 Frustrated with my car, :( |
 Nov 13, 2008 - 6:35 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
So last weekend I was at home and I noticed that my Drivers side outer CV boot was leaking grease all over my rim, so on Monday when I got back to school I ordered a new axle, it came in Tuesday and I started to replace it and then it got dark out. By then I was already frustrated because I couldnt get the balljoint to bolt up correctly. The next day I got everything in, and took it for a test drive. I was three blocks away from my house and the axle popped out; it costs $45 to tow my car back (not to mention losing $20 worth of 10-minute old syncromesh to the pavement). This morning I took everything apart and this time I was SURE (at least I thought) I had the axle seated and locked properly this time, and it popped out about 5 blocks from my house. I left it in a gas station parking lot.
It's my girlfriend's birthday tomorrow, and since we've been together (2+ yrs) I've had to miss her birthday. We have plans for the weekend that involve me driving to her school, so the news that car would not move from that sheetz parking lot caused alot of problems. My roommate is letting me borrow his car, so I'll still be there, and be back on Monday to deal with the Celica. I'm sick of dealing with this axle and I'm just going to do what I should have done at first, and get it towed to a garage. I'm a college student and money is tight, so I wanted to save some money by doing it myself, and it ended up costing me alot more. I'm fairly mechanically inclined and I'm not normally afraid to try things myself with my car, but now, I can't help but be discouraged from doing my own work on my car. -------------------- |
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Nov 16, 2008 - 9:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Thanks man, my gf was upset at first but then I borrowed a car and made it to her place for the weekend, so things are fine now. I feel alot better with the whole situation now, I'm getting the car towed tomorrow afternoon, so hopefully I should have the car back in a couple of days which is no big deal because I have no place to drive to for a while. I don't feel so discouraged with my car any more... in fact I have a little notepad.exe to-do list and I added a whole bunch of things... I have work to do
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Cutrara Frustrated with my car Nov 13, 2008 - 6:35 PM
Cevax I wish I could do mechanical work in my own car bu... Nov 13, 2008 - 6:48 PM njccmd2002 where did you get the axle from? start by that. ... Nov 13, 2008 - 6:56 PM Cutrara The axle is not OEM... I bought a brand new one fr... Nov 13, 2008 - 7:31 PM 99GT Might of not been fitted in correctly hence the ba... Nov 13, 2008 - 8:24 PM xs94st autozone axles suck. don't go there. oem man... Nov 13, 2008 - 9:20 PM Rayme If your axel wasnt making any noise you would have... Nov 13, 2008 - 10:01 PM Batman722 take your time with it.
The driver's side is ... Nov 13, 2008 - 11:58 PM presure2 if the axle is seated properly, and it keeps poppi... Nov 14, 2008 - 9:33 AM Cutrara I can bolt the balljoint up fine after the first d... Nov 14, 2008 - 9:34 AM Random_Stranger Hey man, I haven't had to change that out yet.... Nov 14, 2008 - 10:27 AM
Cutrara Apparently the axle was seated right the second ti... Nov 18, 2008 - 9:14 AM |
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