not an r/t style blunder.
that would fall under a garyism!!!!!
lmao
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:02 AM
Subject: DML: Whoops....!!
>
> 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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