carnage with pics...... October 08, 2011, 07:56:12 AM had a slight problem with the rear brakes, now can't seem to get one of the wheels to hold air....http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v198/cougarman/Tbird%20carnage/ :toilet: Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #1 – October 08, 2011, 10:36:21 AM oh wow is that one of them new rimless tires??? Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #2 – October 08, 2011, 10:46:07 AM god dude haha it sucks but at least it wasnt something lame like "I hit a curb"what happened anyway? Just the caliper came loose? Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #3 – October 08, 2011, 11:28:50 AM Wow! That sucks Herb. What exactly happened to do that much damage? Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #4 – October 08, 2011, 12:51:14 PM One of the rear caliper bolts broke, and the caliper flipped up and got wedged between the wheel and the axle destroying the wheel. Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #5 – October 08, 2011, 12:51:46 PM Quote from: Silent-Er@sEr;369510oh wow is that one of them new rimless tires??? LOL, yep you guessed it. Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #6 – October 08, 2011, 12:54:00 PM Here you can see how it was wedged, there was one piece about 4" long that was holding the wheel together that and the tire bead.:hick: Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #7 – October 08, 2011, 01:15:41 PM I almost had that happen on my front wheel. One of the bolts came out of the caliper bracket off the spindle and the whole works came up and rubbed on the inside of the wheel. Did squish the bracket slightly though so I had to run a tap through it to get a bolt back in. Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #8 – October 08, 2011, 05:27:10 PM Ouch. That looks wicked. At least the wheels are easy to find, and you and the car are alright. You can fix this. Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #9 – October 08, 2011, 05:55:36 PM Thanks Vinnie, the Tbird is all fixed new caliper, bracket and bolts. The wheels are easy to find, just have to find a real nice I can afford...lol. Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #10 – October 08, 2011, 05:58:13 PM Quote from: fordguy545;369522I almost had that happen on my front wheel. One of the bolts came out of the caliper bracket off the spindle and the whole works came up and rubbed on the inside of the wheel. Did squish the bracket slightly though so I had to run a tap through it to get a bolt back in. Lucky..lol, I wish mine would have done that. At least it didn't come apart on the freeway at 75+, it waited until I was on the offramp...lol. Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #11 – October 08, 2011, 09:06:09 PM Wow that's crazy, at least you weren't going fast when it happened like you said. How long did it take to cut through it? Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #12 – October 08, 2011, 09:17:12 PM Quote from: 5.0 bird;369561Wow that's crazy, at least you weren't going fast when it happened like you said. How long did it take to cut through it? About 20 feet.......lol. Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #13 – October 08, 2011, 10:25:43 PM mine happened at 60 to 65, just it couldn't get a real good wedge effect on the caliper since I have 13" cobra brakes. Quote Selected
carnage with pics...... Reply #14 – October 09, 2011, 05:45:52 AM WOW, nasty surprise there!I'm sure glad you weren't hurt. That could have been ugly. Quote Selected
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