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6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:04 am
by mazmad
Anybody seen anything like this with 6ul's before? I am running them and was considering another set, hoping this is not common!!
Hjt wrote:
Picture tells a thousand words.
Footage from my vehicle and Phil who was following will eventuate.
Basically turned into turn 3 heading uphill at Wakefield Parkway on my second lap of the second session, the unloaded rim decided to give way. The outside is believed to have torn first, the centre made contact with the ground and eventually fell apart. I slide for approx.. 10 metres on my right rear rotor.
No apparent damage to engine or vehicle, pride is bruised.
Thanks for all who asked if I was okay and helped pick the car up so we could get a jack under it.
Drove home on a spare, many thanks to Mr Green for that, I do appreciate it.
This is just a warning for what can and likely will happen at some point in time.
regards
Hayden
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:54 am
by Apu
This is the first one I've seen, but I've heard of it and spoken to someone who has. I've mentioned it in the other thread, and was only speaking with Suspense about this exact thing happening the week before.
So it appears not to be a one-off, and as Hjt mentioned in his thread, please go and check your wheels carefully.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:34 am
by Apu
Here's Suspense's link from the other thread
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=290214&highlight=6UL+failure&page=19I would suggest though that moderators close this thread as it is effectively repeating what is being covered in Hayden's original thread?
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:03 pm
by mazmad
I wanted to make sure that the motor-sport crowd were aware of it (hence posting in the general motor sport section).
But yeah best post on the one thread, as listed by apu above.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:04 pm
by mazmad
I wanted to make sure that the motor-sport crowd were aware of it (hence posting in the general motor sport section).
But yeah best post on the one thread, as listed by apu above.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:58 am
by project.r.racing
Bugger! Although uncommon, it does happen.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:26 pm
by zoomzoom
Do you know which generation the wheels were? I know from gen1 to gen2 they changed the casting process presumably to minimize the chance of included defects but I am not sure what the difference is with the gen3?
Cheers,
Tim
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:27 pm
by Hjt
gen II.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:16 pm
by mazmad
Another 6ul blown at the FOSC today. Don't know if he is turbo'd (and therefore how much power he was putting down).
Was turn 10 onto the straight. Poor bugger.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:33 pm
by manga_blue
I don't know if turbo or not turbo would make much difference. The torque on the fronts in hard braking would be far higher than the torque you'd ever get from an engine.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:00 pm
by Suspense
What sort of vehicle and lap times?
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:03 pm
by outbreakmonkey
That's not a good advert for the product. The MX-5 isn't exactly a heavy car. I think I'll be purchasing Enkei or SSR.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:48 pm
by mazmad
Suspense wrote:What sort of vehicle and lap times?
Mx5. He qualified with a 1.10.9
Good call on fourth for the hill too thanks Spence
Edit....as with Hayden's also outside rear.
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:13 pm
by greenMachine
What size rim/tyres? Slicks?
Re: 6ul Wheel Failure
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:25 am
by mazmad
Think 225 semis. 15s.