one side etc etc come back and take the wheels of and pull appart if needed. 

Before we left When the front wheels were up in the air i had hold of the wheel roughly top and bottom to rotate it with both hands and would have noticed any movement when i gave it a  basic "is the wheel bearing alight" wiggle if the nuts had been that loose. 

 

 

[Ghosty]

I had the front wheels on my Prelude come loose on the M6 once, thankfully this was on a section that actually had a hard shoulder or I'd have been well stuffed. 

I'd changed the front struts with my dad's help, had to go off and do something and asked him to torque the wheelnuts... he didn't and just slapped the centre caps back on. 
I never leave that to anyone else now. 

[dozeydustman]

Losing a wheel is unpleasant at best. At least you’re unharmed Chris

[dollywobbler]

Yikes! That's certainly enough excitement for one day.

[barrett]

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[Andyrew]

On 9/15/2020 at 8:25 PM, Six-cylinder said:

Funny thing, Andyrew was due to go home in the VP 1500 but expressed concerns as to how the day was going and side steps another disaster by going home in the CLK.

After a few days of top down waftage in the CLK. I returned to chateau 6 tonight to continue the remainder of tuesdays plan of taking the VP back to mine for a cheeky tickle with the sparkle stick. 

Coffee consumed, keys exchanged and i hit the road.

 

30 seconds later

Thankfully just a slightly misleading fuel gauge resulting in lack of juice. A quick dash to the station for a jerry can of tescos finest and we was back on the road and from then it was plain sailing. 

[catsinthewelder]

Best of luck with it Andy, that car is brilliant.

[chaseracer]

Needs MGF drivetrain.

😜

[Andyrew]

Interior was cleaned out and the damp carpet / seats and woodlice removed.

Whilst its probably possible to weld it up with this in place id rather not have the same experience someone whos  previously welded on it had! Crispy.

Stripped out and all the fluff from the insulation stuff removed. 

 

[SiC]

On 9/15/2020 at 9:08 PM, jonathan_dyane said:

The 504 may be knackered but it is very beautiful 

This too! Was just about to post that. Looks in remarkably good condition too?

[beko1987]

2 hours ago, Andyrew said:

Interior was cleaned out and the damp carpet / seats and woodlice removed.

Whilst its probably possible to weld it up with this in place id rather not have the same experience someone whos  previously welded on it had! Crispy.

Stripped out and all the fluff from the insulation stuff removed. 

 

Ha, is that a jumper stuffed in there? Dare you to wear it... 

[Andyrew]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Ha, is that a jumper stuffed in there? Dare you to wear it... 

I pulled it out,  its 3 pairs of knee height socks!

[beko1987]

6 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

I pulled it out,  its 3 pairs of knee height socks!

Oooh in just your colour! 

[Six-cylinder]

I have just read a post on FB of a friend enjoying croquet and fizz in the sunshine this afternoon , me I bought a motorbike trailer!

The seller asked me why I was buying it but I could not give him a good answer.

[chaseracer]

You do have several field bikes... 🙂