Drove around with 3/5 lug nuts for years

[Greenbeforeblue]

Stories like this remind me why I do my own maintenance.

 

[cptbarkey]

I tried, but nope, cant think of anything positive with your PSA.

 

[dumkid]

Funny how it's always a Nissan i see with missing lug nuts. Usually an older one with harbor freight off-road lights screwed to the hood and spray painted tires, there seem to be quite a few of those were i live

 

[Cherrybomb]

Well from a technical standpoint their likely hub centric so the lugs simply hold the tire inboard - the hubs hold the weight.

Hopefully the three were evenly spaced
I totally agree,if the other lugs were properly torqued,I believe someone borrowed them,

 

[vavavroom]

Maybe my daily walkaround isn't so silly after all.

 

[bigjl]

Thanks for also confirming that you do not rotate your tires (or inspect your brakes regularly)....

You do realise that it’s impossible to rotate tyres on some vehicles?

Nothing happens if you don’t rotate apart from the driven wheels wearing out first.

And if you have a tyre wear issue then rotating tyres is effectively going to wear all four tyres prematurely and means the reason for the uneven tyre wear isn’t attended to.

 

[bigjl]

Five lug lug nuts just falling off makes no sense. Either they were never put on for some reason, or someone else wanted them more than you did.

And yes, just because one of your wheels didn't fall off does not mean that driving it in that condition really isn't dangerous. It is and it's dumb to think otherwise.

You should travel to 3rd world countries, having a missing wheel but is not unusual

And you don’t see any cars with wheels falling off.

 

[alcyon]

It will basically put more load on the 3 studs that have tight nuts on them.

 

[The Critic]

You do realise that it’s impossible to rotate tyres on some vehicles?

Yes, but a Nissan Rogue is not one of those.

Nothing happens if you don’t rotate apart from the driven wheels wearing out first.

Debatable. Mismatched tread depth can cause some interesting behavior under certain weather conditions.

And if you have a tyre wear issue then rotating tyres is effectively going to wear all four tyres prematurely and means the reason for the uneven tyre wear isn’t attended to.

That isn't a good reason to avoid rotating tires.

 

[Dave9]

You do realise that it’s impossible to rotate tyres on some vehicles?

Not on that one, nor most.

Nothing happens if you don’t rotate apart from the driven wheels wearing out first.

and/or, the corners of the front wheels wearing away faster.

And if you have a tyre wear issue then rotating tyres is effectively going to wear all four tyres prematurely and means the reason for the uneven tyre wear isn’t attended to.

Except that if you have an abnormal tire wear issue then you need an alignment and to rotate them still. Not rotating them is not really a workaround or option in the case of being concerned about tire wear.

If you don't have abnormal wear, you still need to rotate them so all 4 are wearing evenly so you get the max life out of the set before replacing all 4 again, instead of mix-match replacing only 1 axle (2) worth at a time.

Makes no sense not to rotate them which is why it is always advised when possible. It's also very little extra effort to do if you are taking the wheels off every now and then to inspect the brakes, suspension, etc, and in the rust belt, taking them off every now and then, and merely wiggling the brake rotor or drum if not going the whole 10 yards to add lube or anti-seize paste, makes it a lot easier to remove them later because there isn't so much rust buildup seizing them, including the rim itself.

 

[bigjl]

Not on that one, nor most.



and/or, the corners of the front wheels wearing away faster.



Except that if you have an abnormal tire wear issue then you need an alignment and to rotate them still. Not rotating them is not really a workaround or option in the case of being concerned about tire wear.

If you don't have abnormal wear, you still need to rotate them so all 4 are wearing evenly so you get the max life out of the set before replacing all 4 again, instead of mix-match replacing only 1 axle (2) worth at a time.

Makes no sense not to rotate them which is why it is always advised when possible. It's also very little extra effort to do if you are taking the wheels off every now and then to inspect the brakes, suspension, etc, and in the rust belt, taking them off every now and then, and merely wiggling the brake rotor or drum if not going the whole 10 yards to add lube or anti-seize paste, makes it a lot easier to remove them later because there isn't so much rust buildup seizing them, including the rim itself.

Blah Blah

 

[eljefino]

Maybe someone changed a tire and lost all the lugnuts from one wheel.

"Oh, Fudge!"

 

[Nesterenko]

You should travel to 3rd world countries, having a missing wheel but is not unusual

And you don’t see any cars with wheels falling off.

How would you know. Are you monitoring the situation?

 

[GMBoy]

I wonder what all they looked at during the "5 point inspection"?

5pt as in having at least 5 lug nuts total across 4 wheels

 

[nate379]

I do street sweeping in the spring in Anchorage.

It's crazy how many lug nuts, brake pads and U joints we find among trash, booze shooters, needles, marital aids, etc.