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Old 03-19-2018, 11:59 AM
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Ya well the wheel had the spacers still on , but what I think happened I took the car to the garage to have new brakes fixed they took the tiers off then maybe the spacer A’s well but I cart be shore because , when we got the car up we pot a spare tire on and pulled it up the hill and the wheel nuts went on easy . So I think the nuts where not tight so on the roof they wiggled off then we lost control. Iv got the video on YouTube of the car
 
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Old 03-19-2018, 12:00 PM
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Thanks for the message we do appreciate it and hope to get the car back on the road by the end of the year
 
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Old 03-19-2018, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Toran
Ol wow!
Good your wife and you are still alive and standing.
The truck can eventually be repaired.
ill second that, stuff can be replaced people cant

from your pictures it looks to me like the lug nuts holding the spacer to the hub came off, the studs look intact, i would say they were not torqued correct and rattled loose, should torque and locktite them and check often since u drive alot on dirt roads
 
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Old 03-20-2018, 12:21 AM
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Thanks bro , I’m thinking of using plumber tape to hold them on as well
 
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Plumbers tape is for sealing liquids or gasses depending on the type not locking bolts

be sure nuts and studs are de greased and dry and use blue locktite and torque, red would be best but you would need to heat the nuts to remove them, red is for perminant
 
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Old 03-20-2018, 10:57 AM
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Ya I know but my problem is , trying to get any think here is hard , even to get a belt for the alternator is hard. Propeller shaft I have to wait 2days and pay about 150£ for a Chinese shaft . It’s what you have to use here , iv dun a lot of bog jobs to keep the car going , even sending stuff here is hard . I’m staying in kisumu , even tools are hard to get here all maid is China even the motorcycle are from China, it’s hard to get any think here it’s only in uk we can get any think good
 
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Sounds like you all have **** police like we do in American.

Good you’re safe.
 
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Hi mate where is the best place to get the blue locktite and torque, red I’m coming back to uk in May so I would like to get sum
 
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No idea in uk im i. Usa, here stuff is local parts store or order online, i just use a harbor freight torque wrench seems fine for general use, or you can spend big money on a name brand one, try to get one with a case to protect it
 
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Thanks mate
 


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