[DMCForum] Re: Trailing Arm Bolts
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[DMCForum] Re: Trailing Arm Bolts



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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