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| ripgut |
 Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:38 am Post subject: 3 wheel dsm
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was on my way back to lexington, when I heard a loud pop noise followed by some grinding coming from my right front wheel, I get off the interstate at exit 99, turned onto the little road to the truck stop, and my wheel just flew off, and I seen it bouce away as my car dropped onto the roter...
was only going about 15 mph when it happened, and even then it was hard to come to a stop... just glad this did not happen on the interstate. anyone ever seen anything like this?
looks like all 5 of my lugs broke off at the spindell.
here is a small video and some pics, from my phoine so they arent the best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jun8Q0qgv0M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1S5Lz2sFw
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| ripgut |
| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:30 am Post subject:
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165 for the tow back to lex to coveys auto, gonna be around 200 or more to get it fixed, should be back on the road hopefuly this afternoon...
its just starting to dawn on me how bad this could have been... |
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| u2slow |
| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:
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Woa! You`re right, that could`ve been real bad. Any damage under the car?
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| LaserAWD |
| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:21 am Post subject:
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Wow  Looks like 1 or more of your lugnuts might have been loose letting the wheel vibrate on the studs. I'd check the rest of them to make sure they're torqued to spec.
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| blackb1rd |
| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:56 am Post subject:
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I wondered who's car that was. I work at Greens Toyota and pull into work through Coveys lot.
Sorry to hear.
What are they doing to it for $200? Looks like it needs a rotor and 5 wheel studs/nuts. I don't see how that's $200 worth of work. |
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| ripgut |
| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject:
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I think the roter is ok, that's not what it was draging on, its a little scuffed but ok, that's the price I got for just the rods being replaced... I know that's high, but that is me getting my car back today. hopefully... if my brother hadntjust sold his house, me and him would be doing it ourselves, but no garage till he finds a new crib in g-town...
I don't know the extent of damage underneath yet, hopefully all is ok |
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| blackb1rd |
| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject:
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| So they are replacing tie rods as well? That's not too bad. I always forget about labor costs since I do my own work. The guys at Coveys are good people, so I'd say you are in good hands. |
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| ripgut |
| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject:
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yeah last time I went there I chunked out 900.00, but that was to put in new clutch, water pump, starter, all new belts and hoses...
what do you do at toyota? |
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| ripgut |
| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:43 am Post subject:
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drum roll please......
and the survey says........
580.00 is the total, much more than the 200.00 I was hoping for...
new front roters and pads, rods0 bolts and lugd, labor and the tow from front to back. 
I can't win for losing |
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| roman_back |
| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:
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sorry to hear bout your bad luck man! hope its all better now!
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| blackb1rd |
| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:
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| ripgut wrote: |
yeah last time I went there I chunked out 900.00, but that was to put in new clutch, water pump, starter, all new belts and hoses...
what do you do at toyota? |
I'm a mechanic at Greens. |
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| ripgut |
| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:37 am Post subject:
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well what ir your name ?
next time my sister takes her highlander in to be worked on, I will tell her to ask for you lol... |
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| blackb1rd |
| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject:
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Eric.
I work on DSM's too.  |
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