6 broken wheel studs on the same wheel??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

john0540 · 02-15-2005, 02:49 PM

I have been letting my sister use my truck for the last 4 months or so & the other night she calls me and tells me that she is stuck on the side of the road and the truck will not move. she tells me that when she puts it in gear she hears a clunking sound like the transmission is broken. So I think oh s!!T because I know that the tranny is old and ready for a rebuild. When I get there it is exactly as she said so I have her put it in gear and I look under the truck and the rear driveline is moving so I think rear end or axel busted. I leave her ther to go to Home Depot to pick up a socket set to take the rear drive line out and limp it home in 4WD. As soon as I get to home Depot She Calls me and says that the whell fell off. I get back and sure enough the right rear came off and is now wedged between the ground and the fender. I feel around where the wheel studs should be and nothing ?????
How can this happen? My sister has a new baby so i don't think she was doing anything crazy, Plus I live in the city so it has only seen street driving as far as I know.

BTW 84' silverado 4" lift 35's 12 bolt rear axel

60-66 Nut · 02-15-2005, 04:09 PM

I've seen that happen several times because of loose lug nuts, especially with big tires. The last time I saw it happen was to a freind/co-worker of mine. He bought a truck body from me and installed his motor/trans from another truck. Then he put three custom wheels from the donor truck with one new wheel, and he didn't know he was supposed to re-torque the new wheel after the first few miles. He set out towing the truck to Missouri for his son, but he lost the left front(new) wheel and tire in Mississippi, which rolled under an 18-wheeler causing considerable damage. Big mess, to say the least. Don't know if that was your problem or not, but it does happen.

60-66 Nut

low 84 · 02-15-2005, 04:19 PM

i agree, i've seen this several times where i work and its usually caused by lug nuts being loose

john0540 · 02-15-2005, 07:41 PM

Thanks for the insite I will be checking the rest of them very soon

plumbcut · 02-15-2005, 09:40 PM

same thing happened to me with a 1970 el camino i had.. the left rear (5 lug) tire "broke" off :/ ... but I was already missing one lugnut at the time, I think that had something to do with it.... What year is the truck? I remember the K10 lugnut studs to be very small and it wouldnt take much to bust em off.. K20 on the other hand :-)

pc

john0540 · 02-16-2005, 01:21 PM

its an 84 K10

but my girlfriend tells me that size doesn't mater

Mule man · 02-16-2005, 04:38 PM

Are you sure that it's not you telling her that size doesn't matter

john0540 · 02-16-2005, 07:22 PM

she likes to keep my confidence up

87_Blazer · 03-12-2005, 11:04 AM

I have heard of that thing happening too. But all six???? If it were all six that broke I would be leaning towards the idea of someone screwing around and trying to get revenge.

**old Rusty C10** · 03-12-2005, 11:10 AM

usually when the wheel is loose it will grind down the lug studs so that they are coned and eventually snapped and the wheel dont have to be that loose for that to happen. trust me ive been there myself

87_Blazer · 03-12-2005, 11:13 AM

Important thing is that nobody was hurt!! It could have been alot worse.

plumbcut · 03-13-2005, 04:54 PM

87 blazer- I agree completely. I also love your avatar. R.I.P. Dime. I have a goatee just about identical to dimes and Im getting ready to shave it clean (too many years and its just annoying now) but I think im gonna color it red as a tribute before I shave it.. If I do, Ill post pics

pc

02-15-2005, 02:49 PM	#1
john0540 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: norcal Posts: 14	6 broken wheel studs on the same wheel??? I have been letting my sister use my truck for the last 4 months or so & the other night she calls me and tells me that she is stuck on the side of the road and the truck will not move. she tells me that when she puts it in gear she hears a clunking sound like the transmission is broken. So I think oh s!!T because I know that the tranny is old and ready for a rebuild. When I get there it is exactly as she said so I have her put it in gear and I look under the truck and the rear driveline is moving so I think rear end or axel busted. I leave her ther to go to Home Depot to pick up a socket set to take the rear drive line out and limp it home in 4WD. As soon as I get to home Depot She Calls me and says that the whell fell off. I get back and sure enough the right rear came off and is now wedged between the ground and the fender. I feel around where the wheel studs should be and nothing ????? How can this happen? My sister has a new baby so i don't think she was doing anything crazy, Plus I live in the city so it has only seen street driving as far as I know. BTW 84' silverado 4" lift 35's 12 bolt rear axel

02-15-2005, 04:09 PM	#2
60-66 Nut Professional Beer Tester Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 453	I've seen that happen several times because of loose lug nuts, especially with big tires. The last time I saw it happen was to a freind/co-worker of mine. He bought a truck body from me and installed his motor/trans from another truck. Then he put three custom wheels from the donor truck with one new wheel, and he didn't know he was supposed to re-torque the new wheel after the first few miles. He set out towing the truck to Missouri for his son, but he lost the left front(new) wheel and tire in Mississippi, which rolled under an 18-wheeler causing considerable damage. Big mess, to say the least. Don't know if that was your problem or not, but it does happen. 60-66 Nut __________________ 60 Ford F100 Custom Cab 61 Apache Short Fleetside 64 C10 Short Stepside 65 C80 409 V8 5spd(X-Firetruck) 83 GMC 350 Olds Diesel 85 GMC Short Bed 86 GMC Short Bed 90 GMC R3500 Crew Cab 92 GMC 1500

02-15-2005, 04:19 PM	#3
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	i agree, i've seen this several times where i work and its usually caused by lug nuts being loose __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

03-12-2005, 11:10 AM	#10
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	usually when the wheel is loose it will grind down the lug studs so that they are coned and eventually snapped and the wheel dont have to be that loose for that to happen. trust me ive been there myself __________________ 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!!

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02-15-2005, 07:41 PM	#4
john0540 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: norcal Posts: 14	Thanks for the insite I will be checking the rest of them very soon

02-15-2005, 09:40 PM	#5
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	same thing happened to me with a 1970 el camino i had.. the left rear (5 lug) tire "broke" off :/ ... but I was already missing one lugnut at the time, I think that had something to do with it.... What year is the truck? I remember the K10 lugnut studs to be very small and it wouldnt take much to bust em off.. K20 on the other hand :-) pc

02-16-2005, 01:21 PM	#6
john0540 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: norcal Posts: 14	its an 84 K10 but my girlfriend tells me that size doesn't mater

02-16-2005, 04:38 PM	#7
Mule man Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	Are you sure that it's not you telling her that size doesn't matter

02-16-2005, 07:22 PM	#8
john0540 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: norcal Posts: 14	she likes to keep my confidence up

03-12-2005, 11:04 AM	#9
87_Blazer Getcha' Pull!!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania Posts: 215	I have heard of that thing happening too. But all six???? If it were all six that broke I would be leaning towards the idea of someone screwing around and trying to get revenge.

03-12-2005, 11:13 AM	#11
87_Blazer Getcha' Pull!!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania Posts: 215	Important thing is that nobody was hurt!! It could have been alot worse.

03-13-2005, 04:54 PM	#12
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	87 blazer- I agree completely. I also love your avatar. R.I.P. Dime. I have a goatee just about identical to dimes and Im getting ready to shave it clean (too many years and its just annoying now) but I think im gonna color it red as a tribute before I shave it.. If I do, Ill post pics pc



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