GraemeJ
12-06-2010, 22:20
Note when your MOT man gives an advisory to fit a split pin in your TRE, do it straight away :o:o
Steering had felt vague for a good while today (over 30 miles) but wasnt getting worse so i thought nothing of it. (plus my last escort had a quickrack fitted so im still not used to the feeling of a normal rack again)then it just dropped out, car all over road and i had very little control, managed to put it in to the muddy edge with no real damage, wheel was at right angles to the car though :o
Was in a terrible spot on the Grasmere to Ambleside road, had to move it, so with the nut long gone, had to improvise. Circular keyring through the split pin hole got me round to the local police yard (my sister works there) and then i had to go to my nightshift. Dad ventured back up with another nut, sorted and now safely tucked up at home.
We were very lucky, were overtaking lorries/buses at 70mph+ only minutes beforehand, and being the passenger side TRE it would have pulled the car right into them.
Lesson learnt. :jester:
Also thanks to the W***ERS passing beeping their horns. who does that help??
Steering had felt vague for a good while today (over 30 miles) but wasnt getting worse so i thought nothing of it. (plus my last escort had a quickrack fitted so im still not used to the feeling of a normal rack again)then it just dropped out, car all over road and i had very little control, managed to put it in to the muddy edge with no real damage, wheel was at right angles to the car though :o
Was in a terrible spot on the Grasmere to Ambleside road, had to move it, so with the nut long gone, had to improvise. Circular keyring through the split pin hole got me round to the local police yard (my sister works there) and then i had to go to my nightshift. Dad ventured back up with another nut, sorted and now safely tucked up at home.
We were very lucky, were overtaking lorries/buses at 70mph+ only minutes beforehand, and being the passenger side TRE it would have pulled the car right into them.
Lesson learnt. :jester:
Also thanks to the W***ERS passing beeping their horns. who does that help??