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Author:  djhaddo1 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:18 am ]
Post subject:  Arrrggghh!!!!!!
Left the house this morning on the way to the British Car Day and about 10k up the road I start hearing a rythmic thudding and feeling it through the steering wheel. After I pulled over and jacked the front up, I found the pax side uni joint has lost one of the u bolts securing it. :shock: I managed tonurse Mary home at 10km/ph

So no display for me I'm afraid, I'll be giving her a little TLC. Rather than pull another out, does anyone know what size u bolt I need to get?

Cheers,
Dan
Author:  GT1360 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:45 am ]
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DAN... WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE POOR GIRL... lol

I got no idea.. I don't think I got any u bolt in the shed. will let you know if i do.. :cry:
Author:  djhaddo1 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:57 am ]
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I think she is having her mid-life nervous breakdown. :(

I just got off the phone with Rick (one of mechs at work) and he said "Oh, yeah we didn't put the last u bolt on as we could not get it in. Sorry forgot to mention it" :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Still I suppose that is better than her shearing it off through a underlying problem.

I think the drive shaft may be bent also, if so I've got a spare to swap over.

At least it didn't fail at Parra, I'd be in a world of hurt then.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:57 am ]
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I got some here, and a good rubber uni too. :wink:
Author:  GT1360 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:58 am ]
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cool. well got u bolts here if you need em..
Author:  djhaddo1 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:10 pm ]
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Cheers guys :D , I'm just about to jump under and have a proper look-see. I will let you know.

Dan
Author:  GT1360 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:07 pm ]
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No probs mate. just let me know and i will get em of the other box for you.. and let me know if you want to pick em up or I can bring em to work. :wink:
Author:  =twista= [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:32 pm ]
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exactly what happened to me. that rythimic thud is the u bolt hiting the chassis. u can still drive it worse comes to worse, execpt it gets louder, faster, and harsher as u go.
200 got me labour, new yolks and new u-bolts.
Author:  djhaddo1 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:05 pm ]
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All is well now, I found some new u bolts in my box-o-crap. I took the uni completely out to make sure it was ok and it seemed to be fine. A quick (and careful) blat around the block afterwards confirmed she's good. :D

However while under there I found the damage caused by someone leaving a broken hammer head on the road. :evil: :evil: It has put a split in the subframe on the pax side just near the footwell. I can't really describe it too well. I'll go take a photo now.
Author:  djhaddo1 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:16 pm ]
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Ok here are two photos of the damage. I damn near crap myself when it hit cause I could not swerve to avoid it. :x

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/djhaddo1/DVC01210.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/djhaddo1/DVC01204.jpg

Dan
Author:  GT1360 [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:28 pm ]
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dude. that sucks

time to fix things hey.. need my mig? :wink:
Author:  Angusdog [ Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:50 pm ]
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The mechanic who did my WoF inspection said one of my uni joints was on the way out, and was done up too tight. He said there should only be 4 threads showing, no more. So I'm going to order some more and install them as per the book. He warned me of a few minis he's seen where the uni joint's given way and the driveshaft has rattled round and make a right mess.
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