I've had my car on jackstands for THREE MONTHS trying to repair suspension I fucked up because I didn't see a curb and I'm THIIIIIS close to done. I just got the car started today for the first time in two weeks, I had to take off the throttle body assembly to drill out the stripped idle screw.. That all went smoothly.
I guess in all of the excitement in having it running, idling perfect, and having new engine mounts I decided to test it for vibrations in gear while it was on the jackstands, with the wheels still off.
I forgot that my passenger side spindle was disconnected from the the upper control arm and tie rod and it was just kind of hanging from the lower control arm..
Anyway, I put it in drive for just a second, held the brakes, it's perfect then I quickly went to reverse and as it switched I hear a loud CLICK like my mounts were out, though it was a bit louder..
So I'm like HOLY SHIT WTF!?! and turn the car off, run over and realize how STUPID of a move that really was.. Looking at the passenger side the axle boot slid off and back bit where it narrows off in the last few inches of that side of the axle, which points outward indicating it's just popped out... I raised the axle up, tried popping it in any if I could an the boot returned to where it was. Okay.. I reconnected the upper control arm, tie rod, and jacked up the whole assembly to where it would usually be if the tire were on and tried again to see what's up.. the drivers side spins perfectly but the fucking passenger side kind of just spins for a second and then kind of stops, then goes again, then stops and then constantly but very slowly for a couple seconds and I can stop it from spinning with my hand! WTF DID I DO!?!?!?!
Did I fuck up my tranny, is it just the axle, or is it popped out or something!!? What do I need to test?!?!
OMG. After MONTHS of not having a car I'm THIS close to being done and I fuck something up... I'm going to cry..
I guess in all of the excitement in having it running, idling perfect, and having new engine mounts I decided to test it for vibrations in gear while it was on the jackstands, with the wheels still off.
I forgot that my passenger side spindle was disconnected from the the upper control arm and tie rod and it was just kind of hanging from the lower control arm..
Anyway, I put it in drive for just a second, held the brakes, it's perfect then I quickly went to reverse and as it switched I hear a loud CLICK like my mounts were out, though it was a bit louder..
So I'm like HOLY SHIT WTF!?! and turn the car off, run over and realize how STUPID of a move that really was.. Looking at the passenger side the axle boot slid off and back bit where it narrows off in the last few inches of that side of the axle, which points outward indicating it's just popped out... I raised the axle up, tried popping it in any if I could an the boot returned to where it was. Okay.. I reconnected the upper control arm, tie rod, and jacked up the whole assembly to where it would usually be if the tire were on and tried again to see what's up.. the drivers side spins perfectly but the fucking passenger side kind of just spins for a second and then kind of stops, then goes again, then stops and then constantly but very slowly for a couple seconds and I can stop it from spinning with my hand! WTF DID I DO!?!?!?!
Did I fuck up my tranny, is it just the axle, or is it popped out or something!!? What do I need to test?!?!
OMG. After MONTHS of not having a car I'm THIS close to being done and I fuck something up... I'm going to cry..
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