Cabstar losing rear wheels... well nearly

[gensetsteve]

My garage warned me grease or oil your wheel nuts on your car if you must but dont do it on a truck whatever you do the nuts will undo. He has done my tyres for 20 years and never given me bad advice regards wheels and tyres.

[toprotter]

Someone's been trying to pinch your wheels And maybe been spooked in the process?

Exactly same thing happened to a neighbour last wk and the garage said at the moment this is a common problem!!

[likeitorlumpit]

Someone's been trying to pinch your wheels And maybe been spooked in the process?

Exactly same thing happened to a neighbour last wk and the garage said at the moment this is a common problem!!

 

We don't think it's that as we have a secure compound that has CCTV

Anyway, I would go the easy option and nick the spare.

[geoff]

Clean up the wheels & hubs where they make contact,ensure the threads on wheelnuts & studs are good,& torque them up with a dab of loctite or similar.

Just a thought.

[likeitorlumpit]

Clean up the wheels & hubs where they make contact,ensure the threads on wheelnuts & studs are good,& torque them up with a dab of loctite or similar.

Just a thought.

 

Apparently according to the garage- operators of over 3.5tonnes have to check regularly as part their operators licence. Local bin men have instant dismissal if they are found with arrows out of alignment (heresay). Makes me think there is something in this and that is why we are getting yellow arrows and weekly torque ups on maintenance schedule so it doesn't happen again.

[Gary Prentice]

Had it two mavericks. Nuts looked like a brass alloy which had worn after tyre fitter air-gunned them on. Swopped to steel ant- theft ones and had no more trouble.

[geoff]

Apparently according to the garage- operators of over 3.5tonnes have to check regularly as part their operators licence. Local bin men have instant dismissal if they are found with arrows out of alignment (heresay). Makes me think there is something in this and that is why we are getting yellow arrows and weekly torque ups on maintenance schedule so it doesn't happen again.

 

Might be something in that,no harm in a drop of paint on the wheelnut/wheel as a quick visual.

[likeitorlumpit]

Might be something in that,no harm in a drop of paint on the wheelnut/wheel as a quick visual.

 

Good easy/cheap option but we've asked now and I'm looking forward to looking that cool.

[geoff]

Good easy/cheap option but we've asked now and I'm looking forward to looking that cool.

 

[likeitorlumpit]

 

Cheers Geoff...I think the furry dice may have to go though.