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Old 02-27-2009, 08:46 PM
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Well I got new tires about three weeks ago or so, you all know about it in my other post 'steering wheel shimmy'. Well last night driving home from work I start to hear another noise coming from the drivers front wheel area. Starting to get a little pissed I figure I'll look at it today and figure it out since I didn't work. Had some friends listen as I slowly drove by, heard a little clicking noise, stopped though when I hit the brakes. Okay, jack her up and pull the wheel to take a look. WAIT WHAT!?!? All the lug nuts are loose and only finger tight at best. All four rims turn out that way, tighten them up and lo and behold the noise goes away. Buddy of mine says that you should retighten them after 50 mile when running aluminum rims. So check yours to be safe guys
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yea its either that or some1 doesnt like u that much lol
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you should always recheck after 50 miles especially whe someone else works on your wheels and tires.
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Originally Posted by f150mashin559
you should always recheck after 50 miles especially whe someone else works on your wheels and tires.
True, guess I just thought it would be okay. Never had a problem before, but this is my first ford in some 10 years, not that that makes any difference.



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