[Mgs] losing a wheel

[Hans Duinhoven]

Especially non-standard wheels should be tightened with the advised correct 
torque.
Overtightening is as bad as undertightening.
Overtightening may overstress the metal, which can cause (unvisible) cracks 
where the nuts aparently lose their
"grip".

Cheers,

Hans

71 BGT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Aaron Whiteman" <awhitema at panix.com>; "MG Mailing List" 
<mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] losing a wheel


> Presumably well into the journey than.  I've had a wheel (front) come 
> loose after only half a dozen miles when I forgot to fully tighten the 
> nuts the day before, but fortunately I heard an odd noise then immediately 
> realised what it was and all four nuts were still there (as well as the 
> one behind the wheel).  To get so far before it happened looks like they 
> were under insufficient torque, which is 60-65 lb ft, but I've no idea 
> what that feels like.  There was a spate of the opposite happening to UK 
> police cars at one time - studs shearing off.  This was because any one 
> patrol vehicle could be driven by two or three teams a day, and each one 
> checked the wheel nuts (and other stuff) before taking the car out.  The 
> way this was done was by tightening them up a little bit more each time 
> ...
>
> Do steel wheels have hardened seats?  Never heard of it.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> However, the portion of the trip between Cottonwood and Culdesac was 
>> rather
>> less enjoyable.  I lost a wheel.