my corsas evolution from XE to LET - Page 13

Gaz86 · 29-09-2008, 12:31

well i heard a clink so assumed the bearing had gone, went to pull up then clunk the wheel overtook me bouncing along the verge, was funny as fook

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it sheared clean off at the stub axle and it dont look like much grease was in there, all fixable over winter for when i sell it.

SteveM · 29-09-2008, 12:53

oh ****

Mitch2.0 · 29-09-2008, 12:55

Probably compromised the handling slightly I should imagine!

djivesp · 29-09-2008, 13:00

thats an awesome write up

i had the same thing just with my front passenger side, was lairy to say the least

OHC · 29-09-2008, 14:59

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Originally Posted by GBE86

well i heard a clink so assumed the bearing had gone, went to pull up then clunk the wheel overtook me bouncing along the verge, was funny as fook

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it sheared clean off at the stub axle and it dont look like much grease was in there, all fixable over winter for when i sell it.

i saw something very similar with my own eyes a year or so ago, put me off corsa's so it did lol wheels can go far when the come loose it seems

Gaz86 · 29-09-2008, 15:35

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Originally Posted by Mitch2.0

Probably compromised the handling slightly I should imagine!

not really, i felt it go but thought i had a few hundred yards to get omewhere safe, thats when the wheel overtook and i realised i was in reliant robin territory without a full set of brakes

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Quote:

Originally Posted by djivesp

thats an awesome write up

i had the same thing just with my front passenger side, was lairy to say the least

i lost the drivers side hub same time last year on the motorway in southampton, that was very scary lots of smoke and scary noises, just about managed to keep it straight and skidded over to the hard shoulder, substandard conversion hubs are very dangerous!

Gaz86 · 19-10-2008, 03:07

big update this week, hoping to have her back for a few weeks bofore christmas

Gaz86 · 27-11-2008, 05:08

/\ FPMSL as if!!

small update

got a decent turbo which needed a new wastgate as the arm was worn to **** thats done and fitted now, got new bearings for all corners to fit some new brake parts, then i might drive it again

cleaned and painted up, it was looking well mucky but the insides were lovely and oil free

Big thanks for Ives for hanging onto the turbo for me, and getting up at silly o clock (for a student anyway

) when i came to get it

more to follow

djivesp · 27-11-2008, 11:06

Good stuff bud

I had no idea about the wastegate, sorry about that

to me it seemed fine though i guess i never did run any normal boost through it lol.
11 in the morning how unreasonable is that, come on now

Gaz86 · 27-11-2008, 18:04

yeah wasnt a problem just when i preloaded the actuator the penny valve was open at the bottom

Noodles · 19-12-2008, 23:45

come on gaz you homo get a move on. nice read tho

Gaz86 · 20-12-2008, 00:24

funny you should say that, the last 2 days ive been working on it, got new rear bearings brakes and the engine is all built back up, gotta do the front wheelbearings.

the downpipe is now totally mocked up so that just needs welding to finish then ill crack on with the rest of the system.

it currently sounds like a T-rex with a nasty cough

Noodles · 20-12-2008, 14:25

stop abusing Fuzzy and get on with it then

Gaz86 · 20-12-2008, 20:47

its cold ya know