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Discussion in '348/355' started by First Ferrari, Mar 28, 2010.

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  1. First Ferrari

    First Ferrari Formula Junior

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    #1 First Ferrari, Mar 28, 2010
    Ok after a long winter I was able to take the F car out for a 30 mile round trip. About 5 mins from home I noticed a weird noise from the rear drivers side area. Thinking it was a bad bearing I lifted the car to confirm before ordering the parts.

    The tire was held on by a few threads of the wheel stud..... I don't remember taking off that tire over the winter but I guess I did and never tightened the stud. So learn from me that you should check your wheel studs and retorque your wheels...

    Luckly no damage, studs are ok, threads are ok and no rounding of the wheel stud hole.
     
  2. captglen

    captglen Formula 3
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    #2 captglen, Mar 28, 2010
    Close Call, good thing it was only 30 minutes--Lesson Learned
     
  3. Dean355

    Dean355 Formula 3

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    #3 Dean355, Mar 28, 2010
    Thanks for the post Chris!
     
  4. dlynes

    dlynes Formula 3

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    #4 dlynes, Mar 28, 2010
    thanks, will definitely check mine also.
     
  5. Vegas-Guy

    Vegas-Guy Formula 3

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    #5 Vegas-Guy, Mar 28, 2010
    Wow that could have been ugly..:( Glad there was no damage!!
     
  6. saw1998

    saw1998 F1 Veteran

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    #6 saw1998, Mar 28, 2010
    Last edited: Mar 28, 2010
    Chris:

    I'm glad the Ferrari Gods were with you in this situation. Thanks for the reminder. I try to check my wheels pressure every 4-6 weeks and tire pressure before a drive, if I'm actually doing any driving (which for me, is a rare event :( ).
     
  7. ferrari 512 tr

    ferrari 512 tr F1 Rookie

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    #7 ferrari 512 tr, Mar 28, 2010
    che culo - very lucky
     
  8. Sandy Eggo

    Sandy Eggo F1 Rookie
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    #8 Sandy Eggo, Mar 28, 2010
    I just went out to re-torque all of my bolts...even though I did it last night. OCD?? I dunno... :D
     
  9. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    #9 PAP 348, Mar 28, 2010
  10. rbellezza

    rbellezza F1 Rookie

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    #10 rbellezza, Mar 28, 2010
    Good to hear everything went OK, by the way how much do you torque your wheels ?
     
  11. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #11 AceMaster, Mar 28, 2010
    Chris, I am very happy to hear that you are safe and sound and that no damage was done.

    Funny you should bring this up, because the first thing I was going to do after pulling mine out after the winter is check the torque on the wheel studs.
     
  12. 50hdmc

    50hdmc Formula 3

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    #12 50hdmc, Mar 28, 2010
    wow....now go out and buy a lottery ticket today!
     

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