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Thread: Fucking trams am pos god damnit
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10-03-2008, 10:40 AM #1
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Bright Red- 1999 Trans Am Ws6
Fucking trams am pos god damnit
Alright, so I had my car in mechanic for 72 fucking days to get transmission fixed. Well I have had it for what three weeks maybe. WELL guess what fucking happens today. Lah Lah Lah, driving along doing 50 through the busiest fucking street in town. SNAP! SCREEECH! ABS Light, LOW TRAC light. Horrible noise. Came to a stop in the middle of the busiest fucking interection in fucking town. Guess what, my wheel fell off. And when I say that, I mean the FUCKING wheel, fell the FUCK off. All the studs sheered right off. The rotor went around the wheel enough times it is fucking destroyed. C fucking 6 fucking z06 rim destroyed. Lugs are lost. Cops called a tow truck, I called a friend and got a ride home. To fucking pissed to do anything right now.
Seriously, a fucking wheel. WTF. I torque them to 100lbs with anti-seize every time. So wtf. It was driver side rear. I wonder if that fucking mechanic had to take off the wheels to drop tranny. I am going to put my torque wrench on that fucking other wheel when I get down there. And if it is like 150 or something. I am going to go down there and stick my fucking foot up his fucking ass.
1100 insurance this month, 910 three weeks ago for tranny fix, + w/e this costs, I am over two fucking grand in one fucking month.
Wheel = Totaled
Rotor = Totaled
Studs = Lost
Lugs = Lost
Other damage I didn't have time to inspect cause of fucking jackasses honking and driving by me.
I'm going to end up doing something I fucking regret today I can feel it...
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10-03-2008, 10:43 AM #2
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damn bud... sorry to hear that...
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10-03-2008, 10:52 AM #3
ouch....take some pics
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10-03-2008, 10:56 AM #4
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Red Fire- 2007 Mustang GT/CS
I ... wow... All I can say is I feel for ya man... That's seriously fucked up.
I'd buy ya a beer if you were closer.. That or take you to the gun range..
That's what I do when I am freaking wild.. So I don't actually kill anyone.
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10-03-2008, 11:04 AM #5
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Black- 1999 Camaro Z28
I sense a Massacre coming.
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10-03-2008, 11:05 AM #6
Don't use anti-seize. That can definitely cause improper torque. I had a co-worker torquing a lug nut that had anti-seize, and it just kept going, and eventually snapped the stud. The torque wrench just never clicked. Friction is needed on a lug/stud assembly, and anti-seize can definitely nullify that. I'd say take off all your wheels, and clean that stuff off the studs and threads of the lug nuts.
100 ft. lbs. is definitely the right torque for your car, but having the lubricated stud/lug can easily cause it to be torqued at way more, and even less than 100 ft. lbs.Last edited by kickflippin1; 10-03-2008 at 11:08 AM.
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10-03-2008, 11:07 AM #7
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Pewter Metallic- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6 D1SC
Wow, thats beyond suck. Thats so shitty, i feel for you man.
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10-03-2008, 11:19 AM #8
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10-03-2008, 11:33 AM #9
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Bright Red- 1999 Trans Am Ws6
I'll get pics when I get back the pieces. I'm so fucking close to selling it. I can't take this shit anymore.
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10-03-2008, 12:02 PM #10
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My life is a- Ben Stiller movie.
i can't imagine what the underside of that rear quarter looks like
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10-03-2008, 12:27 PM #11
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10-03-2008, 12:41 PM #12
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damn man, sorry to hear. but look at the bright side, atleast your not from texas.
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10-03-2008, 12:46 PM #13
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10-03-2008, 01:02 PM #14
damn... that really sucks dude. Just got it back from the 72 day quickie tranny shop, and this happens. I feel for ya man... that is some serious shit. Sorry to hear.
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10-03-2008, 01:24 PM #15
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10-03-2008, 01:34 PM #16
Damn man. That sucks, but I don't think its worth getting all worked up over. Look at the bright side you are still breathing and not everyone that went to bed last night can say that.
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10-03-2008, 01:35 PM #17
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That's some bad luck. Just wait until you find our that your axle housing got bent when the car slammed down.
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10-03-2008, 01:42 PM #18
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10-03-2008, 02:03 PM #19
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09 EclipseGT 75 Chevy 4x4- 2001 Trans-Am 13 F-XT
lol, sorry. Just figured something else had to break. Maybe it landed on an illegal that softened the blow and didn't damage anything else.
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10-03-2008, 02:08 PM #20
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