Enigma Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 ...No, not that the bonnet is up. look closely. Winner gets a attaboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lightfoot Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Enigma said: ...No, not that the bonnet is up. look closely. Winner gets a attaboy. German helmet on spare wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) Well spotted but not what I mean. BTW, I call it Wilhem, spoken in German it sound like wheelhelmet in Dutch , been on various vehicles for years as loot. Its more of a risky thing I am referring to. Edited July 15, 2020 by Enigma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk3iain Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Perched on the edge of the kerb ? Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Loose wheel nut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 36 minutes ago, fv1609 said: Loose wheel nut Attaboy!!! Even worse...I only had the Dodge for a short time and this was my first event. After I noticed the loose wheelnut and checked I discovered 18 out of 20 were completely loose or had to be tightened. Damn, it could have gone wrong.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 That could have gone sooo wrong. Good lesson learned though. We all must keep the simple things checked. Lovely vehicle by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Yes I know all about loose wheel nuts! Having got my Shorland roadworthy 30+ years ago I took it for its first trip, some 45 miles to an event at Bovington Tank Museum. I was rather bugged by a rattling that I thought was caused by the turret, I stopped in a few lay-bys but could see nothing amiss. I had nearly arrived at Bovington, but on the roundabout at Bere Regis there was a loud crash & I found I was sitting in an undriveable 3-wheeler as I watched the NS rear wheel roll into a hedge. Fellow motorists were none too pleased as I climbed out in a dazed panic wondering how to move it. After a few minutes Neville Anderson deputy curator of the Tank Museum drove by in his Land Rover & invited me to hop in. So a recovery team was organised by way of George Alexander's wrecker with a gang of helpers. The Shorland was recovered to the traffic island, the wheel was affixed by the remaining bits of thread left on the studs. In the workshops "Chatty" Taylor MIGed the nuts on & I was able to return home later that day on 4 wheels again. So since then I have had an eye for loose wheel nuts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty2 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Enigma said: Attaboy!!! Even worse...I only had the Dodge for a short time and this was my first event. After I noticed the loose wheelnut and checked I discovered 18 out of 20 were completely loose or had to be tightened. Damn, it could have gone wrong.... I know with mij humber box it went wrong. Due to to big holes in the lh side rims en rhd nuts never tide but before you know what the problem really is this happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 So the moral of the story is to check your nuts....🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty2 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) We did but due to big hole in the rims and rh thread the nuts tide on the hub not rim by braking not enough resistance on the nut so they cave lose while braking. Next you tide them even more and over stretch the bolt and finally they brake Edited July 15, 2020 by monty2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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