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Epic A/X failure |
underthetire |
Dec 8 2010, 03:35 PM
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pcar916 |
Dec 8 2010, 04:17 PM
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Is that a Lola? Group: Members Posts: 1,523 Joined: 2-June 05 From: Little Rock, AR Member No.: 4,188 Region Association: None |
Ouch. Good thing I've never done anything in a hurry and... stupid (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
How many have had their lug nut torques checked at tech at an AX or a DE? Not me. It's not a bad idea but wow, what an unusual thing. That wasn't a torque problem anyway. I'm betting he got excited, put the track tires on and snugged 'em while in the air. Then he forgot to finish when they were on the ground... or his "crew" did. Same thing happens when folks forget to put in (or tighten) the oil drain plug. Ooooops. Not enough practice. |
r_towle |
Dec 8 2010, 04:25 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Ouch. Good thing I've never done anything in a hurry and... stupid (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) How many have had their lug nut torques checked at tech at an AX or a DE? Not me. It's not a bad idea but wow, what an unusual thing. That wasn't a torque problem anyway. I'm betting he got excited, put the track tires on and snugged 'em while in the air. Then he forgot to finish when they were on the ground... or his "crew" did. Same thing happens when folks forget to put in (or tighten) the oil drain plug. Ooooops. Not enough practice. At our autox every car get torqued by the tech guys. We all know people do things for a reason....so our region may have had a wheel fall off long before I ever started autox...so they are pretty fussy about it. I always tell my kids to not trust the impact gun and always hand torque after the car is on the ground... So, one kid lost a wheel on the road...he now tightens them by hand, wont even use the gun. Me, pops, I broke that exact rule that I consider sacred...drove down the street and had to turn around and come right back...every lugbolt was loose after I just put my race tires on....and I was late. I felt like an ass...I always tell them to do it by hand at the end...and I always (except once) use a wrench, by hand after I set the car down. I am at a point now that I take more time and I put the bolt in by hand...might as well be damn sure. RIch |
pcar916 |
Dec 8 2010, 04:34 PM
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Is that a Lola? Group: Members Posts: 1,523 Joined: 2-June 05 From: Little Rock, AR Member No.: 4,188 Region Association: None |
... I put the bolt in by hand...might as well be damn sure. RIch Glad to see your techs doin' what they're supposed to. My kids know how to use the torque wrench on their own cars... and they'll be watching this video! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) |
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