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No, it did not fall off but here is how it happened and how I noticed. I was at a DE at Road Atlanta at the beginning of October with BMWCCA. I drive to the events and put on R compound tires at the track. As I was changing back to street tires to drive home, I got to jabbering with some fellows who where paddocked next to me. I was distracted and did not torque the front left wheel. It was only hand tightened.
So I drove home with no problem. Next day I was driving the car around the neighborhood and came to a stop sign with windows down and heard a clicking souund as the car slowed. I also heard it when I turned into the basement garage. I figured a wheel bearing or CV joint was going south. I have a slight hearing impairment and sometimes determining which end of the car a noise comes from is a challenge for me. Too much trap shooting years ago......Lo and behold, the front left wheel was loose. All 5 nuts were there but the wheel could be wobbled.
Moral of the story - pay the hell attention to what you are doing.
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Lawrence
1986 951
2002 SLK32 AMG
1987 328GTS
2011 528i
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