Fox Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) Well.. Long story short.. I took my soob into a mechanic to have the roadworthy ("pink slip") done, I had him change the wheel bearing because I didn't have the tools or time for it. I moved to the city from the country and had to pick up my soob very quickly. Got the rego, no defects found, he changed the bearing, I drove out and registered her, yay? I filled up the fuel and hit the offramp, yay, leaving the country.. then the revs shoot up and she glides to a stop, no movement in any gear. F**K! I put it in 4x4 and drove back into town, swam a bit but was driveable, as I hit 80 - 100 kph I felt shudder, I slowed a little and continued on. When I got to the mechanics, it turns out he forgot to put a spring back in, the axle spun and stripped the spline, destroying it in the process. I had to stay in the country that nite, in a caravan in 110f heat but he replaced the axle and all for "free" as it was his mistake. Anyway, I drove some 100k in rwd only, could I have done any damage? :-\ Edited February 1, 2009 by Fox Had to define 80kph for you non metric types :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiemech85 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Anyway, I drove some 100k in rwd only, could I have done any damage? NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 No damage. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Phew. In future, I am doing ALL the work on my soob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 i did this when i stripped a CV joint in my GL, no damage. nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooziewhatsit Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I bought a car like that for my BIL. I think the guy thought I was going to trailer it away. Looked kinda surprised when I paid for it and just drove it away. -Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Not except to the hub -- which was already stripped. That happened on my '82 wagon on a trip to western CO -- I had to drive another 60 miles or so to get to a junkyard to get a replacement hub. Then... it was going so well in rear wheel drive, that I drove another 40 miles or so to get to a nice sunny field with a beautiful view of the colorado mountains where I swapped the hub and regained 4wd Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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