tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4213267354225519108..comments2024-03-28T08:06:23.620-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Oops . . .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-70580136786791405002016-11-19T16:38:22.584-06:002016-11-19T16:38:22.584-06:00Retrieving lost wheels from vehicles, and remounti...Retrieving lost wheels from vehicles, and remounting same, happened on a regular basis when I ran a tow truck for the CHP. Those might roll a quarter mile along the sound walls or dividers. Most times I was able to remount it by stealing a lug nut from each of the remaining wheels, along with ones that I collected for that purpose.<br />Sometimes it wasn't found, and I would just mount the spare tire, if they had one.<br /><br />I've had occasion to lose a wheel from a motorbike. THAT tends to be memorable!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52950077737890365412016-11-19T07:38:13.083-06:002016-11-19T07:38:13.083-06:00I had a similar experience in te mid '90s, Pep...I had a similar experience in te mid '90s, Pep Boys made a mistake working on my car and I had my right rear wheel/axle shaft come off on the freeway at ~70 and go bouncing down the road beside me.<br /><br />It was an interesting experience.David Langnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-50449355172368988392016-11-19T00:55:11.017-06:002016-11-19T00:55:11.017-06:00Oops, forgot to mention. The picture was taken at ...Oops, forgot to mention. The picture was taken at the Caerphilly hillclimb in 1924. Search for Cordon Bleu Bugatti images.<br /><br />Al_in_Ottawa<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90893304882646085622016-11-19T00:47:01.249-06:002016-11-19T00:47:01.249-06:00That Bugatti is still running, and still competes ... That Bugatti is still running, and still competes in vintage hill climbs and races in England. <br /><br />Bolts? The wheels on that car and most sports cars from the '20s thru the '60s are held on by a single nut at the end of the axle shaft that is tightened and removed with a hammer, hence the term 'knock-off wheel'. <br /><br />Al_in_Ottawa<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com