rumatt
07-12-2005, 09:59 AM
Holy crap.
On the drive to work this morning I felt a mild vibration from the rear left under deceleration. I thought, "Oh crap, is this a wheel bearing or a bushing or something?"
I get to work, get out of the car and go to wiggle the wheel/tire, and the first thing I noticed was the the tire really hot. Then I wobble it and the freaking thing had a few millimeters of play. I look at the lug nuts, and one of them was visibly loose! I turn the other 3 and they were all turnable by hand. :shock:
Holy crap. I had rotated the tires exactly 2 weeks earlier, and tightened them with a torque wrench to 90 ft lbs. I've read that Kosei's come loose because the painted comes loose where the bolt touches the wheel. I guess they really do need to be checked every week.
On the drive to work this morning I felt a mild vibration from the rear left under deceleration. I thought, "Oh crap, is this a wheel bearing or a bushing or something?"
I get to work, get out of the car and go to wiggle the wheel/tire, and the first thing I noticed was the the tire really hot. Then I wobble it and the freaking thing had a few millimeters of play. I look at the lug nuts, and one of them was visibly loose! I turn the other 3 and they were all turnable by hand. :shock:
Holy crap. I had rotated the tires exactly 2 weeks earlier, and tightened them with a torque wrench to 90 ft lbs. I've read that Kosei's come loose because the painted comes loose where the bolt touches the wheel. I guess they really do need to be checked every week.