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| buhs914 |
 Mar 19 2010, 02:16 AM
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Not So Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 16-June 09 From: Buckeye, AZ Member No.: 10,478 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Well i finished doing my front brakes and fixing some other little stuff and decided to take the car out for a drive. Well i had to jump start it since the battery is dead. It took a bit to get it to run smooth but once i got it, it ran great. I took it out for a lap around the nearby block and about halfway around the loop i started hearing some sounds from the left tires and then a big thump and the left rear side dropped down. I jumped out of the car to see wtf just happened and i found that out of my rush to drive my car i had forgot to check the rear lug nuts and the rear left tire came off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) it dented up the rear fender.. and not only that but the front left tire went completely flat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) ugh
after getting the wheel back on and changing the tire i jumped and restarted the disaster and drove it back to my house. It seemed to drive just fine and the brakes worked great but now my fender is bent up... i guess i have more to do tomorrow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) ugh i am a dumbass |
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| zymurgist |
Mar 19 2010, 07:46 AM
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"Ace" Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None |
Back in the day, I had a '73 Celica with slotted mag wheels. Definitely not factory. Unfortunately the lug nuts were factory... designed for use with stamped steel wheels. Not enough bite in the threads, and the wrong shape (tapered, no shoulder to bite on the wheel surface). The PO changed the wheels but not the lug nuts. So I'm driving down the street and my right rear wheel comes off and goes rolling down the street. No harm, no foul, nobody was around. I jacked up the car and put the wheel back on.
Here comes the dumbass part. A week or so later, I'm driving down the street again. Yep, the same wheel comes off again. This time, it rolls out into the street and into the side of an old lady's car. No damage, but she stopped and bitched me out. So did the cop who saw the whole thing happen. I have no idea how I didn't get a ticket out of that little fiasco. The next thing I did was to park the car until I got the correct lug nuts for the wheels. |
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buhs914 Imma Complete Dumbass Mar 19 2010, 02:16 AM
Spoke These things happen.
My 74 914 suffered the same ... Mar 19 2010, 05:38 AM RobW Geez... that sucks... but we've all been there... Mar 19 2010, 06:41 AM Rico Suave You'll never forget that experience....move al... Mar 19 2010, 07:17 AM
TravisG Did the same thing with a 73 vw about a year ago, ... Mar 19 2010, 07:29 AM ClayPerrine (steps up on soap box) (no short jokes, please...... Mar 19 2010, 10:48 AM kwales Well now I know how the PO bent the left rear fend... Mar 19 2010, 11:16 AM messix Dino ....... is that you?
he had the same thing h... Mar 19 2010, 11:40 AM 1968Cayman Don't feel bad. About 15 years ago I took an M... Mar 19 2010, 09:03 PM buhs914 haha now i don't feel so bad. I actually manag... Mar 19 2010, 09:51 PM |
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