This should be interesting.

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
12/23/2014 at 18:38 • Filed to: None

My gf slammed her rear passenger side wheel into a curb twice today (she seems to do this fairly often), and now there's some creaking and groaning noises while turning. Got under it with a torch (it was pitch black when we got home) and saw nothing serious but I bet something's tweaked. It was hard to tell if handling was affected since the thing handles like an old tug boat already.

DISCUSSION (12)

briannutter1 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/23/2014 at 19:01

Girls are best at spotting little problems. Get her underneath the car with you and I'm sure the problem will come to light.

Funktheduck > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/23/2014 at 19:10

What kind of car? Depending on how hard/often she could have bent something. Good chance she'll need a new wheel bearing.

505Turbeaux > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/23/2014 at 19:20

what kind of car is it?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 505Turbeaux
12/23/2014 at 19:28

Nissan Micra identical to the one pictured (although not crashed into a truck).

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Funktheduck
12/23/2014 at 19:29

Nissan Micra, like the one above but not wrecked.

505Turbeaux > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/23/2014 at 19:31

haha ok, so FWD, could have jostled the bushings good. Get yourself a lever of some sort, 3 feet long or so, and start applying force to all the connections to see if you hear it or feel anything loose. I know if it was a 90's to mid 2000's VW that big trailing arm bushing would cause this

Funktheduck > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/23/2014 at 19:35

The reason I suggest wheel bearing is because I got clipped on the drivers rear. After the car made a funny noise. Got it checked out and it turned out to be the wheel bearing. They can handle some lateral load but not a ton.

Could also be some busted bushings. Look normal when at rest but move more than they're supposed to when in motion.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Funktheduck
12/23/2014 at 19:38

I'll make sure those things get checked out then, her parents pay to have any work done by a mechanic so I'll let the dealer handle it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 505Turbeaux
12/23/2014 at 19:40

I'll suggest those things to her parents, they're taking the car into the dealer soon to have it checked out I think, so they'll just want an idea of what the mechanics should check. Only people I know with a cheap 13 year old car that get everything done at a dealer...

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/23/2014 at 19:53

I forget that what some places call a torch is what I'd call a flashlight here in the States. I'm reading it like "geez, she just hit a curb, maybe check some other stuff before taking a torch to it?"

Funktheduck > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
12/23/2014 at 20:02

Smart move.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 505Turbeaux
12/26/2014 at 10:51

Yeah, that's my thought too. I'd probably just spray it with WD40 and give it some quick hard turns to reseat them first. Sometimes that's all it needs.