Never seen this before, loose lug nuts on steer tire? (pics)
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by 85COE, May 27, 2022.
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Typically a tell tale sign those lugnuts are loose. I would check them ASAP.
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Agreed. There seems to be an awful lot of rust on the studs and nuts. Clean everything up and retorque.
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Agree with the above. Telltale sign that the wheel nuts are loose.
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And it's a big 'look at me' sign when you go by a cop or the DOT at the scales
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Thank you for the heads up. In the 15 years I have been driving I have never seen that before. I had checked them and they were all finger tight, but I made it back to the shop which was about 9 Mi away from my drop, and they went ahead and checked all of them, and said that there were four loose on the passenger side.
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It wasn't rust, when I wiped it off it was kind of like soot that you would find on an exhaust leak. Black powder type substanceAnother Canadian driver, Siinman and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
After you get them all cleaned up, don't go gonzo with oiling them. Too much, and the streaks will turn black from the oil slinging off.
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Ive seen it a few times. Usually its a lug thats loose or oxidized. I typically just have the lugs replaced as a precaution then clean everything up with coke then brake cleaner.
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