GT6 M Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hi all, just had a v v lucky escape,was on me way to the Pendle and Piddle meet, and me car started to ..dance aboot the road..pulled in at a garden spot, to see what was wrong, and me back wheel was at a ..jaunty angle..the hub threaded bit, had sheared off compleetly,where the threads meet the splines, and the wheel had fallen off, after working its way loose oot the bearing it was a clean break, and could nae see any corrosion about,.just got hame noo, but will put up some pics the morrow,.warning to any one else, ...check it , to see its ok..., as most are 38 - 42 ear old noo,metal ..fatty gue.. me thinks,.regards Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Glad you made it home in in one piece Madicus ;)I let everyone at the meet know why you didn't make it and all were glad of your lucky escape,I'm sure it could have been a lot worse :oGet the Green Meanie fixed up soooooooooooooooon :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6boy Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Close escape Marcus-phew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Could have been nasty - you have cheated the towtruck once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 phew! yous lucky!!wheel falling off#! been there! not fun !! :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Rotoflex or swing axle? PM me if you need roto parts....Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook1e Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 My sister had the same thing happen on her Spitfire 1500 Engined Herald convertible when we were touring in Germany a few years back. The whole hub came off the halfshaft when it broke together with the brake drum and wheel, the halfshaft sheared just at the end of the thread. Luckily she was only doing about 10 or 20 MPH in a campsite when it happended. Earlier that day we had been tanking around twisty roads in the German Hills and if it had come off then it could have resulted in a pretty tragic accident (oh) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Classic rotoflex shaft failure, usually down to wheel bearing wear. Back in the 80s a mate's Vitesse had this problem at 80mph on the A303 at Sparkford-written off Vitesse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Tim, there was no wear in the bearings, as I try and keep it in good nick,.was thinking more doon the lines of... too much wheel/tyre combo, over the yearsIve never had one go here , just where the threads meet the splines, but have had one go on the solid shafts, , complete break,.Cookie, Tim, 5 mins earlier I as honking it doon the M Way, at 3.5 !!!then was on a ..nice twisty drivers raod, [ skipton ]it started to ..dance ..as on ice, pulled into a garden center spot, found oot it was me wheel very loose,went to phone Break doon, and the Bloke in Garden center said Im closing, can you leave it in the drive oot side the gates,went to turn around, very gingerly, and then, grunch/grind, wheel and its associated parts all wereat a jaunty angle in me wheel archbreak doon truck came , no skate/dollyhe phoned for one, would be an hour before one came,so got to, took wheel off, took brakes oot, and then managed to get the hub ,back into the housing,with the aid of a biggish ammer,Got it on to truck, then all the way hame, and back to me shed,wheel came oot twice when pushing it backards to shed,.but its in noo, awaiting the ..Surgeons hands.. ;) ;)Nick, thanks for the offer, but got some spares, but am toying going a different route!!!!a bit more measureing , while its going to be in bits , will see if in right,!!!No pics till thursda, as Chriss has me cameraregards Marcus Luckyicus :o :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 CV shafts + R100/MGF bearing and hub then ;)Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 Nope, but its a Jap car set up !!Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 wheres the pics then?? :P ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 On thursda when Chriss brings me camera back,its no a nice thing to look at, Roy, Have ye got the ..Stomach.. for it,!! ;D ;DMarcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 ;D Obviously!! :B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgetone Triumph Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Well this seems to be small pitfall on the swing back ends, I can remember in the mid '70's a few cars suffering the same misfortune, one during a 55mph right hand bend at New Zealands Pukekoe race track in '78, resulting in one written off 13/60, and a 2 litre Vitesse having the same tragic end when the hub flange snapped, sometimes it isn't old age causing this failure...maybe exhuberent driving ;D ;D ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Got camera back the night, so here some pics,and this one is how the wheel ended up, when it came ootI think this actually happened , a lot further back, may be Penrith, , as I got a few ..wiggles.. at high speed on dual bit,but it actually come off at Ingleton,the hub bit, on closer examination, has actually got a little oval / slack noo,and can be pushed in and off the hub quite easily,.this is why it came off 4 times , whilst pushing it no more than 60 yards to shed,.regards Marcus Luckyicus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Looks like the output shaft snapped by the nut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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