Wheel fell off

Odd that the motor caravan in question did not carry a jack of sufficent capacity to change a wheel should a puncture arise - or are spare wheels now abandoned in the interest of weight saving?

Our new Hymer came with one of those pump gel things. Which would not have been much use in the above circumstances. It also came with a jack and spare. Although the spare and bracket were an optional extra. Not sure I would fancy changing a wheel on the motorway hard shoulder though, without a back marker.

Awful thing to happen to you, on the plus side no one hurt, and hopefully not too much damage to your new MH. They are big by the look of things, so not surprised that RAC had trouble finding and getting an appropriate recovery vehicle to help, especially if it has a long overhang at the rear. It sounds as though you have twin wheels on at the back, and am guessing you lost the two wheels on the same side at the rear? There are a few horror stories about folks getting MHs and vans back from PDIs and Services with studs not fully tightened.

We have used both RAC and Green Flag in the past, on and off. Generally found them ok, sometimes a lengthy wait. We now get our recovery as part of our Bank deal, and on the two occasions we have used it, they have been superb. Rang us back, allowed us to decide what was best for us. This was with a solo vehicle, and latterly with our MH.

Can’t help on the wheel replacement, however, for what it’s worth, we have Jeep Wranglers, and get a lot of our requirements direct from US. All the taxes etc.... are generally sorted out for you, and we have found delivery quick and reliable.

Wishing you good luck and a quick return to touring.

sorry to hear of youre  problem .firstly why not go back to where you bought it ? read the riot act to them see if you get anywhere . secondly you will need correct studs for hub and nuts are different for steel or alloys . hope you get it sorted

You will probably find a note somewhere which advised you to check the wheel bolts/nuts after approximately 50 miles of driving! so usually lack of attention by vehicle owner or attempted wheel theft!I assume that you purchased from a dealer.

Sorry you have had the bad experience, but as said above there will be a disclaimer someware advising you to check the wheel nuts after a short drive.

Whenever i pick up my caravan from a service the engineer always torques up the wheel nuts in my presence, but i still check them when i get back to the storage site.

Hope you get the correct parts you need quickly and cheaply.

Obviously the advice to re-check wheel not torque is sound. However how is this done on vehicle with a double wheel as opposed to a tandem axle? Is it something the owner can do?

David

did RAC not think to take one nut off each of the other wheels and add to the two you saved with good threads. would have been safe enough to get you home.

I've never removed them but pretty sure that both wheels are bolted on with the same bolts/nuts ie the inner wheel is sandwiched between the outer wheel & the hub. You'd torque them up in the same way as a 'normal' wheel

That is correct MM. Both wheels held in place with the visible wheel nuts.