Feels Like Apollo 13 !

[Adam Evans]

Problems, problems, problems !!!!

Driving through to Poland 3 days ago I felt a slight wheel wobble in Holland. Anyway I carried on but when I got towards Hanover in Germany the wobble became unbearable and also the brakes had started to fail.

I decided to pull over and jack the car up to inspect

To my amazement, the wheel was loose, but the wheel nuts were tight !!!!

I had a closer look and the nut holding the hub on had backed off quite a few turns.

I called the AA and the took me to Berlin last night.

The garage looked at my car this morning and told me that in the past someone had cut the threads back on the hub, for some reason but we do not know why so the nut had not locked on properly.

Anyway as a 'get me by' he wound it back on as humanly tight as possible and has tacked it with 2 dots of weld to hold it on now there is no play whatsoever in the wheel.

This will be enough 'hopefully' to get me back to England.

I feel like Tom Hanks in Apollo 13 as we almost made it to Berlin on time (it was a flying visit instead of a few days stay) and we actually made it here safely and soundly with no serious damage to the car or to us.

So my question to anyone out there is does anyone have a hub off a MK4 LS400 that they can spare for me so that I am not having to worry about this it would be a great help if someone has one lying around

Thank you in advance

[The-Acre]

There are certainly a couple on eBay being broken. If you want a reliable breaker give Kyle a call 07769 355594

[steve2006]

"Lexus we have a problem"

I have all the hubs available, all known good, which position is it?

[Bluesman]

There are certainly a couple on ebay being broken. If you want a reliable breaker give Kyle a call 07769 355594

Thats one very happy looking dog.

[steve2006]

Question is "Is it the nut behind the wheel or the wheel behind the nut" that caused the problem :) :) :)

[Adam Evans]

"Lexus we have a problem"

I have all the hubs available, all known good, which position is it?

I need a front one please - allgedly they are both the same (same part number on toyodiy 43502-50021)

How much are we talking for a hub

Thanks

And yes I am the loose nut behind the wheel !!!

[The-Acre]

You'd be happy if you were a dog and could play a keyboard Mike!