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Stories like this remind me why I do my own maintenance.
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,
You do realise that it’s impossible to rotate tyres on some vehicles?Thanks for also confirming that you do not rotate your tires (or inspect your brakes regularly)....
You should travel to 3rd world countries, having a missing wheel but is not unusualFive 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.
Yes, but a Nissan Rogue is not one of those.You do realise that it’s impossible to rotate tyres on some vehicles?
Debatable. Mismatched tread depth can cause some interesting behavior under certain weather conditions.Nothing happens if you don’t rotate apart from the driven wheels wearing out first.
That isn't a good reason to avoid rotating tires.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.
Not on that one, nor most.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.
Blah BlahNot 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.
How would you know. Are you monitoring the situation?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.
5pt as in having at least 5 lug nuts total across 4 wheelsI wonder what all they looked at during the "5 point inspection"?