Had the full Sopel experience of being passed by your tire while you're driving down the road this afternoon.
I had to head out to Staples and get some office supplies. Last night when I took Sarah to soccer practice the truck felt different. Strange vibration that had me thinking u-joints. I had a quick look outside and under but nothing seemed out of place. Was planning to have a look at it on stands after work. Anyways I got about two blocks, stop at a stop sign and turned the corner and next thing I know I here a bang and I watched a tire that looked too familar go by. Was only doing about 30-40 k. The rear LHS dropped and then the sound of my rotor on pavement. The tire headed off towards the top of the hill to Gladys on George Ferguson heading West. I had a quick nightmare it was going all the way into that busy intersection at speed from the hill. Luckily it hit a bump in the road which ran it to the right where it bounced again across to the other side of the road. Had it not been spring break it could of been a mess, because the raod and side walk would be very occupied if it weren't. A couple peopel stopped and search the nearly two blocks and found all the nuts.
My wife happened by as did a couple neighbours. We got a jack on it, got it lifted did some quick screew driver mods to get the tire back on and off to the tire shop to give you know what. The rotor, and dust plate are toast as is the rim inside when the rotor dropped on it. The rear fender is bent and the guard is wrecked. I guess that was from the tire exiting the hub. The tire tagged the LF passenger door and chipped the rocker. That was the bang I heard. The tire shop owners said he would have it taken care and my neighbour came as a witness. Mechanic shop says he will have a look at it. Tomorrow it goes in but I am out of wheels for who knows how long. At least I know where to get these parts. Then there is the body work. Just glad it didn't decide to break loose on Tuesday on the Freeway or when I was out with the club on the weekend.
Lesson: I'll never trust a tire shop again and will torque my tires myself. But I realize that it could have nbeen much worse.
I had to head out to Staples and get some office supplies. Last night when I took Sarah to soccer practice the truck felt different. Strange vibration that had me thinking u-joints. I had a quick look outside and under but nothing seemed out of place. Was planning to have a look at it on stands after work. Anyways I got about two blocks, stop at a stop sign and turned the corner and next thing I know I here a bang and I watched a tire that looked too familar go by. Was only doing about 30-40 k. The rear LHS dropped and then the sound of my rotor on pavement. The tire headed off towards the top of the hill to Gladys on George Ferguson heading West. I had a quick nightmare it was going all the way into that busy intersection at speed from the hill. Luckily it hit a bump in the road which ran it to the right where it bounced again across to the other side of the road. Had it not been spring break it could of been a mess, because the raod and side walk would be very occupied if it weren't. A couple peopel stopped and search the nearly two blocks and found all the nuts.
My wife happened by as did a couple neighbours. We got a jack on it, got it lifted did some quick screew driver mods to get the tire back on and off to the tire shop to give you know what. The rotor, and dust plate are toast as is the rim inside when the rotor dropped on it. The rear fender is bent and the guard is wrecked. I guess that was from the tire exiting the hub. The tire tagged the LF passenger door and chipped the rocker. That was the bang I heard. The tire shop owners said he would have it taken care and my neighbour came as a witness. Mechanic shop says he will have a look at it. Tomorrow it goes in but I am out of wheels for who knows how long. At least I know where to get these parts. Then there is the body work. Just glad it didn't decide to break loose on Tuesday on the Freeway or when I was out with the club on the weekend.
Lesson: I'll never trust a tire shop again and will torque my tires myself. But I realize that it could have nbeen much worse.