Let's get one thing sorted. I have all the respect for automotive techs when it comes to working on vehicles, whether they be the old carb systems, EFI's or today's gadget and computer-laden DDs. I'm in a different kind of tech - cloud infrastructure & security to be specific. So when someone comes to me about the sky is falling, I don't get panicky but wear that calm, comfortable, we'll-get-it-sorted demeanor that keeps people from covering their heads and jumping under tables. I stopped servicing my own vehicles years ago. Then I discovered HSF, this forum and plenty other DIYers and wanted to get in on the satisfaction of turning my own wrenches again - especially where the ST is concerned. I know most of you feel the same way! Having said all that...and this is the first time I've touched my own vehicle...
I was replacing the OEM lugs on my (21 ST) with the McGard black cone ones (see separate thread - I still have to post the pix). I completed the pass. side just fine and moved to the 3rd wheel, rear driver side. As I took off that last lug, the wheel (and the ST itself) moved ever so slightly. I'd say max maybe 1/4 an inch toward me. Made my heart jump for a second. Went to the garage, got my floor jack (2 1/4 ton - that's another story - I should probably go bigger but to be fair, I haven't used it for working on my SUV and I've never climbed under a vehicle with just it alone), lifted it up, pulled the tire, examined the rotor, lug bolts, etc. Nothing there that I could see, no obvious damage. Tire back on, new lugs seated, dropped the ST, torqued the bolts and done.
Anyone ever experience anything like this? Concerns? The last time it was in the shop (Ford) was for an exhaust replacement (hit a log in the road and it destroyed the exhaust from the flex tubes back). I wished I'd have found the Thermals before I had that fixed
I was replacing the OEM lugs on my (21 ST) with the McGard black cone ones (see separate thread - I still have to post the pix). I completed the pass. side just fine and moved to the 3rd wheel, rear driver side. As I took off that last lug, the wheel (and the ST itself) moved ever so slightly. I'd say max maybe 1/4 an inch toward me. Made my heart jump for a second. Went to the garage, got my floor jack (2 1/4 ton - that's another story - I should probably go bigger but to be fair, I haven't used it for working on my SUV and I've never climbed under a vehicle with just it alone), lifted it up, pulled the tire, examined the rotor, lug bolts, etc. Nothing there that I could see, no obvious damage. Tire back on, new lugs seated, dropped the ST, torqued the bolts and done.
Anyone ever experience anything like this? Concerns? The last time it was in the shop (Ford) was for an exhaust replacement (hit a log in the road and it destroyed the exhaust from the flex tubes back). I wished I'd have found the Thermals before I had that fixed
. Luckily the nut just shot into the drywall ceiling and not somebody’s skull. Never made that mistake again
