[DMCForum] Re: Trailing Arm Bolts

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it?

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 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@xxxx>
> 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.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
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