Re: Bushings fell out

From: Mike Turner (donkeydan69@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat May 04 2002 - 02:53:40 EDT


yes, ive been doing 80 on the exit ramps on the feeders. glad the bolt didnt
work its way out. prolly wouldnt be here. i suppose thats why i was so mad.
  im just gonna start sending my truck to austin and let bernd take care of
everything.

mike t

>From: steve preston <steve239dak@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Bushings fell out
>Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 22:02:56 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>I`m glad you found it before anything happened! I had
>a control arm actually snap in half while I was
>driving (my old Duster). It pulled me off the road
>sharply,right into a Shoneys parking lot. I wasn`t
>even hungry! I had just been on the Interstate doing
>75 mph for over an hour,so my bad luck was not that
>bad,I guess. Steve P.
>--- Mike Turner <donkeydan69@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > had some energy suspension bushings installed in the
> > control arms of my r/t
> > about a month ago and everything has been alright.
> > this last week the truck
> > has been pulling to the right really bad and popping
> > loudly. so i popped the hood and lo and behold, the
> > bushings had come out
> > of the control arms. luckily the nut, washer and
> > bushings were sitting on
> > the frame. needless to say i was extremely pissed
> > off. took it straight
> > back to beasley tires (for those of u around
> > kingwood/porter)and raised some
> > hell. they then tried to play it off like i did
> > something wrong. "they
> > must've been too small, u must've ordered the wrong
> > part." then i busted
> > out with what happened when they installed them.
> > they called me and said
> > they were too BIG, so i called energy suspension and
> > they said they needed
> > to press them in harder. duh. so that shut him up.
> > then they said they
> > would TRY to get it done tomorrow. damnit im mad.
> > sorry guys had to vent.
> > damn bushing fell out. jeez.
> >
> > mike t
> >
> >
> >
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