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One time as I was coming up on a Bug on the freeway, I noticed a slight wobble to the left rear wheel. "Interesting," I thought, "he must have a bent wheel." I pulled out to pass. As I came alongside the Bug, the wheel suddenly achieved a new and exciting angle, and I heard shrapnel (lug nuts, probably) bounce off my car. I accelerated, he braked, and I think he made it to the side of the road before the wheel came off.
Toyota motorhomes for a while were infamous for breaking axle shafts and losing the shaft, brake drum, and wheel assembly. There was a major recall to retrofit 3/4-ton full-floating axles.
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