I was on my way to work about a month ago, when I heard a gut wrenching POP, and the truck started to list. Luckily, I was only going 35. I thought the tire had popped. No big deal, right? I can get the tire for about $140, or just have my dad bring the spare. [Why he took it out, I will never know.]
I didn't want to leave the truck in the middle of the road, so I gave it some gas and limped it to the nearest parking lot.. literally 15 feet away. I hopped out and realized that the whole tire, wheel and all, was still in the road. I had driven it on the rotor the whole 15 feet, and there was a line in the road from it.
I saw the rusted, sheared studs and already knew what happened.
I posted the pictures on Reddit and got a lot of crap for it, but here's the story of WHY this happened:
About two years ago now, my dad was driving the truck and someone flew out of a parking lot without stopping. They hit the passenger's side fender and blew the alignment and everything to heck. Even bent the frame.
Insurance put up a fight and tried to say my dad was at fault, and they went back and forth for several months, not wanting to touch the truck. Finally they gave in and would ONLY change out the ball joints, even though the shop told them the frame was bent up. Work was done and within a month the alignment was out and the wheels started showing negative camber.
Fast forward a bit and the driver's side wheel popped off while my dad was coming back from another town. Two studs were sheared off. Luckily he was slowing down to stop at a light..
A year later the same happens to me on the passenger's side. We fought with insurance again and had them speak with the shop about WHY it happened and now the truck is getting all the work that should have been done in the first place.
Some photos:
I didn't want to leave the truck in the middle of the road, so I gave it some gas and limped it to the nearest parking lot.. literally 15 feet away. I hopped out and realized that the whole tire, wheel and all, was still in the road. I had driven it on the rotor the whole 15 feet, and there was a line in the road from it.
I saw the rusted, sheared studs and already knew what happened.
I posted the pictures on Reddit and got a lot of crap for it, but here's the story of WHY this happened:
About two years ago now, my dad was driving the truck and someone flew out of a parking lot without stopping. They hit the passenger's side fender and blew the alignment and everything to heck. Even bent the frame.
Insurance put up a fight and tried to say my dad was at fault, and they went back and forth for several months, not wanting to touch the truck. Finally they gave in and would ONLY change out the ball joints, even though the shop told them the frame was bent up. Work was done and within a month the alignment was out and the wheels started showing negative camber.
Fast forward a bit and the driver's side wheel popped off while my dad was coming back from another town. Two studs were sheared off. Luckily he was slowing down to stop at a light..
A year later the same happens to me on the passenger's side. We fought with insurance again and had them speak with the shop about WHY it happened and now the truck is getting all the work that should have been done in the first place.
Some photos:
