Horrible Mechanical Failures: Looks Like the Tin Man's Undies After Taco Tuesday

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Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Kotaru posted:

Some people just flat out ignore any ratings what so ever. There is a Prius floating around where I live that was towing a beat up camary down the highway at a painfully slow speed.

There is a video of some mudding hole were a jeep got stuck and they called the site's tow truck to help pull it out. 90's era F150 tow truck ended up bending in half.

Land Rover, but yeah.

And technically, I think it was destroyed by the other truck pulling on the front of it.

# ¿ Nov 21, 2009 19:23

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# ¿ May 4, 2024 12:45

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Aliass posted:

I dunno about that , i put 1040kg into a 98 hilux. The rear axle is rated for 1750kg but the wheels were only 1.5 inches away from scrubbing on the wheel wells.

Guessing this is the rating as the truck hits the scales, not "in the bed".

# ¿ Nov 22, 2009 06:40

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

I decided my miata wasn't low enough, so I...

IMAG0056 by Krakkles, on Flickr

DSC_0003.jpg by Krakkles, on Flickr

... let the balljoint snap. Should've checked it when I first heard a clunk, didn't, basically got lucky that it happened in a parking lot.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2011 23:47

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Paul Boz_ posted:

They thought that about the Space Shuttle Challenger as well.

That was made of rubber :q:

# ¿ Aug 4, 2011 03:10

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Maker Of Shoes posted:

This is the obvious solution.

tbf I've seen plenty of this from every age group. The problem is that 99% of American drivers are fuckwits and invent new ways of being bigger fuckwits every day.

The old saying ... "Make something idiotproof, and they'll make a better idiot."

# ¿ May 27, 2012 05:23

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Whoopsie:

# ¿ Jun 9, 2012 07:43

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

InitialDave posted:

To try and press them into the rollers more.

"Fat blokes" is a valid unit of measurement for torque at the wheels.

I like that it doesn't work the first time, and the apparent thinking is "We need some FATTER blokes!"

# ¿ Jun 17, 2012 00:14

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Also, those headlights aren't HIDs.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2012 01:42

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

I think I know why my mod motor was making a strange rattling noise.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2013 04:26

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Dick Diggler posted:

Those are the worst welds I've ever seen

Seriously. I can weld WAY better than that, and I freely admit that I'm pretty terrible.

# ¿ Apr 26, 2013 03:30

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Boat posted:

Wait wait wait wait. Did somebody put the lug nuts on OVER the plastic hub cap?

That's the way some cars work - my '91 Honda Civic had them that way.

# ¿ Apr 26, 2013 14:44

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

edit nm

# ¿ Apr 26, 2013 20:23

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

That's supposed to be there, right?

# ¿ May 22, 2013 20:42

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

EightBit posted:

That must have sounded delightful

Pretty much:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k_9Ty664tg

# ¿ May 23, 2013 23:38

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

drat thing near killed me ... forgot I had it.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2013 00:22

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

SNiPER_Magnum posted:

So how long are you going to drive around like that?

It's not AI if he fixes it.

# ¿ Sep 29, 2013 21:42

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Is that ... just completely the wrong pads?

How do you even DO that?

# ¿ Jan 30, 2014 08:14

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Endless Mike posted:

You want a brand new Camry, iPhone, and Macbook. If you get something else, I can't help you.

*Buys used Aveo, free-on-two-year-contract shitphone, and $300 laptop from Best Buy*

... and then demands you fix them.

# ¿ Feb 25, 2014 20:40

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

EightBit posted:

Edit: notable engines, such as the Jeep 4.0, are over built because that allowed the manufacturer to use the same front suspension as heavier V8 options.

Got a source on this? It sounds like you're saying they overbuilt it because they could make it heavier, and knowing most car manufacturers, that just doesn't sound right. Hell, most of them would give them an iron oilpan to make them heavier first.

# ¿ Mar 9, 2014 00:31

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

That video was REALLY boring until the end. Then it was pretty cool except for the screaming.

# ¿ May 3, 2014 00:53

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

rear end in a top hat casserole posted:

I drive a $1500 econo-beater. It's insured, but if I exceed my coverage (which is admittedly over state minimums), I'm pretty well boned. Does this mean I should be walking to work?

If you're like the rear end in a top hat who drove a $1500 beater into 6 cars (including mine) on my street causing over $20k in damage, which his state minimums insurance then decided to pay out prorated damages on, yes, you should walk to work.

I'm not sure what you mean by econo-beater, so maybe that changes things somehow.

I'd have to total several premium automobiles (and mine) to exceed my coverages. If yours is similar, I'd say drive to work.

# ¿ Jul 17, 2014 20:17

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

InitialDave posted:

This is largely a function of the "minimum coverages" model for insurance being completely hosed. It should be like in the UK, where your 3rd party is, in real terms, unlimited (8 figure payouts have been known).

Like the whole "private healthcare only" thing, it's just an opportunity for people to get hosed over under the guise of it being a freedom of choice thing.

I'm about the last person you could label a socialist, but it's a crock of poo poo.

I agree completely.

# ¿ Jul 17, 2014 20:44

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

InitialDave posted:

This is why, while you and I can have uninsured driver cover, so that when someone with no cover hits you you get a payout (within the often hilarious restrictions placed on it), the Yanks also can have underinsured driver cover, to protect themselves against this gap.

