Re: Tire fell off!

[Greg <fren0027@tc.umn.edu>]

Sounds like the mechanic did something silly like not tighten the wheel
lugs-- yes you do have to remove the tire-- it's happend before and I
think you might be able to hold the dealer liable.
Rich Deede----TOOL FAN wrote:

> I have a question that i desperately need answered soon.  Is it
> possible
> to bleed the front brakes on a 16v without taking off the tires?  I
> ask
> this because I had the local VW dealer bleed my brakes and driving
> home,
> one of the front tires fell off(while driving!), and now i have damage
> to
> the rotors, a big crack in the body and, the wheel is also messed up,
> plus
> who knows what else is wrong?  the car was resting on the rotor for
> about
> 10 minutes, so what else could have been damaged?  So If you tell me
> that
> you have to take off the front tires to bleed the brakes then I will
> know
> that the VW dealer messed up and they can't blame it on me.  Thanks a
> lot.
>
> Rich Deede
> University Of Delaware (Communications)
> 1987 Scirocco 16v
>
> "Think about how dumb the average person is, and then remember that
> half
> the population is EVEN stupider!"....George Carlin
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