I had a bit of fun last night driving home - hit a pothole and suddenly found myself with no steering! Luckily I didn't hit anyone or anything - the car weaved across the road bouncing gently off the banks and I managed to stop on the verge off the carriageway.
I couldn't see too much as it was dark and I was on a soggy verge, but it did appear that a ball joint on the offside had sheared. The chap who kindly stopped to help (Land Rover) said that the steering basically operates on one wheel which turns the other. Unfortunately the break happened on the steering side of the equation.
The only injury sustained was when I put my hand on a small but very angry stinging nettle, which is still smarting
I couldn't see too much as it was dark and I was on a soggy verge, but it did appear that a ball joint on the offside had sheared. The chap who kindly stopped to help (Land Rover) said that the steering basically operates on one wheel which turns the other. Unfortunately the break happened on the steering side of the equation.
The only injury sustained was when I put my hand on a small but very angry stinging nettle, which is still smarting