Loosing my wheels

[V8SMYMATE]

Hi to all,

I have had two very worring issues with my wheels coming off!!!!!!!!

I have a D1 V8, I am using the standard D1 alloy rims with 33" grizzley claws and a set of wheel spacers. The first time the wheel fell off was on the rear nearside and i was just coming to a stop so no real probs. i examined the wheel and found that the wheel was still bolted to the spacer and that the nuts weren't striped so i came to the conclusion that i had not tightened the spacers properly. As i was on the way to the tyre fitters i explained and asked them to check all the spacers and wheels and retighten them all.

After this was done i traveled about 150 miles over a week and was then traveling back to the tyre fitters again to change my exhaust about a mile from them on a stright road doing about 45mph ther was a loud bang and the D1 drop at the front near side, i checked again and the same storey the wheel was firmly attached to the spacer, the spacer had come off the hub and this time damaged the disk. I put back together with new disks and this time i have locktighted the nuts on.

I am more than a little cocerned that this could happen again apart from the potenial of more damage to my D1 the possabilty of a 33" wheel traveling at 45mph and hitting someone is the main concern.

Sorry about the long explaination but i wanted to give a complete story. So now to the question has anybody had the same issus? i have had spacers before D1,s and a bobtail range. The spacers came from a 90 and after speaking to him he has not suffered this problem,

all reply,s gladly sort

thanks

Duncan

[Milemarker Type S]

There are a number of people who have had issues with wheel spacers working loose- it has been raised a number of times on here.

Short of lock wiring the wheel nuts the only thing I can suggest is checking the nuts very regularly... or to get rid of the wheels and get some with a better offset so that you don't need spacers.

[DiscoStu]

I've had a spacer come loose, it was knocking for abot 10 miles before I worked out what it was and tightend it up. I've kept an eye on them since and have had no more probs. I put my incident down to not having torqued them up properly, just rattle gun tight, which isn't very.

One major difference is my tyres are far closer to standard than yours.

Stu.

[V8SMYMATE]

There are a number of people who have had issues with wheel spacers working loose- it has been raised a number of times on here.

Short of lock wiring the wheel nuts the only thing I can suggest is checking the nuts very regularly... or to get rid of the wheels and get some with a better offset so that you don't need spacers.

thanks for your help i will try it again or change the rims

[V8SMYMATE]

I've had a spacer come loose, it was knocking for abot 10 miles before I worked out what it was and tightend it up. I've kept an eye on them since and have had no more probs. I put my incident down to not having torqued them up properly, just rattle gun tight, which isn't very.

One major difference is my tyres are far closer to standard than yours.

Stu.

hi Stu

mine gave no warning just a drop then a loan wheel fly past.

[jil6939]

I shouldn't say this but i have never had a spacer come loose. May i suggest that you make sure that the hub is spotlessly clean face to face and you threadlock the nuts to the right torque. A while back some of the cheaper spacers were removed from sales but i have noticed that they are back now. Are yours type approved?

[6cyltdi]

Never had a problem with spacers on the disco also running alloys, put the spacers on ran 25 miles approx pulled the wheels off and re-tightened the spacers...... They've been on for a year now with no issues....

[white90]

Had a wheel fall off most unpleasant

[k9unit]

Hi to all,

I have had two very worring issues with my wheels coming off!!!!!!!!

I have a D1 V8, I am using the standard D1 alloy rims with 33" grizzley claws and a set of wheel spacers. The first time the wheel fell off was on the rear nearside and i was just coming to a stop so no real probs. i examined the wheel and found that the wheel was still bolted to the spacer and that the nuts weren't striped so i came to the conclusion that i had not tightened the spacers properly. As i was on the way to the tyre fitters i explained and asked them to check all the spacers and wheels and retighten them all.

After this was done i traveled about 150 miles over a week and was then traveling back to the tyre fitters again to change my exhaust about a mile from them on a stright road doing about 45mph ther was a loud bang and the D1 drop at the front near side, i checked again and the same storey the wheel was firmly attached to the spacer, the spacer had come off the hub and this time damaged the disk. I put back together with new disks and this time i have locktighted the nuts on.

I am more than a little cocerned that this could happen again apart from the potenial of more damage to my D1 the possabilty of a 33" wheel traveling at 45mph and hitting someone is the main concern.

Sorry about the long explaination but i wanted to give a complete story. So now to the question has anybody had the same issus? i have had spacers before D1,s and a bobtail range. The spacers came from a 90 and after speaking to him he has not suffered this problem,

all reply,s gladly sort

thanks

Duncan

have used rakeway spacers for over a year now with no problems make sure you torque the spacers up to 160 np and you should't have a problem

paul

[V8SMYMATE]

have used rakeway spacers for over a year now with no problems make sure you torque the spacers up to 160 np and you should't have a problem

paul

Thanks to all for you reply's

i shall re check all spacers are done to the right settings, and thread lock them.

[V8SMYMATE]

I shouldn't say this but i have never had a spacer come loose. May i suggest that you make sure that the hub is spotlessly clean face to face and you threadlock the nuts to the right torque. A while back some of the cheaper spacers were removed from sales but i have noticed that they are back now. Are yours type approved?

yes they are type approved