 Lost an axle today @ 85 MPH, and got to work 5 min late |
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| jsayre914 |
  Mar 21 2011, 10:16 AM
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Speed Up !!!  Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
I am a luck SOB (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
40 min in to my drive to work. Music jammin wind flying im in the fast lane (big trucks all around the place) and WHAM I loose the transmission, still in 5th gear but car is in neutral. And the exhaust is noticeably louder.... I put my signal on to coast 3 lanes as the trucks try to spped up and not let me over (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I am loosing momentum. Finally I see a break and coast onto the shoulder. Kill the engine. Ready to call the towtruck. It was a bad clunk. I look over the car engine transmission when i notice the drivers axle sitting on the heat exchanger (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) All four bolts were still there (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) A nice dent in the top of the heat exchanger. I thread the bolts on by hand and get the allen wrench, tighten everything back up. IN THE RAIN. and my hands are thick black CV grease (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) Got to work 5 min late. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) p.s. I bought evils saftey bolts and forgot to put the wire in (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) |
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