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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
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Reminds me of the time (ca 1995) that I pulled on the shoulder of I-10 for a tiny little shimmy that started suddenly. By the time I came to a stop, three of the five lugs on my right front tire had sheared clean off. I was probably a few seconds from using a pine tree as a brake. I don't know what tool they used to tighten the lugs at the shop, but it obviously wasn't the right one. I never used that shop again.
Edit (especially as off-topic):
I believe they were; curious as to the connection between these two. The dealer where I had the jeep towed told me they had been over-tightened. I ran the same vehicle and wheels for another 10 years without the problem recurring.
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Now that this thread appears to have run its course, I'll digress into the land of broken lug bolts.
When I first read your post, what came to mind was, "Wonder if this is on a four-wheel drive vehicle"?
When run in four-wheel drive on an interstate, the differential turning of the front wheels can "wind up" the system. The bouncing of rough terrain keeps this from being a problem, as occurs on smooth roads. I've seen ALL the lugs on both front wheels snap at the same time because of this. Don't suppose you had it in four-wheel drive by accident, did you?
Just sayin'!