Wow, that's quite the wreck. Glad to hear the cabin held and that
everyone has easily recoverable injuries.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Matt Beazer<teseract@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>
>
> The Neon looks like it was driven into a brick wall, but to it's credit the
> passenger cabin didn't deform at all. My wife has a broken right foot (I
> TOLD HER NOT TO DRIVE IN FLIP-FLOPS!) that will require 2-3 surguries to
> repair. I think the impact shoved the engine back and forced the master
> cylinder at an odd angle that broke her foot on the brake pedal. My 5 year
> old is just bruised up, my 8 year old got a helicopter ride to the hospital
> and has a broken collarbone and a contused lung. It could have been much
> worse. The other driver had a suspended license and no insurance of course.
>
> At this point I don't know what the heck the noise is, weather it be wheel
> bearing or the very early signs of a u-joint going. I asked my father since
> he's delt with these u-joints a lot more (I'm a FWD guy) and he said usually
> if one is going you'll get a "clunk" going into drive. I don't get a clunk
> just the normal sensation of the driveline loading up under the high cold
> idle and torque of the V8. Same thing in 4wd. I think someone did the rear
> brake shoes but didn't have the drums machined or replaced, I get the "leap
> frog" sensation under light braking but no steering wheel shimmy.
>
> I guess I'll see if it gets louder, I need to rebuild the front steering
> (pitman arm/idler arm/tierods) and have it aligned and new tires. The ones
> on there are way out of balance and worn out. Ran into a guy at the local
> dealer getting an o-ring, he flagged me down and asked if I was interested
> in some 15" aluminum "custom" wheels with some almost new (~100 miles on
> them) Hankook 30x9.5x15" tires. He said mud terrain but I don't know if
> they'll end up being full mud terrains or some A/T tires. He bought a newer
> Dakota and only wants $300 bucks to get them out of his garage; sounds like
> a better deal than the $800+ I was going to spend on new cheap rims and
> tires even if they're not the size I want... I need the money right now
> since the insurance company will never give me what the Neon was worth and
> my Minivan is down with brake problems too.
>
> MattB
>
> Barry Oliver wrote:
>>
>> I think both Mike and Tom have run 2wd for a while at one point or
>> another. I actually had a FWD Jeep for a while when I dropped a rear U
>> joint in a past life......
>>
>>
>> Dustin Williams wrote:
>>>
>>> I ran with out it a few times, no problem at all, unless you need to
>>> put it into four wheel drive ;). Sorry to hear your having such a
>>> rough week. Is everybody ok?
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:34 PM, David Gersic<info@zaccaria-pinball.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday 25 June 2009 16:34:00 Matt Beazer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Also, if it comes down to it, would there be any ill effects of
>>>>> removing
>>>>> the front drive shaft temporarily?
>>>>
>>>> I've read of other people on the list here doing that. Just be careful
>>>> what
>>>> you remove and how so that the front diff and the transfer case stay
>>>> sealed
>>>> and you should be fine.
>>>>
>>>> My '01 has a different setup for the front driveshaft from yours, but I
>>>> ran
>>>> without it for a while when its CV joint failed. On mine, just unbolting
>>>> it
>>>> and pulling it out was no big deal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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