Car crashes after all four wheels fly off
Car crashes after all four wheels fly off
A Dunedin teenager who was asked to take a man forbidden from driving to the dairy got more than he bargained for when all four wheels flew off mid...
As someone who does my own basic maintenance on my car, this is why I triple check everything when putting wheels back on.
So the guy was not allowed to drive, and asked a 16 year old without a license to drive instead?
I guess that was just karma right there and then.
Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
Well the wheels aren't supposed to fall off for a start
The owner of that vehicle has clearly made a lot of bad decisions lately.
I wonder if it's as simple as forgetting to torque the lug nuts, or was the wrong type of rim fitted to the vehicle?
I don't know, to have all four wheels come off makes me think he only put the lug nuts on intending to tighten it after, but forgot to do it.
The description of what happened makes it sound like a cartoon .
EDIT: Actually just reading it again, I can't tell if the wheels fell off or the tyres came off the rims?
Consider that this was written by a journalist, who are often not that bright, what I suspect happened is aftermarket rims were fitted to the vehicle, and didn't fit.
Either way, it would have been the entire wheel most likely.