Wheel fell off.

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by AModelCat, Feb 10, 2017.

  1. rolls canardly

    rolls canardly Road Train Member

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    Had a tire company that shall remain nameless put 4 new tires on back axle for me.
    I guess the guy was scared they were going to fall off like this story, so he must have hammered the piss
    out of them with an air gun. Got about 40 miles away and drivers side tires passed me. Slid to side of road , collected tires, and scouted around back there for the studs; sure enough, you could see they were stretched.
    Spent the rest of the afternoon hammering out and replacing all the studs. Both sides. not fun.
    Worst part of the story was one tire had bounded over a dividing guard rail and rolled into an oncoming SUV.
    $4,500.00 damage, nobody hurt, and it all went back on the Tire Company. Glad I kept the receipt.
    So yeah, been there, done that.
    They were tight alright.
    Tights tight, and too tights broke.
     
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  3. Studebaker Hawk

    Studebaker Hawk Road Train Member

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    Every tire shop I have had my truck serviced at for at least the last 5 years uses a 6' long torque wrench to do it properly. But there are any number of totally incompetent service companies and personnel out there.
     
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  4. Dye Guardian

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  5. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    heres the best ever video of a tire coming off a pickup, you gotta watch it on a bigger screen though.
     
  6. Skate-Board

    Skate-Board Road Train Member

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    Really! That video sucked.
     
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  7. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    The tire landed between two jersey walls and kept going, something that hasn't ever happened before or ever will again.
     
  8. Skate-Board

    Skate-Board Road Train Member

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    Ya, it was riveting, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time
     
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  9. ahab

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    update - this morning the story was clarified BOTH tires/wheels AND the axle detached.
    how could the driver check for this?
     
  10. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    About the only indicators I can think of could be a leaking wheel seal or ABS fault. Maybe a vibration coming from the hub before everything comes apart.
     
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  11. rolls canardly

    rolls canardly Road Train Member

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    The fact that you see a shower of sparks in the mirror and tires passing you would be a clue.
    The serious answer is as Northern Mechanic listed above.
    I just know the way my truck feels and handles; anything out of the ordinary requires pulling it over and systems checking everything. Once had a driveshaft starting to shake a little.
    Found one of the straps over a cap was allowing movement. Turned around and
    went back to barn and changed all.
    Rather postpone a job than losing a driveshaft in motion.
     
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