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Post by Admin on Aug 22, 2007 23:35:18 GMT
Arrived at work today to find that a twin-wheel Ford Transit had been recovered overnight. It's offside wheels had come off. The outer one passed the driver as he was travelling along a road! He apparently stopped just as the inner wheel dropped off The driver said: "There had been a noise from the wheel for a long time." "I thought it was just because the van was old." The wheels had worn away the flanged taper of the nuts. The bolt holes had elongated and enlarged.
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lagdti
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Post by lagdti on Aug 25, 2007 19:28:04 GMT
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Post by alexgrfc on Oct 21, 2011 21:33:25 GMT
the nuts look like the wrong type they should be flanged nuts
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Daveg
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Post by Daveg on Oct 23, 2011 11:14:08 GMT
The flanges have worn off that's why Admin put two examples there to show the excessive wear present. Dave
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Post by Daveg on Oct 23, 2011 17:23:05 GMT
Admin said; The driver said: "There had been a noise from the wheel for a long time." "I thought it was just because the van was old." So the driver had driven the van for quite some time and put other peoples lives at risk! The other side of the coin, 50:50 could have been, the driver said I drive the van every day and never noticed any problems, then when I was driving from "x" I heard a bad noise and the next thing I knew the wheels fell off Then I could talk about the thread of a bolt at a inclined plane and look at how the manufacturers decide what is the right amount of applied force to wheels bolts/nuts and if recommedations could be given as to how often wheels should be checked for security? Dave
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Post by aylesburyjock on Oct 24, 2011 0:33:29 GMT
At length, I suspect.(Please do not misinterpret that as an invitation)
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