Thread: Snorkel job #6

Oh, that was another - left hand side wheel nuts especially on the front wheel. Because these are right hand thread all around, it's not uncommon for loose left hand nuts to be flicked off. I had it happen to mine - after a WOF where they pulled the wheel to inspect the caliper which is the irony. Didn't tell me to recheck the torque settings and the first time the vehicle was used was a long trip over the Kaimais with my wife or then girlfriend. We assume that she rode the brakes a little on the way down in traffic because it started making a funny thumping noise as she got to the bottom of the hill, and on the final RH turn into our road (same one the RHS clutch pack unlocked on) the front left wheel went straight. Oops... Luckily the brake rotor makes a very good temporary wheel, and the olnl damage was the brake shield and the rotor. A new set of rotors, studs and nuts and a wrecker brake shield and all was right in the world. Well, the stud holes in the wheel were a bit flogged. The only thing that really required fast talking was me to the cops that my mates called for an abandoned Safari on a corner of the road - pricks!