Lug Nut Concerns
We purchased a 2008 FR Silverback 30LSA in Dec to replace our Wildcat that was totaled in an accident back in Oct. We bought new tires and put them on ourselves. Hand tightened without a torque wrench...
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One day I was looking at the wheels on my 5er and noticed that a lug nut was missing. Actually, as I looked closer, I saw that the stud had actually broken off and the whole affair had taken off for parts unknown.
So I took off the wheel and broke off another stud in the process. I decided to replace all the studs. Unfortuneatly the adjacent wheel looked worse the the one I was working on so, to make a long story short, soon I had the whole 5er in the air and all four wheels off.
Well, since I'd gone this far I thought I might repack the bearings and check the brakes while I was at it. The bearings were no problem, but since I had never worked on magnetic brakes before I decided to go to the internet for help. Some guy told me that before I could check my brakes the 5er had to be pointed north because the brakes were magnetic, so it took awhile to figure out that he must have gone south with that advice. I'll tell you-some guys write the longest rambling posts-they should just write a book.
Well the brakes did need some parts and I got them installed, then decided to really look close at my tires before I put them back on. Since I'm getting older I got a magnifying glass and went over every inch of those tires, I checked the valve stems, I checked the air pressures, and I checked the manufacturing date too. Everything looked good so I put the tires back on, lowered the 5er back to the ground, but left the TV hooked up 'cause we were getting ready to go on a trip.
We packed up, checked the oil levels in the TV, adjusted the mirrors and checked the lights. Everything looked good so we loaded up the dog and took off. But we didn't get far because all the wheels fell off. I had forgotten the lug nuts.
Yes folks - this is a joke, but I hope it helps the OP as he considers his plan of action. I guess I could have just told him what he should be doing with his stuff if it were my stuff, but I thought this would be more fun.
So I took off the wheel and broke off another stud in the process. I decided to replace all the studs. Unfortuneatly the adjacent wheel looked worse the the one I was working on so, to make a long story short, soon I had the whole 5er in the air and all four wheels off.
Well, since I'd gone this far I thought I might repack the bearings and check the brakes while I was at it. The bearings were no problem, but since I had never worked on magnetic brakes before I decided to go to the internet for help. Some guy told me that before I could check my brakes the 5er had to be pointed north because the brakes were magnetic, so it took awhile to figure out that he must have gone south with that advice. I'll tell you-some guys write the longest rambling posts-they should just write a book.
Well the brakes did need some parts and I got them installed, then decided to really look close at my tires before I put them back on. Since I'm getting older I got a magnifying glass and went over every inch of those tires, I checked the valve stems, I checked the air pressures, and I checked the manufacturing date too. Everything looked good so I put the tires back on, lowered the 5er back to the ground, but left the TV hooked up 'cause we were getting ready to go on a trip.
We packed up, checked the oil levels in the TV, adjusted the mirrors and checked the lights. Everything looked good so we loaded up the dog and took off. But we didn't get far because all the wheels fell off. I had forgotten the lug nuts.
Yes folks - this is a joke, but I hope it helps the OP as he considers his plan of action. I guess I could have just told him what he should be doing with his stuff if it were my stuff, but I thought this would be more fun.
