Great photography of your camp surroundings and sunrise . Love Mareeba , wonderful Tablelands . We did a balloon ride over Mareeba when there in 2017 , spectacular views . So very lucky for the tyre not to come off while towing .
@fleurneumann8430 Yes, so very lucky!! It would have been much, much worse if it came off on the highway while towing = that could have been a serious accident.
Personally, we would have reversed the mango wine - grocery shopping order. We hate grocery shopping with a passion so being able to celebrate an ordeal well survived with some mango wine sounds ideal 😂 One of our favourite spots to stop and indulge our love of chocolate is the Junee Chocolate Factory - $100 spent there is a super easy thing to do. It might be we somewhat exceed our record if ever we visit Mareeba 😳 Gee, you were really thorough when de-Cape-Yorking the car. Took those studs and nuts right off! In all seriousness though, do check the wheel bore to hub lateral play on any wheels you don't replace. Over the years I've seen many stud failures resulting from the wheel 'walking around' on the hub. Our conditions - lots of corrugations and dust that gets between the wheel bore and hub - can oval or open up the wheel bore to the point the wheel is being located by the studs rather than being hub-centric, and the studs are then carrying the axle-loading of the vehicle as well as drive and braking torque, and clamping forces. Corrugations will make short work of studs that are carrying axle loadings on axles designed for hub-centric location. It's good practice to check wheel bore and hub diameters at each major service when using vehicles for heavy towing 👍 Looking forward to the next episode 🙂 Off to F&C night for us!
@contributor7219 haha, ok, I'm not going to lie. There might have been a few drinks consumed that evening around the fire to celebrate the unplanned 3 wheel conversion. We got the rear axles and suspension thouraly looked over by a good mechanic in town once everything was fixed, and we are confident there is no long-term damage. That being said, we finally start tracking south next week, so we will plan to book the car in with my vic mechanic back in Melbourne for a complete check over! Still, we were very lucky not to have damaged the hub! Enjoy fish and chips night! 🍻🍻
To many Ugga Duggas. Do you have a torque wrench ? Noticed a chassis brace is that a part of the upgrade ? At least you are all safe and no real damage. Have fun..
Yup, pretty sure on the recent tyre rotation old mate used a rattle gun and with everything going on, I forgot to check. I usually torque them myself. Still no excuse, I should have checked them after the cape! Lesson learned and thank goodness no real damage was done! And yes, the chassis upgrade is part of the coil conversion on the rear from leaf springs. 👍👍
Great photography of your camp surroundings and sunrise . Love Mareeba , wonderful Tablelands . We did a balloon ride over Mareeba when there in 2017 , spectacular views . So very lucky for the tyre not to come off while towing .
@fleurneumann8430 Yes, so very lucky!! It would have been much, much worse if it came off on the highway while towing = that could have been a serious accident.
The threads are designed to self tighten. If stretched and vibrations and heat. they will snap. Do not worry. You should always carry studs.
@RustyCandyAdventures yeh mate, won't leave home without em now! Filters, hoses and studs! 🍻🍻
Lovely Ep guys
Thanks Craig! 🍻🍻
Personally, we would have reversed the mango wine - grocery shopping order. We hate grocery shopping with a passion so being able to celebrate an ordeal well survived with some mango wine sounds ideal 😂 One of our favourite spots to stop and indulge our love of chocolate is the Junee Chocolate Factory - $100 spent there is a super easy thing to do. It might be we somewhat exceed our record if ever we visit Mareeba 😳
Gee, you were really thorough when de-Cape-Yorking the car. Took those studs and nuts right off! In all seriousness though, do check the wheel bore to hub lateral play on any wheels you don't replace. Over the years I've seen many stud failures resulting from the wheel 'walking around' on the hub. Our conditions - lots of corrugations and dust that gets between the wheel bore and hub - can oval or open up the wheel bore to the point the wheel is being located by the studs rather than being hub-centric, and the studs are then carrying the axle-loading of the vehicle as well as drive and braking torque, and clamping forces. Corrugations will make short work of studs that are carrying axle loadings on axles designed for hub-centric location. It's good practice to check wheel bore and hub diameters at each major service when using vehicles for heavy towing 👍 Looking forward to the next episode 🙂 Off to F&C night for us!
@contributor7219 haha, ok, I'm not going to lie. There might have been a few drinks consumed that evening around the fire to celebrate the unplanned 3 wheel conversion. We got the rear axles and suspension thouraly looked over by a good mechanic in town once everything was fixed, and we are confident there is no long-term damage. That being said, we finally start tracking south next week, so we will plan to book the car in with my vic mechanic back in Melbourne for a complete check over! Still, we were very lucky not to have damaged the hub! Enjoy fish and chips night! 🍻🍻
To many Ugga Duggas. Do you have a torque wrench ? Noticed a chassis brace is that a part of the upgrade ? At least you are all safe and no real damage. Have fun..
Yup, pretty sure on the recent tyre rotation old mate used a rattle gun and with everything going on, I forgot to check. I usually torque them myself. Still no excuse, I should have checked them after the cape! Lesson learned and thank goodness no real damage was done! And yes, the chassis upgrade is part of the coil conversion on the rear from leaf springs. 👍👍