Lost a tire

[CDN Ram]

Anyone ever have this happen or ever hear of it happening? This past Monday on my way back from the campsite with my 13 K fifth wheel attached my rear right tire on my 2014 3500 truck decided it didn't want to go home with us. It sheared all 8 studs off at 100 km/h (60 mph) to say the least the nest 600 yards or so were interesting. There was no warning or wobble/vibration before hand, just the truck dropped and the tire was gone. All in all the truck handled really well.

Just trying to figure out if this is an isolated incident or is there a problem with the studs?

 

[drittal]

When was last time tires were changed or rotated?


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[CDN Ram]

The tire was installed 6000 kms ago about 3800 miles. (1 year ago). I know I don't drive it much. The truck isn't modified in any way. all stock.

 

[22hemi13]

DAMN glad it worked out. Did you find the tire lol

 

[Dmopar74]

Wasn't torqued correctly is my guess

 

[2015HD]

Holy cow batman, I think I would have had to change my shorts. Did you find the escaped wheel? Every time a get my tires rotated the paperwork from the shop says *check lug torque at 300 miles (or something like that). Never have but I think I will now.

 

[Sandbox]

I watched my buddy lose his right front tire (I was following him) on his Sonoma at 65mph once. He was running spacers (not adaptors) and we had spent the weekend camping and wheeling. The spacer broke into pieces while wheeling and the pieces flew out at highway speeds leaving a gap between the hub and wheel. Very scary!!

 

[Firebird]

Wasn't torqued correctly is my guess

This. I bet they barely tightened the lug nuts and that caused the problem

 

[Thendrix]

I've been there. Was in a Ford 3/4 ton van full of music equipment and the band after playing the masquerade in Atlanta. It was about 230 or 3 am on the way home running about 80 and I was the only one sober and awake. If you want to see people get sober REAL quick that'll do it.

 

[TMyers]

I'm with the guys saying "Not Torqued". I watch when they put my wheels back on. Most shops install with an impact wrench turned down with low pressure so not to warp a rim. Then, they go back and torque. I bet they missed that second step on the OP's truck.

 

[CDN Ram]

DAMN glad it worked out. Did you find the tire lol

Nope never found the escaping tire. It made a clean get away.

Wasn't torqued correctly is my guess

Not torqued properly, after 3800 miles? I think it would have had problems prior to now. But hey you never know i guess.

 

[TMyers]

I'd take a few minutes and check the other three.

 

[CDN Ram]

I'd take a few minutes and check the other three.

The Truck is at RAM and they are removing all three of the other wheel to have a look a the studs then re-install and torque. while they do the repairs

 

[Black W900]

This. I bet they barely tightened the lug nuts and that caused the problem

Or.....They over tightened them, which is much more common.
I have had studs break on my big rig due to idiots with air wrenches.

There is a torque spec for a reason.

 

[BWL]

Happened to me about a year ago. Didn't re-torque my lugs. Probably 2000 km after I had them off. Thought I had a flat until my wheel passed me on the highway. Had to crawl into the bush in the snow to get it.

 

[Deki]

An idiot at my discount torqued my passenger side tires to 230 ft lbs. Obviously only used an impact. The guy that did the driver's side used a torque wrench and did it properly.

 

[Demon-HeMi]

i had someone who tried to steal my wheels once cause this, they apparently started to take off one wheel and got spooked, and left me with loose lug nuts, and i was in your shoes, it was in my old 2nd gen with stock wheels, just throwing another option out there

 

[SYKRAMMAN]

Or.....They over tightened them,

That’s the one, ding ding ding!

Over torqued and stretched studs then, “SNAP”

 

[mohemipar]

Or.....They over tightened them, which is much more common.
I have had studs break on my big rig due to idiots with air wrenches.

There is a torque spec for a reason.

This is common. Shops (even some bad dealers) will just use an air tool and hammer them on until they are way over spec. With the HDs especially I would also check the torque again after about a week of driving. I think Ram even recommends this.

OP, that is scary as F though. Especially while towing. Good thing it didn't end up worse.

 

[tidefan1967]

This is why I do all my own maintenance. I made the comment on the other forum about doing it yourself so that you know its done right and got bashed for it. Not saying that there is fault here but it is one thing that you can rule out first if you handle these things yourself. Most people say that they don't have time or that they have better things to do. I work a regular job with plenty of OT and I still find time to take care of it myself.