All done doggy! Now just have to check the Trol....Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
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All done doggy! Now just have to check the Trol....Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
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Checked my nuts today.
Torque wrench about 125nm and click click all the way round.
All good thanks.
How about nation check over the car.
Just found my bottom diff plug half out on the front diff.
Checked oil and Its good still so must have only just happened..
Tesioned belts and found air comp tensioner bolt loose..
About the check over wheel nuts..
In my present predicament Iam thankful there still there poor little fellars.
On a serious note remember loosing a wheel off an 800kg camper trailer comming down Cunnighams Gap was doin nearly 60k at the time lucky it was the left hand one and went carreering over the side. Could have has serious consequences due to my stupidity. Had changed out wheel about 30k before forgot to tighten up after lowering camper to much of a rush. Lessons learned the hard way unfortunately. Missus still gives me a hard time when she catches me changing wheels. Have to cop it sweet .
live and learn eh ,but yes very lucky.
Could have been top story on the 6 o'clock news
Yeah ya not wrong I still get the hebi geebies when I think about what could have happened gives' me the willies I tell ya.
Don't forget to check the screws on your roof rack.
Today at work I asked my mate when was the last time you check the screws on the roof rack, he said never so I checked them for him, all eight screws holding it to the gutter were finger loose, lucky I asked and checked.
So today is "CHECK YOUR ROOF RACK NUTS AND SCREWS DAY".
Where does Westy's accessories fit in this equation, or is he nice and tight. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
PS, i thought this thread was about cancer as well. lol
Kind regards,
RLI
Dunno?????Quote:
Originally Posted by RLI
Yep they still there !!!
OK fellas and Gals time to get out and have a fiddle with your nuts . Big 5 day Easter break coming up
last thing you want to happen is see your wheel fall off and the damage that goes with it.
If you're not up to it get a garage or friend to check for you, it could be expensive
2600$ when it happened to my missus and you can add on 1200 for a alloy gu rim if you want a new one lol
Yahoooeeeee,I get to check Mrs Possums nuts...might go do it right now,thenks for the thread and the reminders..
You can check mine next time we are down lolQuote:
Originally Posted by wa 489
after recent events it would pay all GU owners to check and tighten their nuts to OE specs.
Always re check after 20ks, might save some tears.
May as well post this Video here as well :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj4rSRbA67A
Geez, first I've heard of this problem
You are despicable lol sooooo wrong I like itQuote:
Originally Posted by wa 489
what are you driving???Quote:
Originally Posted by Off Tap
Why oh why didnt i recheck my nuts.
Went for an id check for my conversion but had to change from my sunraiser rims to my mags due to tyre size, on my way back the wheel came off my gq. I had to walk 200m to get the dam thing. thankfully a guy stopped in a ute and took the wheel and me back to the car, then began the jacking up and repositioning 5 times before i could get the wheel on. end result. need new rotors, pads and i busted my fiberglass flair. not too bad conidering but money i coulda spent elsewhere.
lesson now lernt ALWAYS pull over after a short drive and recheck you nuts...
Thanks to having this thread in the back of my mind when we had a flat coming back from the meet up in the middle it saved us from loosing the wheel!!
We had the flat when we were 600km from home and each time we stopped along the way we checked the wheel and all was good.
Lucky for us we kept checking as when we had done over 400km two of the indicators had moved and one nut was finger tight!!!
Good time for a reminder with Family 4x4 losing a wheel, not a Nissan problem this time but possibly bad workmanship.
Always retighten them after 15 or so Kays.
Weather is warming up so get out there and check your nuts .
Feel free to let others check for you lol
BUMPETY BUMP...
Checked my nuts today... had a weird occasional 'clicking' noise from the back end.
I took my steelies off a while ago and put the mags back on.
Checked them the next day and then forgot about 'em till now
Sure enough 7 out of 12 (5 pax 2 drivers) rear wheel nuts that needed up to 1/8th of a turn maybe a tad more to torque up.
Finally a useful post mate...........................keep up the good workQuote:
Originally Posted by the evil twin
wahoooo i get to check my mrs nuts.......thanks for the reminder ET....it's been a while
Been driving for over 50 years now (shit I must be getting on a bit) and have had 2 'nut' incidents.
The first was caused by a tyre mob who failed to properly tighten after a tyre refit on a wagon around town. I noticed a grinding sound after a few miles and was able to correct it before anything serious happened.
The second time was between the Barkley Homestead and Camooweal when I almost lost a set of duals on a big one. No noise this time but an odd surging sensation. Stopped for a check and they were so hot from the grinding metal that they caught fire. Luckily there was an extinguisher so no major damage except for buggered axle, rims, tyres, brake gear etc. This time the wheels had not been touched in many weeks, so it DOES definitely happen.
Have you noticed that most mine sites (and others) now have those little plastic indicators on wheel nuts so any movement can be easily observed without the need to apply a wheel brace?
It is so prevalent on Patrols that Nissan had a service campaign a year or so back and you could get the Nut tension checked and indicators fitted gratisQuote:
Originally Posted by Brissieboy
Yep our gu has the indicators fitted..
Honestly there great just for peice of mind.. and don't look outta place at all..
Touch wood so far so good with the new one.. but have checked up a couple times..
What do they look like, you got a pic?Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
I think these are the ones hes talking about. I had the same on both my Patrols.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bacho86
Edit: I posted wrong photo. See next few posts.
Aren't those valve caps Hodge?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hodge
I was thinking he meant these Attachment 66552
Hodge has it right. Mine came with these out of the factory - only 3 per wheel and randomly placed on the studs. None were aligned so they were pretty meaningless as supplied. And no fancy spanner gadget to adjust them either. They are not easy to adjust with your fingers.
Attachment 66555
Sorry. I did get the wrong photo. Thosw are indeed valve caps. What I was meant to show is what Brissie uploaded...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimbo63
Both my patrols also have the sticker inside the door to show the recall has been performed. I don't know what they did , except fit those things ... I have a shitload somewhere in the garage.
Nissan work was;
Check/adjust lig nut tension.
Fit 3 indicators per wheel
Put sticker on car
IIRC it was only for vehicles with mags.
If you went in with steelies many dealers (incl the ones local to me) wouldn't bother.
Mine had steelies so I didn't even bother taking it in.
After I bought the CRD, it was serviced at the dealership. It had the indicators on the wheel nuts, yet the bloke at the counter told me my car didn't qualify for the recall. :icon_bonk:
Ah ok yeh I've seen these on trucks before but never a patrol...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimbo63
Yeh these were on my factory alloys as well, absolute PITA to get off though. I had no idea what they were for so first time after I swapped wheels I ditched them and never put them back - same has the hub cover lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Brissieboy
right O Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil coupla ?,s .1 all this torqing of wheel nuts takes me back to the 1988 4x4 f100 when I stretched the wheel studs because they keep coming loose and snapped them off at $1.20 is this the same or not .2 the plastic hub covers are in fact the exact same thing as the yellow wheel nut indicator dooves y/n
That's them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brissieboy
Spray a little silicone spray inside them to make em easier to turn.
And they only go clockwise.
But yea that's them.
I got a little puller tool with mine.
Ok dumb question time. As I never bothered re-fitting mine on both my Patrols... How in the fark do these things work?Quote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
They meant to "indicate" if a wheelnut has come loose how ?
I understand the truck ones, obviously the pointy things not pointing at one another indicates one nut could be loose...
They slide over the nut once tightened and then once on turn the indicators to the center.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hodge