Posted by Steve Kanavas on November 22, 1998 at 16:23:50:
I drive my '48PW regularly. Never woulda thought the spare tire would fall off the truck. Hell, I tightened that sucker well about 4 years ago.
Seems the securing lugnut backed off. I heard a "clank".. the cast disk that holds the spare on, followed by a thump. Fortunately I was only going about 10 mph after a stop light. The tire just fell in the center of the intersection to the bemusement of onlooking traffic. Thankfully it didn't hit/kill anything.
I suppose one could normally hear something like that rattling on any other vehicle, but it is a PW right?
Guess that's why they put that lock groove on the end of the stud. Gotta devise something for that now.
Ordered a new stud & nut as they were all garfed up from being loose for who knows how long.
Check that lug nut guys!
Steve