jay79cj7
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RE: Re: RE: Jeepy!!!
Well, I have been driving around on this CJ for maybe 150-200 miles since I got it road worthy. I drove it to work yesterday. On the way home, in heavy traffic, it gets to be my turn at a 4 way stop. I hit the gas, I move a little, then it feels like I hit a big bump. I am barely moving, I hear metal scraping, and my rear driver side wheel rolls off across the intersection without me! I am a very lucky man to have the tire fall off when I was going like 2 MPH.
So there the CJ was, resting on the axle flange (drum fell off) in this intersection and tons of cars each way. A quick damage assessment showed that the studs and everything were still intact, the lug nuts were just gone! People were honking, giving me dirty looks, but it wasn't like I could drive away. I don't have my spare mounted yet, and thus no jack either. I went to the closest hose and the guy had a big floor jack. I got it jacked up, and put the drum and tire back on with a lug nut from each of the other wheels. Now people really seemed ticked at me once I got it jacked up. I guess it looked like I had chosen the middle of this intersection to change my tire. Oh well, I did it as fast as I could. I have sat in my share of traffic, I guess it was finally my turn to cause it!
I have no idea why the wheel came off that side. I checked all the other lug nuts and they were all tight. I put all the wheels on at the same time. I don't think anybody is out to get me...
I almost didn't post this out of embarassment, but what the heck, why not?
Well, I have been driving around on this CJ for maybe 150-200 miles since I got it road worthy. I drove it to work yesterday. On the way home, in heavy traffic, it gets to be my turn at a 4 way stop. I hit the gas, I move a little, then it feels like I hit a big bump. I am barely moving, I hear metal scraping, and my rear driver side wheel rolls off across the intersection without me! I am a very lucky man to have the tire fall off when I was going like 2 MPH.
So there the CJ was, resting on the axle flange (drum fell off) in this intersection and tons of cars each way. A quick damage assessment showed that the studs and everything were still intact, the lug nuts were just gone! People were honking, giving me dirty looks, but it wasn't like I could drive away. I don't have my spare mounted yet, and thus no jack either. I went to the closest hose and the guy had a big floor jack. I got it jacked up, and put the drum and tire back on with a lug nut from each of the other wheels. Now people really seemed ticked at me once I got it jacked up. I guess it looked like I had chosen the middle of this intersection to change my tire. Oh well, I did it as fast as I could. I have sat in my share of traffic, I guess it was finally my turn to cause it!
I have no idea why the wheel came off that side. I checked all the other lug nuts and they were all tight. I put all the wheels on at the same time. I don't think anybody is out to get me...
I almost didn't post this out of embarassment, but what the heck, why not?