"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
09/14/2018 at 20:00 • Filed to: justrolledintothedriveway, wrenching
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"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
09/14/2018 at 20:00 • Filed to: justrolledintothedriveway, wrenching | 3
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I think it’s overstayed its welcome.
Pops asked me to check out “a noise” on his PT Cruiser. Wasn’t hard to track down. Turns out, it’s one of several items from a list of parts that the tire shop warned him about... back in February. He wanted to know if it was safe to drive for a few more days.
I talked him out of that idea, and we went ahead and changed the driver’s side one (the local parts store had only one in stock, so the other side will have to wait).
Of course these are sealed joints, so no grease fittings. How convenient.
Once the old one was removed, I cut off the dust boot for a closer look. You can see the gap in the first pic. Here’s another view of the worn ball:
Scary.
Future Heap Owner
> Urambo Tauro
09/14/2018 at 20:20 |
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Yikes! Good thing he called you, and listened to you!
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Urambo Tauro
09/14/2018 at 20:40 |
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At first I was thinking it was a sway bar end link. “Eh, not the end of the world. Wait - tie rod end? Yikes!”
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Urambo Tauro
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
09/14/2018 at 21:08 |
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scary. It scares me more than stuck throttle, shifting problems, or even brake failure.
shop-teacher
> Urambo Tauro
09/14/2018 at 21:58 |
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Yipes!
A buddy of mine had a tie rod let go on him several years ago. Luckily he had decided to get gas, otherwise he would've been on the interstate when it happened.
I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Urambo Tauro
09/14/2018 at 21:58 |
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I would rank for scariness: brake failure, stee ring failure, stuck throttle. Throttle problems are barely an issue as you can just slam it in neutral in pretty much any car. Transmission issues are really non issues. Worst case is be stuck at an intersection or coast to the shoulder. On a related note, I need to fix my shift linkage.
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Urambo Tauro
> I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
09/14/2018 at 22:28 |
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I rank brake failure just below steering failure because steering failure offers fewer emergency options to help bring the car to a stop . T here’s not much you can do but try to slow/stop the car, which might not work out the way you hope with that loose wheel(s) flopping about. It’s really unpredictable.
B rake failure is easier to work with . Even if engine braking or the parking brake do n’t slow the car enough, you may still be able to take an alternate path. You could use the terrain to stop the car. There’s also the benefit of being able to choose what to crash into, if a crash is unavoidable.
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Urambo Tauro
> shop-teacher
09/14/2018 at 22:44 |
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Wow. Yeah, I once lost a tie-rod on private property (it was in a work truck, go figure ) . I can only imagine how terrifying it would be to experience at speed.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Urambo Tauro
09/15/2018 at 07:17 |
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brake failure is fun
ask me how i know.
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Urambo Tauro
> pip bip - choose Corrour
09/15/2018 at 11:40 |
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Uh-oh, I don’t like the sound of that. But ok I’ll bite. What was your experience?
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> Urambo Tauro
09/15/2018 at 20:00 |
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My first car a 1978 uc Holden torana had the rare option of disc brake rear
I was in Melbourne 120km from home coming up to an intersection for a red light , starting to slow up then the pedal dropped to the floor
Scared the shit out of me
Due to dual circuit brakes I limped it home
Handbrake needed adjustment afterwards too
In the end that triggered a litany if issues with my brakes on that car