Basically, the cotter pin for the lower ball joint nut wouldnt go back in. We had taken it all apart to replace studs. Well, we got the studs in, but the damn cotter pin wouldnt go back through (supposedly youre supposed to use a new one everytime, but i didnt have any) so i stuck a nail through and bent it. Now, im GUESSING it mighta been an aluminum nail or something, cuz that bitch broke off, the nut vibrated its way off and after that it was a matter of time. bump bump bump POOOF, whole left side goes up in smoke and the whole car bungs right. Screamin at me. i got two people behind me and a guy next to me. so i pull left to avoid a row of trees and a wall then wrenched right off the interstate, then wrenched left again to slide it sideways into a ditch, but it kinda went nose first. Kit was EVERYWHERE (but the neon tube inside was unshattered
)The lady behind me said she couldnt believe how well i corrected it and managed to pull off not hitting anyone or anything. The molding on my sideskirts didnt crack amazingly, and thankfully the new studs held out so i didnt ride my rotor at all. The two front rims are gone, but luckily i was riding on stocks. The driveshaft ripped out, but it popped out at the boot, leaving the end in the tranny so the tranny is fine. The shaft is bent so thats gone. Honda quoted me $620 for a new driveaxle but Bap Geon, Autozone and Napa quoted me an average of $60. Yeah, tell me that aint some shit. All the ball joints need to be replaced, so im gonna take this opportunity to get my camber kit on. And i needed a new front kit anyhow, so whatever.
oh well, NOPI is April 24th around here, but im guessing i wont make it.
The lesson is: a 20 cent cotter pin can SAVE YOUR LIFE
)The lady behind me said she couldnt believe how well i corrected it and managed to pull off not hitting anyone or anything. The molding on my sideskirts didnt crack amazingly, and thankfully the new studs held out so i didnt ride my rotor at all. The two front rims are gone, but luckily i was riding on stocks. The driveshaft ripped out, but it popped out at the boot, leaving the end in the tranny so the tranny is fine. The shaft is bent so thats gone. Honda quoted me $620 for a new driveaxle but Bap Geon, Autozone and Napa quoted me an average of $60. Yeah, tell me that aint some shit. All the ball joints need to be replaced, so im gonna take this opportunity to get my camber kit on. And i needed a new front kit anyhow, so whatever. oh well, NOPI is April 24th around here, but im guessing i wont make it.
The lesson is: a 20 cent cotter pin can SAVE YOUR LIFE
at least ur seeing the best in it, getting to replace ur front kit, install the camber kit, but still sad that that happened. VERY good that u didnt run into anything and kill ur car totally!
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