RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 14d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 18/11/08 02:44 PM Share Posted 18/11/08 02:44 PM Late last week I started to feel a bit of a vibration in the steering on my truck (4 1/2 tonne Mazda/Trader) After having a look under it, all "looked" ok.... , I figured it was just alignment / balance and had booked it in tomorrow (Weds) to get it all checked..... This morning Im on way out to Kurnell when another customer calls from Taren Point so I decide to drop in on him first before I go to Kurnell. While parking out front of his shop, I hear this noise like a pipe hitting the ground, only to get out and see...... That the righthand tie rod end had pulled the thread right out of the draglink and it had just fallen on the ground!!!!....instant NO steering!! Now this happened while I was parking thank God......if that guy hadn't called me.....I would have been on Captain Cook Drive doing 80 odd kph with all other trucks when it let go..... I shudder when I think what the result could have been......real ugly for sure.... That was my lucky escape.....how about sharing some of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTec TEAM BA Donating Members 1,755 Member For: 20y 1m 4d Gender: Male Location: North of The Bridge Posted 18/11/08 07:27 PM Share Posted 18/11/08 07:27 PM damn that's lucky....!about two years ago I had some new tires put on the T. Was on my way home from work at about midnight and felt a strange shudder under brakes in the front end of my car. pulled into the servo to buy some smokes and thought I would just check the pressure in the tires to make sure one hadn't gone flat or something. anyway as im putting the hose onto the tire I noticed that one of the wheel nuts was missing, then another and another and the two remaining were only finger tight! fortunatly for me I actually had some extra wheel nuts in the car for some strange reason (still do) so tightened the two that remained and threw three more on the car and drove home. the fortunate part is that just after the servo I pretty much would have been doing a minimum of 80kph and to have a front wheel fall off would have been a real pucker up the ol hole moment!rang the tire shop and went troppo they claimed it was tight when it left the shop and I just said well I didnt bloody loosen it before driving it did I.. never used that shop again and noticed a couple of weeks ago that they are no longer in business shock horror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoon_freak Cryptic Clothing Company Donating Members 4,556 Member For: 16y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisvages, Capalaba Posted 18/11/08 07:29 PM Share Posted 18/11/08 07:29 PM wow.. now that's just pure luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 18/11/08 09:18 PM Share Posted 18/11/08 09:18 PM Reg, have you been driving the truck like you drive your T??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 18/11/08 10:40 PM Share Posted 18/11/08 10:40 PM Reg, have you been driving the truck like you drive your T???I wreckon the truck gets the flogging.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeper6T Member 356 Member For: 16y 3m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/11/08 02:37 AM Share Posted 19/11/08 02:37 AM Damn that is lucky, have you brought a lotto ticket !!A few years back was driving home from my mates place in Knox. Came to the intersection of stud rd and burwood hwy going towards vermont. Pulled up in pole position in the far left lane thinkin I'll get the jump on the others as the far left lane ends right after you cross stud rd. Usually timing wise pretty good with the green for some reason I wasnt paying that much attention and missed the jump on the green. Good thing I did cos as I was about to take off 2 cars were dragging each other down stud rd towards rowille.If I was watching for the green like I usually did I would have taken off and had both dragging cars take meout on the drivers side. I have never been as shaken in a car as I was after that. Taught me a pretty good lesson too. For those that dont know that intersection's light cycle is reversed you get the main green b4 you get the arrow and I reckon cos they were coming down so fast and had seen the green arrow they just assumed the main green would follow not knowing the lights worked in reverse.Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 19/11/08 03:04 AM Share Posted 19/11/08 03:04 AM Some very lucky situations there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona86 disgruntled member Donating Members 1,237 Member For: 16y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Glen Waverley Posted 19/11/08 03:54 AM Share Posted 19/11/08 03:54 AM Damn that is lucky, have you brought a lotto ticket !!A few years back was driving home from my mates place in Knox. Came to the intersection of stud rd and burwood hwy going towards vermont. Pulled up in pole position in the far left lane thinkin I'll get the jump on the others as the far left lane ends right after you cross stud rd. Usually timing wise pretty good with the green for some reason I wasnt paying that much attention and missed the jump on the green. Good thing I did cos as I was about to take off 2 cars were dragging each other down stud rd towards rowille.If I was watching for the green like I usually did I would have taken off and had both dragging cars take meout on the drivers side. I have never been as shaken in a car as I was after that. Taught me a pretty good lesson too. For those that dont know that intersection's light cycle is reversed you get the main green b4 you get the arrow and I reckon cos they were coming down so fast and had seen the green arrow they just assumed the main green would follow not knowing the lights worked in reverse.BradI know that intersection very well and had my share of close calls there also, farken stupid reverse light system, but spose its good having the op shop 50m down the road lol. You were VERY lucky mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegSpec Cruise Control 1,417 Member For: 18y 14d Gender: Male Location: Macksville NSW. Posted 19/11/08 08:50 AM Author Share Posted 19/11/08 08:50 AM Reg, have you been driving the truck like you drive your T???I wreckon the truck gets the flogging.I.B. Err...guys...wer'e talking about a truck that weighs four and a half tonnes, with the aerodynamics of a housebrick and a centre of gravity as high as the Harbour bridge ok.... Now on a good day, with a downhill run, the wind behind you and the windows wound up.... You can wind her right out to about 110ks flat out....how do fang something like that? I took it for the wheel alignment today and showed the guys the torn up draglink....they were just shocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 19/11/08 11:26 AM Share Posted 19/11/08 11:26 AM c'mon reg, you've figured out how to drive it quick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now