ambulance shmambulance. I have another Q, my TABs were mounted inside out.. wait? what? :) The bolts faced outwards, with the nuts on the outside of the frame. It seems from the manual that is is wrong. Any comments? Jim On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:22:56 -0000 "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > You're lucky. You did see those pics of the guy who lost one at 55mph > > didn't you? He flipped over & had to be pried out by firemen. His > car > was toast. > > That's why I made my comment about needing an ambulance. > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland > <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> > wrote: > > It was probably less than 20mph. > > There was a loud clunk, like when a half axle falls off. HAHA.. I > > don't > > know who can share the laughs with me there. Anyways... > > > > I pulled over to the side of the road without trouble to make sure > > all > > important parts were still attached. I couldn't really tell much, > > there > > was high enough grass to obstruct seeing anything. There was a > side > > street up ahead, so i drove the car up to it and turned. Another > clunk. > > Stopped again, still couldn't see anything. Half axle seemed like > > it was > > still in there. :P tried to move the driver's side tire, it > looked > > straight and didn't move when I pushed it. Started suspecting the > > TAB, > > but wasn't really convinced anything was wrong yet (sigh). So I > drove > > down the street, one hand on the steering wheel, the other on the > sill, > > hanging halfway out the car, zero eyes on the road and two on the > driver > > rear wheel. It looked fine, except under more than slight > acceleration, > > the rear wheel turned out like 10 degrees and another clunk. So I > > called > > the tow truck. > > > > I'm not sure how other people's whole suspension starts bending > out, > > maybe it's just at higher speeds. My trailing arm seemed pretty > much > > trapped between the frame and body, allowing only like 10 degrees > of > > movement. > > > > Like I said, pretty uneventful. Ah well. > > > > Jim > > > > > > On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 02:26:08 -0000 "content22207" > > <brobertson@xxxx> writes: > > > What was speed at failure? How did car handle to side of road? > Could > > > you use transaxle or did you have to coast? > > > > > > Bill Robertson > > > #5939 > > > > > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland > > > <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> > > > wrote: > > > > I just sheared a bolt. It was pretty uneventful besides a tow > > > > truck > > > > trip. Most people don't carry around two 10mm > wrenches/sockets > to > > > take > > > > off the stealth fighter (air deflector) plus two > wrenches/sockets > > > for the > > > > TAB. > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:39:55 -0000 "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> > > > > writes: > > > > > If anyone "loses" a trailing arm bolt you will most likely > be > > > calling > > > > > > > > > > them an ambulance and a wrecker. > > > > > > > > > > Though I suppose if you were at a tech social where everyone > > was > > > > > > > > poking into everyone else's car and found a guy who was - > about- > > > to > > > > > snap a bolt it would be very timely of you to have a spare. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > > > > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > > > > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Autos. Everything you need to know about buying or selling a car. FREE Quotes, 360° Tours, Research, Blue Book, Compare Vehicles, Buy Used http://us.click.yahoo.com/kEZsdA/bwnGAA/YiGOAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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