IamRobbie
Well-Known Member
Off roading last night I felt my truck started to feel weird when turning and noticed my tires had started rubbing on full lock.
Decided to call it a night as it was already 4am and at a guess I thought my cv was on the way out. So bailing home for a slow and steady drive home I set off..
Immediately after joining the road I could feel that something was holding me back. I couldn't leave 3rd gear for 4th as my 200tdi just wouldn't pull through 4th.
There wasn't much noise from usual but I could feel the truck getting heavier to drive as well as wandering wherever it wanted!
About a mile up the road she went pop and I lost drive. Had a look underneath to find I had bent my rear steering bar like a banana.
I had also lost drive to the front and assumed that because my wheels were wonky it had messed up the diff.
Acouple of friends came to my aid where we used his winch to straighten the steering bar but after we had the rear drive of my truck in diff lock wouldn't push it without massive effort, so out came the straight bar for a pull home. Another mile down the road being pulled by a mates v8 trayback and smelling the excess petrol he was emitting pulling me we both started wobbling all over the road. After pulling over we realised that my left wheel had snapped from the hub.
Ended up getting a recovery truck home.
Total idiots or just plain who knew that were to happen?
I'll upload some photos later.
Decided to call it a night as it was already 4am and at a guess I thought my cv was on the way out. So bailing home for a slow and steady drive home I set off..
Immediately after joining the road I could feel that something was holding me back. I couldn't leave 3rd gear for 4th as my 200tdi just wouldn't pull through 4th.
There wasn't much noise from usual but I could feel the truck getting heavier to drive as well as wandering wherever it wanted!
About a mile up the road she went pop and I lost drive. Had a look underneath to find I had bent my rear steering bar like a banana.
I had also lost drive to the front and assumed that because my wheels were wonky it had messed up the diff.
Acouple of friends came to my aid where we used his winch to straighten the steering bar but after we had the rear drive of my truck in diff lock wouldn't push it without massive effort, so out came the straight bar for a pull home. Another mile down the road being pulled by a mates v8 trayback and smelling the excess petrol he was emitting pulling me we both started wobbling all over the road. After pulling over we realised that my left wheel had snapped from the hub.
Ended up getting a recovery truck home.
Total idiots or just plain who knew that were to happen?
I'll upload some photos later.
