Um...uh...this can't be good...., ...anyone wanna see my crack? |
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Um...uh...this can't be good...., ...anyone wanna see my crack? |
naro914 |
Dec 16 2011, 03:01 PM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
So I was having braking issues at our last PCA Club Race - boild the fluid issues. I think the problem was that the front calipers were not releasing from the rotors so it was like dragging the brakes all the time. It's been a long time (never??) since the calipers were rebuilt, and forever for the master cylinder so I decided to do a full brake system overhaul: rebuild all 4 calipers, new MC, new rotors, and new braided SS lines. Other than the caliper rebuild kits, I had all of the other parts already in my spares box, so this was a very cheap, easy winter project.
All that went perfect. So...silly me, I decide to start scraping the undercoating off of the inside of the wheel wells with the idea I'm going to paint them (the old 'While I'm here' conversation we all have in our heads). As I was scraping, I came upon what I thought was a small crack... Nah, can't be, just surface paint crack, right? So I investigated further, and... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yikes.gif) So...looks like Papa Smurf is getting some welding done (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) and a new stiffening kit for Christmas! |
naro914 |
Jan 6 2012, 05:21 PM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
update:
So...the crack is worse than it looked...if that's possible. Got the car over to my shop, took off the suspension, took out the engine, so we could see everything better. Pictures below are from my camera phone, so that aren't great, but follow along with the arrows and lines: All the red arrows are the same crack, two different pictures, opposite sides of the rear outside suspension mount. The yellow line in two pictures is the reference point so you can see the continuity ( you guys dont need it as you know what you're looking at, but some of my buddies are not 914 guys) The green arrows are ANOTHER series of cracks... Oh, and I just got a text a bit ago from my mechanic saying that the metal around the front suspension mount points (the 3 bolts way at the front) are cracked too... Guess we've been stressing Papa Smurf just a little too much??? Attached image(s) |
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