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the ride of shame

Post by andyrew » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:20 pm

Well to top off my day of stuff not going right

The tin top has just had to get a piggy back ride on a recovery truck :cry:

Somethings gone in the rear axle, feels like the wheel bearing may be gone but also by grabbing the wheel
I can make the half shaft rattle around in the diff.

Doh!
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Re: the ride of shame

Post by Jordi » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:25 pm

Nasty. Sorry to hear that bud.

I'd of edited the story "so there was a loud bang and we came to a grinding halt. I jumped out to inspect it and a rear wheel was all wobbly. I grabbed my handy tin of WD40 and tool box from the back. Using a collection of spares i had in the back i did a quick road side repair in under 3hours in the dark and driving rain. I got it away but anything more than 20mph and it vibrated like hell. Another hour to drive the last 15mile home but we made it."

Bit "jazzy", i know. But the shame, a recovery truck.
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Re: the ride of shame

Post by Edweird » Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:15 am

Jordi wrote:I'd of edited the story "so there was a loud bang and we came to a grinding halt. I jumped out to inspect it and a rear wheel was all wobbly. I grabbed my handy tin of WD40 and tool box from the back. Using a collection of spares i had in the back i did a quick road side repair in under 3hours in the dark and driving rain. I got it away but anything more than 20mph and it vibrated like hell. Another hour to drive the last 15mile home but we made it."

Bit "jazzy", i know. But the shame, a recovery truck.
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Re: the ride of shame

Post by Jordi » Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:34 am

I'm sure dan could dig out a good photo of field repairs being done in the warzone of salsibury plain for a bit more realism.
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Re: the ride of shame

Post by kiwizook » Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:53 am

find those foto's!
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Re: the ride of shame

Post by andyrew » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:06 am

nope nothing exciting here, the noise got worse and my arse started to pucker up waiting for a bang and the old girl sounded like shes was ready to give up, just next to a lovely pub. well a nice pint made things alot better.

i guess the yellow sami is donating its axle for the time being :lol:
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Re: the ride of shame

Post by twiss » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:55 am

Sounds like it's probably the side bearing in the diff, but it may have screwed the wheel bearing at the same time.
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Re: the ride of shame

Post by andyrew » Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:53 pm

yea something not to good on the old girl

she is just over the 100k milestone now, so ill let her off with a few problems from the rear end :lol:

if only i had two sets of sammi axles spare... ohh wait i do :hahaha:
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