A 4:10 Story to tell...

[Architect]

I gotta tell sombody (who will understand it) this story...
Yesterday morning (8:00) I take my 2004 Marauder in the have the 4:10 gear installed...These is a large, top notch, shop and with a mechanic that does nothing but rear ends...
First they had the problem of the wheels not coming off...Lug nuts off and wheel refuses to break loose...I've read several posts here about that problem...
Eight (8) hours later...:eek: the project was complete....
They said it was just one dumb problem after another...the Mechanic said he had never seen anything like it...he said every single normally simple item was a pain in the A to accomplish....
Final price was more than thie original estimate, but I'm pretty reasonable...
so I paid the extra and felt sure I had gotten the best possble service....
Car was test driven by Management and was turned over to me...
About 4 miles down the road, I turn up onto the interstate...something wrong...everytime I let off the accelerator the rear end felt like it was drifting to the right...
really weird....so I pulled off to check things out...
Lug nuts on right rear wheel were NOT tightened...:eek:
Luckally they had been run up partially by hand so that the treads weren't destroyed....
I let them know and they were quite apologetic, etc...
Everyone has their days...I quess this was just mine...:D
Look'n forward to entering the new program and seeing how she feels.....
Architect

[wchain]

what did the shop say when you told them the lug nuts werent on tight?

[jgc61sr2002]

Tell us where the shop is so our members avoid it. Thanks
Their apology is:bs:

[KillJoy]

Yup, apologys are usless w/o restitution.

KillJoy

[DEFYANT]

Man that is the dumbest mistake! Thanks god you did not crash!

[RF Overlord]

Dude, glad everything turned out alright...you will NOT be sorry you did the 4.10s...we've only had one member regret it out of dozens and dozens who have done it.

And I agree with the others that the shop should have offered you SOMETHING for their little boo-boo...

[Architect]

what did the shop say when you told them the lug nuts werent on tight?
Man they were very apologetic and wanted to do anything to make it right...but what can they do at that point...I just wanted to tighten them up and go home to a tall cocktail.....:D
Architect

[junior]

If you felt something loose while driving, I'll bet everything isn't normal. Your wheel may have wobbled on the lugs and caused damage to the tapered lugnut seats. I would take that wheel off at the first opportunity and inspect everything.

[Blackened300a]

When my lugs loosened to the point that I was able to feel something drastically wrong, I had longated the holes on the rim and snapped a wheel stud.

[Merc-O-matic]

Reminds me of the old TV commercial where the "gearhead"
watches the customer drive away.....then realizing he still
has the oil "drain plug" in his hand....mutters "BUMMER"!

Gotta Love It!:(

[GreekGod]

In the early 70's, I decided/realized I couldn't afford to pay for maintenance and repairs to my car. I started buying tools and an early purchase was a Hein-Werner floor jack and a Craftsman torque wrench.

The tool dealer that sold me the jack mentioned he never heard of anyone torquing wheel lugnuts. He was related to the owner of a large Ford dealer and had worked there before selling tools.

I explained that the wheel that came loose on my '61 Ford convinced me to always torque lugnuts and never trust anyone else to do it.

Nowadays, Discount Tire and other competent tire dealers all torque wheels.

I also (against Ford's advice) always use wheel bearing grease on the wheel stud threads. I torque to 100 lb. ft. (1/2" threads).

Anyone can make mistakes. I prefer to have only myself to blame.

[Architect]

In the early 70's, I decided/realized I couldn't afford to pay for maintenance and repairs to my car. I started buying tools and an early purchase was a Hein-Werner floor jack and a Craftsman torque wrench.

The tool dealer that sold me the jack mentioned he never heard of anyone torquing wheel lugnuts. He was related to the owner of a large Ford dealer and had worked there before selling tools.

I explained that the wheel that came loose on my '61 Ford convinced me to always torque lugnuts and never trust anyone else to do it.

Nowadays, Discount Tire and other competent tire dealers all torque wheels.

I also (against Ford's advice) always use wheel bearing grease on the wheel stud threads. I torque to 100 lb. ft. (1/2" threads).

Anyone can make mistakes. I prefer to have only myself to blame.

Even Before your Post..I had made myself a note to purchase a Torque Wrench...
I had tought about it over the years, but this little insident confirmed that yes I difinitely need a Torque Wrench...:D
Thanks,
Architect

[Steve_NC]

Just adding my 2 cents on this. I ALWAYS torque lug nuts to spec after any job that requires the removal of the wheels. I have never seen a garage do it. When you get a torque wrench make sure to spend the extra green, and get a good name brand.
... and never forget the 11th commandment. Thou shalt not break torque with the Tourque Wrench!