Christine had her first test drive Saturday night. I reinstalled the
suspension componants I had removed.. bolted the wheels up and drove out
of The Swamp.... no hood, no front bumper or grill etc... Got several
odd looks from neighbors heheh.....
I took one trip around the block and came home - pulled up to teh
garage... and heard a bad noise - and felt a bad lurch.... got out - to
see the drivers side wheel at a sickening angle. At first I thought the
ball joints gave out... then I saw what happened. I didnt reinstall
the drive axles up front, deliberatly, because I was going to replace
the wheel bearings. I didn't want to have to bolt the axles up only to
have to remove them again....
little did I know - that the hub nut that attatches to the axle shaft -
is what keeps the hub and wheel bearing in place! THe wheel popped
right out.
I jacked up the trucks front end - hammered the wheel back in the hub -
and drove into the Swamp... on the safe side I left a jack stand under
the frame incase the wheel falls out again in the garage lol.
Well no harm done - was going to replace those bearings anyhow! heheeh
Would this qualify as a R/T style blunder??
I can hear the screams already for mentioning "him" on the list.....)
Note to self: axle nut keeps hub in place
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