camryv6 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Sham said: Opening them is the easy part... Not always !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 44 minutes ago, camryv6 said: Not always !! It was with mine. Getting the bastard back up and aligned with the hole however.. In the end it was a matter of minutes to remove the bottom fixings of the door trim, hinge it upwards and sort it that way. Right up until I knocked the rod off the interior door handle, hence my first post in this thread. camryv6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Luckily for me the previous owner (giffer) had the driver's side window done so it won't* go again. camryv6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-l Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 4:44 AM, taranaki said: Have you ever been overtaken by one of your own rear wheels [Austin countryman]? Nope, but have been overtaken by one of the front wheels ( Land Rover swb) and then spent quality time looking for wheel nuts ( found 1) before giving up and nicking them from the other wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 It was a front wheel for me too (Citroen Relay) I set about nicking wheel bolts for the other wheels but then found the snapped off remains of the original 5 still in the hub so had to call the big orange taxi. They called a contractor which was wise as it took a huge gouge out of their bed unloading it after the ratchet strap the wheel to the hub plan went wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Have you ever tried to sell a car and your wife was so ashamed of it that she hid in the back bedroom when anyone came to look at it. GMcD and busmansholiday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taranaki Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Have you ever bought a car that was so shite that it died on the way home and was at the wreckers by the end of the week? [Austin 3 litre] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Yes, Vauxhall Chevette. In my defence I was going through a breakdown at the time (1993). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: ... Vauxhall Chevette...... .....a breakdown Just the one? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I've had back wheels overtake me three times over the years! Twice on kit cars when I was giving them their first (illegal) test drives and forgot that the many, many months prior when I put the wheels on I hadn't tightened the bolts. First time was the Dutton and I gave it a big bootful as I got nearly home, the wheels spun and the left rear carried on spinning... all the way down the road and into the side of the one car in the area who's owner I hated! I did laugh... Second time was the yellow thing and it left the left rear (see a pattern?) by the side of the trafic lights along with half the wheelarch Fixed and re-sprayed in the rain (with plastic sheeting taped over the car to keep the new paint dry) before the MOT the next morning. The other time was driving along the M4 first thing n the morning, doing silly speeds and a wheel came whizzing by. Yup, my left rear again (only that was the very first time) complete with knave plate/ hub cap, beauty ring and the rear hub! Bearing had failed and chewed its way out of the housing. MK10 Jaguar and it was all totally silent, even the chewing bearing, not a sound and no damage to the car other than the rear bearing housing and lots of expensive bits but the body was fine. That was recovered and repaired at vast expense, the bastard! busmansholiday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 A timely reminder to check your nuts regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Have you ever noticed that every car you buy turns out to be built exactly on the change point between Mk 1 and Mk 2, so that all the vital parts are unobtanium. and neither the early nor the late parts will quite fit? LightBulbFun, N19, bunglebus and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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