Note: My understanding of the Gordian knot of US state legislation on this poo poo is minimal at best, so s feel free to correct me.

Almost everything you said is correct, but un/underinsured coverage is only for property damage. Medical bills will never be covered by it.

# ¿ Jul 17, 2014 23:05

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Savington posted:

This is 100% false. UIM/UM coverage applies before your standard health insurance kicks in, in fact.

Hmmm, interesting. Apparently I've been misunderstanding that for a long time.

Now I feel better about having that coverage!

# ¿ Jul 17, 2014 23:16

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

spiny posted:

is this an american car thing ? As I used to regularly coast down hills in my '78 VW van (it's currently off the road for welding) and have done the same in pretty much 20+ other cars over the last 20 years I've had a licence, all with no exploding anything.

No. You're probably doing it either not that fast or in neutral, he did it fast and in gear.

The mechanics of being in gear with the clutch in are not the same as the mechanics of being in neutral.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2014 23:36

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

spiny posted:

I'd do it at 60-70 MPH with the gearbox in 4th - the nearest surfing beach to me involves lots of rolling countryside, and as my bus gets 24mpg on a good day, coasting down two miles of hill for a few minutes saves money

my current daily driver is a dull diesel, so just hums along in top gear no matter what.

As kastein said, what he did was the equivalent of you doing that in first. There's a reason you can't engage first at such speeds.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2014 23:47

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

kastein posted:

Hey, more pictures of the same Ford 8.8. He tore it down already. That's all supposed to be one piece.

Stock 8.8 carriers are weak, so they say...

# ¿ Jul 29, 2014 03:13

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

kastein posted:

I'd heard it, but I didn't really put much stock in it till this series of pictures.

Ditto. I'm glad I'm replacing it preemptively.

# ¿ Jul 29, 2014 12:34

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

While I 100% believe you, it's possible a couple of different things are happening there:

they got lucky
axles and c-clip eliminator kit lessened some loading that would've caused a failure
different load types - my jeep will never see a 9 second pass, ever, but it will bounce up and down over rocks, load the rear end up for much longer than a wheelie lasts, etc.

# ¿ Jul 30, 2014 21:42

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

CroatianAlzheimers posted:

... both ears of the shock mount snapped clean off ... The rust isn't that bad at all, just some surface rust. The mount is otherwise solid. The bolts are gonna be a bitch, though.

Doesn't add up at all.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2015 19:46

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

kastein posted:

I've only ever had one issue with a 12pt and it was a reduced head (most 12s are...) 13mm 12pt on an M12 fastener that had seen 20 years of salt. So I dremeled the rust off, slapped a 5/8 hex nut over it, welded the nut to the flange of the bolt head, welded the remainder of the head to the inside of the nut, and popped the bolt right out.

XJ hub retaining bolt. I keep a 1/2" 12 point 13mm socket in the jeep just for that goddamn bolt. Mine are all well-anti seized by this point, but the first time?

gently caress that.

# ¿ Mar 17, 2015 04:21

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

kastein posted:

5 minutes before this was taken I was doing 70mph on it. It was so bad I was just hoping to make it to a parts store or junkyard with a CV shaft assembly on hand before the shaft snapped in half.

It wasn't the CV.

That wheel looks incredibly out of round. Holy hell.

Yay new toys, right?

# ¿ Mar 24, 2015 06:04

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

The Orange Mage posted:

I fail to see how that's funny, but I do now except someone to post actual pics of an actual cat(alytic convertor) stuck in someone's suspension.

Cats are hilariously stupid, seems funny to me.

# ¿ May 15, 2015 20:57

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

That's why I usually phrase it more like "pull over now, worst case is $xxx. Don't, you're looking at $xxxx."

They're a bit more likely to listen, and if they don't, they're informed when they don't.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2015 01:32

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

What's this? Oh, a carrier out of a Dana 44 on a 1968 GMC truck. Let's look closer:

Um, I don't think that's supposed to look like that.

That either.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2015 07:47

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Splizwarf posted:

Had this experience in 90's F150s and both of my Grand Marquis. There is or at least used to be a difference between something legalesed as just a "parking brake" and an "emergency brake". Parking brakes won't usually do more than keep the car from rolling away, and "uh I drove 35 miles with my park brake on and now my truck smells like burnt rear end in a top hat " is a thing because often they make so little drag as to go unnoticed while you're driving. You can smell it when the guy in front of you in traffic has his park brake on. On the other hand emergency brakes, in addition to the usual parking function, will usually accomplish something while the car's in motion, and they're usually the horsecock style yanker and easy to use while driving (as opposed to a pedal that you potentially have to dump the clutch to use).

TL,DR: footpedal brakes aren't for doriftu and "parking" brakes aren't for stopping a moving car.

That's, like, not at all true.

"The only reason they're called emergency brakes is this: if you use them while you're driving, you will cause an emergency."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_brake

# ¿ Nov 6, 2015 20:40

Krakkles: May 5, 2003

Bogatyr posted:

Pacificas have been added to my list of cars to keep a safe distance from. It has been a while since I have seen one that doesn't have a patina of bad decisions on the bodywork.

I love this.

# ¿ Jan 21, 2016 14:09