Traffic Hold Up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:31 pm
Well I dont think the car belongs to one of our branch members
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Traffic Hold Up
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:52 pm
ouch! that looks slightly embarasing!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:55 pm
Oh dear. Another front suspension collapse? 
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:57 pm
Well I think its probably down to lack of Trunnion greasing.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:10 pm
just a quick q. You know the top and bottom link that screws onto the Swivel Pin. When reasembling them how far should you screw on the links? Do you fully screw them in and then one turn back?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:31 pm
That's the way Andrew 
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:32 pm
few thank god for that! 
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:33 pm
Its a good idea to grease the front suspension everytime you have the front wheels off. I grease the traveller at least 4 times a year, often more. (thats ~ every 1000-1200 miles).
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:53 pm
Yes, it's generally called the trunnionAndrewSkinner wrote:just a quick q. You know the top and bottom link that screws onto the Swivel Pin?
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:17 pm
Woah woah! Give broken halfshafts a chance at fame!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:44 pm
Judging by the 'down in one front corner' attitude of of that car, I don't think it's a broken half shaft - or a "snapped axle" 
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:40 pm
Could be a broken torsion bar....
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:40 am
Ah. I couldn't see the photo. 
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:29 pm
well it was not me kevin,my trunnions are well greased,why does it happen at slow speeds
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:35 pm
If it was anything to do with the torsion bar - it would just settle on the bump stop and still be driveable. The trunnion drops out - easy repair - just jack it up and stick it back in! I did this when it happened to me (40+ years ago) - drove on to Uni in Glasgow - sat exam, and then drove home again! In this case - simple trolley jack under the car and pull it to the side of the road would have cleared the way in no time at all.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:42 pm
A halfshaft could have snapped, whirled around sending a bit through the axle casing, which flung it forward taking out the front corner.bigginger wrote:Judging by the 'down in one front corner' attitude of of that car, I don't think it's a broken half shaft - or a "snapped axle"
Simple.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:43 pm
That's probably it...
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:22 pm
Ah yes - hadn't considered that wild possibility!
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:53 am
Wrong colour and model for you Dale.well it was not me kevin,my trunnions are well greased,why does it happen at slow speeds
I think it tends to happen at low speeds as the forces and torques involved are greater putting more strain on worn parts, and trunnions often give a tell tale small knocking sound before they finally go, we used to have the same issues years ago with Comma Vans.