Hi people, it's been quite some time since I posted here, I'm starting to
get a bit nostalgic!

Anyway, here's my problem, as the subject suggests, I really did lose my
wheel at 50mph!

One sunny day, there I am, driving out of Milton Keynes shopping centre,
ahh, the big open roads, I hit a gravel spot, then to smooth tarmac, but
still the feel of uneven loose gravel ..I say to my friend in the passenger
seat, "umm do us a favour, look out the window and see if I have a flat tyre
will you mate", he leans out of the open window and looks; "no", he replies,
"but a nut just flew off your wheel"....

"SH*****T" we screamed as I put on the brakes, only to see my shiny alloy
wheel tearing down the road in front of me while I grind to a halt, sparks
flying, in the path of oncoming traffic!, luckily I managed to pull onto the
verge, and out of harms way, get out, and run 200 yards down the road after
my wheel.

So a broken spat, a dented A panel and a paint flaking wing later, I put the
wheel back on with a nut from each of the other wheels and dawdle home at
20mph. Now the car drifts wildly to the left and seems stiff and very
difficult to steer. I also get a strange knocking noise that I can feel
through my feet below the pedals.

So, anyone got any ides what kind of damage i'm looking at or what cost?

I'd take a guess at a bent steering rack, and it looks like a bit of grazing
to the brake disk, could this be causing a problem?

Cheers for any help

Baker

Email krisjohnbaker@hotmail.com