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Warning about mounts, period! 200

posted by  Kane on  Mon Mar 1 10:42 CST 2004
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I recently discovered that one of the trans-crossmember bolts worked its way out completely.

And just this weekend, the tie-rod end bolt (which I know was properly torqued down at installation a few months ago) worked itself out while on the freeway. I was able to pull over, and slowly driving on the shoulder, get off the freeway to wedge a lug nut (despite being SAE vs. metric) to hold it back into place, to drive off to the next street in a safer location.

For lack of proper parts, I did find a metric lug nut (though still wrong type) to cram a few threads in and used a 1/2" wrench as a spacer to hold in the rest. A zip tie served as backup.

-- Kane ... who at 1am in the morning, was 50-miles from home. And several hours to an open parts store.
--
Blossom II - '91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles - '74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup - '86 245GL/AW70 ... The Wayback Machine - '64 P220/M40






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