Wheel fell off on motorway! Praise the lord for being alive.

[ruhaleali]

Wheel ripped off. The engine is stuttering now? Is this because of the driveshaft ? What are rhe likely problems ?

[DANBOY66]

Jesus glad you ok fella that must of been a scary experience

[dansmith180]

Glad you're OK mate, what speed were you doing and what lane were you in? Did you hit anything else?

[cooljimy84]

Drivesharf prob wouldn't cause misfire issues / running issues. More likely somethings either come loose or broken.

Check cables and fault codes, engine mounts....

Good to hear your with out a scratch, any idea what happened ?

[ruhaleali]

Thank you lads! Appreciate the support.. The nuts seemed to have lost themselves and the threads deep in seemed very damaged. Luckily stopped on the hard shoulder and managed to bring the car in and get recovered. The front wing is completely dented thats all. The wheel bearing needs new anyone have a part number ? Please and possibly the engine mount slight diconnect.

Thank you

[rich83]

 

Glad it wasnt more serious

[lukemk5gti]

Do I recall you putting a thread up months ago about having a fat friend that you had bouncing on your wheel nuts to take them off?

Glad you're ok!!

[Paradox1]

glad You are okay. scary ish

[ruhaleali]

Do I recall you putting a thread up months ago about having a fat friend that you had bouncing on your wheel nuts to take them off?

Glad you're ok!!

Thanks man! Na I was bloody struggling to get them off! That was the issue...

[schmidt_vr6]

Glad your Ok, I can imagine it being pretty scary. I've had a drive shaft outer CV Joint crack in half on my Stage 2 Mapped S3 8L on a Dual carriageway, Racing a Civic Type R 

[MrACD]

Wowzer! Glad you're ok firstly! - Good luck getting it all back to A1 

[Matthewsimone]

Sounds like the pitch of the thread on bolts has been stretched by previously being over tightened 

People dont seem to understand how dangerous it can be to over tighten wheel bolts
Calibrated Torque wrench and 110nm max
Glad all ok though mate 

[dazza]

People think the guys at the local tyre shop know what they are doing. (I know some guys on here work in reputable tyre places u are the exception here.) The wife takes the piss as i remove the wheels and take them to the tyre place in the beater.

A mate lost two bolts from a recently replaced wheel the guy at the tyre place said they must have been stolen ffs. He was on a 800km trip the with his kids luckily someone pointed it out in the services.