WARNING: Genuine Nissan Rims are becoming a HAZARD!

This was interesting to read as I have had wheels come loose with nissan steel GQ wheels. Mainly the left side as Nizzbits said. I put this down to my carelessness in installing the factory rims back on. I usually as common practice install the wheel nuts by had and use the factory nissan wheel brace to tension them up. I use the factory wheel brace as it is always in the car and this is what I would use if I have to change a wheel away from home. I was taught to use a cross pattern to do the nuts up as this helps locate the rim on the hub properly then I go around them one after the other to check that I have not missed one.
I have not had a broken stud or flogged out wheel like others but could hear a clunking type noise that I hadn't heard before. If I was travelling on a dirt road then I may not pick up the noise until too late.
Keep checking them guys and stay safe.

Just had 4 new 33,s put on at local tyre service they put wheels on with the latest air impact gun with a special torque bar on it , when i got home i pulled the wheels of to do the flare bit and all the wheel nuts on every wheel where extremely easy to undo i have a small cross wheel brace and all i had to do was lean on the brace and they would turn too easily , i told the tyre shop , it turns out the air compressor has been running short of air a bit lately as a customer had lost his wheel the day previous 3 klms away after leaving this same tyre shop , but no one checked mine even knowing they had a major problem , i wonder what the people do who cant check or dont know how ?

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Originally Posted by cookpa

Just had 4 new 33,s put on at local tyre service they put wheels on with the latest air impact gun with a special torque bar on it , when i got home i pulled the wheels of to do the flare bit and all the wheel nuts on every wheel where extremely easy to undo i have a small cross wheel brace and all i had to do was lean on the brace and they would turn too easily , i told the tyre shop , it turns out the air compressor has been running short of air a bit lately as a customer had lost his wheel the day previous 3 klms away after leaving this same tyre shop , but no one checked mine even knowing they had a major problem , i wonder what the people do who cant check or dont know how ?

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The dodgy Bast@rds!!!!!

Nothing beats checking yourself but that $#!-s me off to hear that and they are so called professionals.

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Originally Posted by cookpa

Just had 4 new 33,s put on at local tyre service they put wheels on with the latest air impact gun with a special torque bar on it , when i got home i pulled the wheels of to do the flare bit and all the wheel nuts on every wheel where extremely easy to undo i have a small cross wheel brace and all i had to do was lean on the brace and they would turn too easily , i told the tyre shop , it turns out the air compressor has been running short of air a bit lately as a customer had lost his wheel the day previous 3 klms away after leaving this same tyre shop , but no one checked mine even knowing they had a major problem , i wonder what the people do who cant check or dont know how ?

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this is why i take my wheels to the shop... and i put them on myself

Just happened to me in my 2010 gu doing 80kph with my 1 year old in car, nissan wont cover it under warranty and yes i will agree i have not checked the nuts since my service was done 6 weeks ago but why should i have to for 70k? love my car but really disapointed in nissan had to fork out 3k for new rims cant risk it with 4 kids in car every day!!!

I have had the rear left come loose once & off once, I brought this issue up at my next club meeting & the first question asked by a member (works for ARB) was it the left rear, both times was within 100kms of tyre changes, one was an alloy & the second was a aftermarket steel rim, brand new with new tyre, I did the nuts up myself by hand as I have done on every car for 25 years, I have always done every second nut twice, very easy on 5 stud, alittle different on 6 stud versions, I have always applied a smear of engine oil to the thread whenever the thread was dry & squeeked when tightening the nut. I have never lost a tyre, they have always retained good tension, whenever I have the tyre shop do my wheel nuts I always bring it home, crack the nut & retension it, sometimes I have not be able to loosen the nuts hence the reason I do this when I get home, never wanted to be caught in the middle of nowhere & cant undo the nuts with the wheelbrace.

On the occasion that the left rear wheel actually come off my wife was driving my 02 GU with my 4 kids in it, all wheel nuts where gone, the steel rim was munched & twisted, popped tyre seal, new tyre gouged, the rotor was chipped & gouged, brake pads chipped & gouged, 2 lugs sheared off, 1 bent, 1 threaded & 2 ok, she was turning right into a roundabout 800m from home, I bodged it & limped it home, I spent my Friday night stripping it down & writing a list of bits I needed to buy on the Saturday, I spend the entire Saturday ringing & driving around for the nissan lugs, nissan nuts, rotors & another rim, I come home late Saturday Arvo with my near new tyre on a new rim, balanced, new pads, new rotors, new bearings, 8 new nuts & 5 new lugs, I had to drive to 3 nissan dealers to get enough lugs & nuts, I cleaned Sydney's supplies out, I spent Sunday morning putting it all back together, did both rear rotors. bearings & pads, fitted 4 new lugs & 6 new nuts, I now have spares in the centre console.

Now I check the left rear twice whenever tyre work is done, the others are always fine after my initial retension, found it loose on one occasion since, I apparently was lucky from some of the stories I heard about the rear left wheel coming off at higher speeds, my wife was doing appx 20-30kph at the time, I was very angry with myself after not learning the first time it come loose, I simply thought I had not tensioned it enough, I KNOW I did the last time it come loose, now I am over vigilant with the same tyre, I have been told that this one comes loose because it it always turning tight under stress (powering around left hand corners) & the forces on the wheel nut in that direction, not sure of this but it has to be a stress thing if it is a issue, I have now always made a point of telling anyone with a GU about this little secret

The official Nissan how to tighten your nuts video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Kj4rSRbA67A

I see two issues with the video - firstly, the wheel nuts were not done up properly on the demonstration wheel - no effort whatsoever was required to undo them with the useless brace that comes with the car.

Secondly, he skips over how to torque the wheel nuts at the 5:40 mark. This part is arguably FAR more important than the other stuff he spends minutes on.

How exactly are you supposed to do the nuts up to 133nm with the useless brace that comes with the car?

Get a torque wrench and keep it in the car. They can be had for less than $30 nowadays for a wrench that is accurate enough for wheel nut tightening.

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Originally Posted by WhiteGU

Get a torque wrench and keep it in the car. They can be had for less than $30 nowadays for a wrench that is accurate enough for wheel nut tightening.

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That is exactly what I did, an Aldi torque wrench $29, it sits in the drawer with the rest of my tools.