If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Close call!!!
I am planning on being in Corvette Poker Run Saturday and last time they did
this there were 28 Corvettes in a row doing 130 mph. So, yesterday I had 4 new "Z" rated tires put on my 84 Vette and today I dropped her off to have the front-end checked out. It was handling great, but you never know. They said everything looked great and they were adjusting the toe as I wrote out a check for the alignment. Then the front-end-man walks in and says to the manager and me..... "You better come take a look at this....." I walk out and under my Vette and there hung a snapped tie-rod. He had just started to tighten it and "SNAP" You talk a bout a close one. There was an air bubble in the metal right at the beginning of the threads and at that point there was only about 20% of the rod connecting. Just yesterday I was cruising down the highway doing 100 mph. If that tie-rod would have snapped, well.... I am glad it snapped under his wrench! -- I Brew My Own Damn Beer! Johnny Mc To E-mail me, get rid of the "BAD-BEER" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Wow, sounds like your lucky day, are you gonna replace both sides now just
for a good feeling? "Johnny Mc" > wrote in message ... >I am planning on being in Corvette Poker Run Saturday and last time they >did this there were 28 Corvettes in a row doing 130 mph. So, yesterday I >had 4 new "Z" rated tires put on my 84 Vette and today I dropped her off to >have the front-end checked out. It was handling great, but you never know. >They said everything looked great and they were adjusting the toe as I >wrote out a check for the alignment. Then the front-end-man walks in and >says to the manager and me..... "You better come take a look at this....." > I walk out and under my Vette and there hung a snapped tie-rod. He had > just started to tighten it and "SNAP" You talk a bout a close one. There > was an air bubble in the metal right at the beginning of the threads and > at that point there was only about 20% of the rod connecting. Just > yesterday I was cruising down the highway doing 100 mph. If that tie-rod > would have snapped, well.... I am glad it snapped under his wrench! > > -- > > I Brew My Own Damn Beer! > Johnny Mc > > To E-mail me, get rid of the "BAD-BEER" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
If there is a "left and a "right" tie rod end part numbers, I wouldn't
worry, they would be manufactured at different times and batches. I'd be completely surprised if even one in the same batch would have that anomaly. Zorin Inc. wrote: >Wow, sounds like your lucky day, are you gonna replace both sides now just >for a good feeling? > >"Johnny Mc" > wrote in message ... > > >>I am planning on being in Corvette Poker Run Saturday and last time they >>did this there were 28 Corvettes in a row doing 130 mph. So, yesterday I >>had 4 new "Z" rated tires put on my 84 Vette and today I dropped her off to >>have the front-end checked out. It was handling great, but you never know. >>They said everything looked great and they were adjusting the toe as I >>wrote out a check for the alignment. Then the front-end-man walks in and >>says to the manager and me..... "You better come take a look at this....." >>I walk out and under my Vette and there hung a snapped tie-rod. He had >>just started to tighten it and "SNAP" You talk a bout a close one. There >>was an air bubble in the metal right at the beginning of the threads and >>at that point there was only about 20% of the rod connecting. Just >>yesterday I was cruising down the highway doing 100 mph. If that tie-rod >>would have snapped, well.... I am glad it snapped under his wrench! >> >>-- >> >>I Brew My Own Damn Beer! >>Johnny Mc >> >>To E-mail me, get rid of the "BAD-BEER" >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >> > > > > -- Ric Seyler |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
I changed both!
-- I Brew My Own Damn Beer! Johnny Mc To E-mail me, get rid of the "BAD-BEER" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Ric Seyler |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Which is a good idea, if for nothing else both now have new joints.
Johnny Mc wrote: >I changed both! > > > -- Ric Seyler |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
When I bought my vette it had a broken passenger side tie rod. I
replaced the rack and pinion with a Z51 unit. (can you replace just the threaded ends coming out of the rack and pinion?) Chris |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
>"chris" > wrote in message
oups.com... > When I bought my vette it had a broken passenger side tie rod. I > replaced the rack and pinion with a Z51 unit. (can you replace just the > threaded ends coming out of the rack and pinion?) > > Chris > I replaced the whole thing $$$$$$$ -- I Brew My Own Damn Beer! Johnny Mc To E-mail me, get rid of the "BAD-BEER" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL EASY MONEY!!!! | [email protected] | Driving | 0 | February 11th 05 03:55 AM |
while pumpkins monthly call books, the sauces often clean near the smart hats | Frederic | Technology | 0 | January 15th 05 12:56 PM |
my dirty disk won't call before I lift it | Georgette Lewis | General | 0 | January 14th 05 10:39 PM |
we call the cold cloud | Edith | General | 0 | January 14th 05 10:00 PM |
some inner outer pens hatefully pull as the pathetic envelopes call | [email protected] | Technology | 0 | January 14th 05 09:08 PM |