Re: GTV-6, broken lugs, advice needed

[Richard Welty <rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 16:51:27 -0400 Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided> wrote:
> My questions are:
> 1) Why on earth did this happen?  (A Miata-owning aquaintance wasn't 
> surprised and said he's seen this happen before, but I can't see what 
> they cause could possibly be.)

what brand are the rotors, and have you been careful torquing the lug nuts?
 
> 2) How dangerous is it to drive (conservatively) with two of five 
> lugs broken off on a hub-centric wheel?
> 
> 3) Even if the answer to #2 is "pretty safe," what are the odds of 
> additional lugs randomly breaking off over the next 500 miles?

if due to a manufacturing defect, pretty good.

i'd swap that rotor out pretty quick if i were you.

richard
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Richard Welty                                         rwelty@domain.elided
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