Wheel fell off while driving! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

cochino12 · 03-29-2005, 10:44 PM

F*n thieves!!!!!! I was on my way back to work and felt a slight vibration coming from the front of my K5. I got off the highway and pulled to a stop light (only two from work) and walked around the car and could see anything hanging down etc. Well I get about 50 feet from work and my damn wheel came off. I think they got 5/6 lugs off or loose because one wheel stud sheered off and the rest were jacked up because of the wheel wobbling on the studs. Messed up my wheel and some stuff in the front hub, damn what a pain. Ok Rant off just wanted to vent.

Russell · 03-29-2005, 10:47 PM

Argh, I hate theives... This is also the reason why I keep old steel wheels on my truck...

cochino12 · 03-29-2005, 10:57 PM

I was just thinking. In the last year someone shot the rear window out of my explorer while I was driving, Blazer was broken into and stereo was stolen and now this and I live in a real nice neighborhood outside of town! I guess I need to move out of the burbs ha hah

SanitysBane · 03-29-2005, 10:54 PM

Or do what I do, never polish your handme down rims. No one wants to steal thoes babies!

NeCrOmAnCeR · 03-29-2005, 11:38 PM

Glad to hear you are OK. I had the same thing happen to me going 60mph. Right rear wheel came off of a newly purchased Firebird (3 days). Heard it doing strange things for quite a few miles before it happened, got real squirly for a bit and took a few years off of my life.

As I tell people "Guess I didn't kick the tires hard enough"!

**old Rusty C10** · 03-29-2005, 11:45 PM

well as much as i will sit and commiserate with ya about the thieves , thank god you werent moving at a good rate of speed you could have been hurt real bad or worse. I know someone who was killed as a result of a tire that bounced over the divider and hit a car coming the other way. best of luck fixing the truck

C-10volvo · 03-30-2005, 12:13 AM

wow i know how you feel man. Les schwabe a few years back cross threaded all of the studs and the weel fell off a week later.

Ric83 · 03-30-2005, 09:48 AM

Dang, that sux. Like everyone says though, at least you were not going any faster than you were and you are ok. Sux either way though.

Lynx · 03-30-2005, 09:38 PM

On a similar note: Does or has any one replace their wheel studs? At work every year we have to replace all the studs on the service trucks. I know they are bigger trucks but when we get 30 year old Trucks driving around on origonal studs they can be in much better shape then 1 year old studs on heavier trucks driving over some rough terain.

03-29-2005, 10:44 PM	#1
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Wheel fell off while driving! F*n thieves!!!!!! I was on my way back to work and felt a slight vibration coming from the front of my K5. I got off the highway and pulled to a stop light (only two from work) and walked around the car and could see anything hanging down etc. Well I get about 50 feet from work and my damn wheel came off. I think they got 5/6 lugs off or loose because one wheel stud sheered off and the rest were jacked up because of the wheel wobbling on the studs. Messed up my wheel and some stuff in the front hub, damn what a pain. Ok Rant off just wanted to vent. __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

03-29-2005, 10:47 PM	#2
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Argh, I hate theives... This is also the reason why I keep old steel wheels on my truck... __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

03-29-2005, 10:57 PM	#3
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	I was just thinking. In the last year someone shot the rear window out of my explorer while I was driving, Blazer was broken into and stereo was stolen and now this and I live in a real nice neighborhood outside of town! I guess I need to move out of the burbs ha hah __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

03-29-2005, 10:54 PM	#4
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	Or do what I do, never polish your handme down rims. No one wants to steal thoes babies! __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

03-29-2005, 11:45 PM	#6
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	well as much as i will sit and commiserate with ya about the thieves , thank god you werent moving at a good rate of speed you could have been hurt real bad or worse. I know someone who was killed as a result of a tire that bounced over the divider and hit a car coming the other way. best of luck fixing the truck __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

03-29-2005, 11:38 PM	#5
NeCrOmAnCeR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hodgenville, Ky Posts: 735	Glad to hear you are OK. I had the same thing happen to me going 60mph. Right rear wheel came off of a newly purchased Firebird (3 days). Heard it doing strange things for quite a few miles before it happened, got real squirly for a bit and took a few years off of my life. As I tell people "Guess I didn't kick the tires hard enough"!

03-30-2005, 12:13 AM	#7
C-10volvo Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon Posts: 1,028	wow i know how you feel man. Les schwabe a few years back cross threaded all of the studs and the weel fell off a week later. __________________ Ken Morgan For fun: 1964 Volvo 122 For slow: 1984 Chevrolet C-10 For everything else: 1997 BMW M3

03-30-2005, 09:48 AM	#8
Ric83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 824	Dang, that sux. Like everyone says though, at least you were not going any faster than you were and you are ok. Sux either way though. __________________ Ric '83 Silverado SWB Fleetside Here she is

03-30-2005, 09:38 PM	#9
Lynx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Posts: 513	On a similar note: Does or has any one replace their wheel studs? At work every year we have to replace all the studs on the service trucks. I know they are bigger trucks but when we get 30 year old Trucks driving around on origonal studs they can be in much better shape then 1 year old studs on heavier trucks driving over some rough terain. __________________ Ben 1983 Silverado SWB 305 2002 Silverado Extended Cab 5.3 http://members.shaw.ca/bkennett

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