Severe tow out issue
..... HELP !!!!
07-25-2017, 10:53 PM
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That sux. I had that happen in one of my cars right after coming in hot on the off-ramp. Broke when I was turning at the red light. Could have been a lot worse.
I pay $2.80 per 6 months with State Farm for roadside assistance along with all of the other coverage of course. Reimbursement up to $120 per occurrence for tow, gas etc. Used once.
I pay $2.80 per 6 months with State Farm for roadside assistance along with all of the other coverage of course. Reimbursement up to $120 per occurrence for tow, gas etc. Used once.
07-26-2017, 07:26 AM
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both, it took about an hour to get the flat bed under it.
Couldn't get a jack under the front, so had to use my jack at the rear to raise the front high enough to place a floor jack under the lower control arm to act as a caster to pull the car onto the bed, pulling from the rear tow hook.
Couldn't get a jack under the front, so had to use my jack at the rear to raise the front high enough to place a floor jack under the lower control arm to act as a caster to pull the car onto the bed, pulling from the rear tow hook.
07-26-2017, 01:49 PM
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Otis -- Glad you are OK and the damage to the car is minimal. This kind of event is a wake-up call to all of us. And here's some serious possible heresy: Alignment shops like to lift the car so they can inspect for excessive wear on suspension bits. Some older alignment rigs needed to "spin" a front wheel to get some initial calibration done, but more modern machines don't need that step anymore. We instruct alignment techs to absolutely not raise the car, since getting it back to correct ride height for actual alignment can be a challenge. Maybe the recommendation needs to be updated to encourage a lift-and-inspect for wear on things like this. Then either pull it back down to correct height or drive it and settle it completely before doing the actual alignment.
07-26-2017, 09:16 PM
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Otis -- Glad you are OK and the damage to the car is minimal. This kind of event is a wake-up call to all of us. And here's some serious possible heresy: Alignment shops like to lift the car so they can inspect for excessive wear on suspension bits. Some older alignment rigs needed to "spin" a front wheel to get some initial calibration done, but more modern machines don't need that step anymore. We instruct alignment techs to absolutely not raise the car, since getting it back to correct ride height for actual alignment can be a challenge. Maybe the recommendation needs to be updated to encourage a lift-and-inspect for wear on things like this. Then either pull it back down to correct height or drive it and settle it completely before doing the actual alignment.
When I first bought this car I took it to a well trusted local independent shop to do the TB/WP..and also a 4 wheel alignment. 5 1/2 years later I have had no problems with tire wear ('except for rears wearing out) or bent valves.
once I have all the new parts I may install and have him align or I might hand him the the parts and let him do it. We'll see.
...even wifey agrees I need to have the front end components replaced.
this was a wake up call, could've gone real bad.
fyi, ~103k on original suspension components.