conical vs. ball seat?

**fshowcars** · 02-02-2012 09:57 AM

or just unreal failure?

I usually don't post links to videos... but this was lol:

http://video.foxnews.com/v/142865133...ntcmp=features

**kveldssanger** · 02-02-2012 10:16 AM

that video has been around for years, I cant imagine how pissed I would be if I or someone who worked on my car forgot to tighten ANY of the lugs.

**DeleriousZ** · 02-02-2012 11:12 AM

Actually the story behind that was the got his new wheels he went into an auto parts store only bringing in his old lug nuts. He tried the nut on the display and found one that worked. It was a very close English sizing, not the proper metric size. It had enough grip on the threads to torque down properly, but sheared when they were given load.

**fshowcars** · 02-02-2012 12:38 PM

^ nice, knew the video was old and lol'd @ fox playing it like it was yesterday... figured someone from a mazda forum would chime in

**howardfootball** · 02-02-2012 12:39 PM

I've never seen this vid before. I would be pissed if this happened to my car.

**8520** · 02-04-2012 01:12 AM

What the fuck is "English sizing"? Metric?

**Trigger Happy** · 02-04-2012 03:12 PM

I brought my car into a Midas to get aligned last year and their service tech didn't tighten the lugs on my rear drivers wheel. 3-5 bolts had completely fallen out by the time I got to my house 1 mile away. I was livid.