too much air time...
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too much air time...
i went over a canal or high rail road tracks way to fast, when i landed i came down unevenly, mostly on my front left tire. on my way home good by wheel :seeya i was able to drive the car off to the side of the road and later fit another wheel on it and drive it home. i also busted off two wheel studs :cry that was yesterday, today is saturday and before i even look at the damage i did to my baby i was wondering what u all thought i might have done to the: axle, steering, brakes, etc...
basically any ideas on what i should check, while i got it all jacked up and am rebuilding whatever i did to it?? thanx for any suggestions or comments.
its a '79 L-82, that now has a wonderful grinding sound when i drove it the last two miles home
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basically any ideas on what i should check, while i got it all jacked up and am rebuilding whatever i did to it?? thanx for any suggestions or comments.
its a '79 L-82, that now has a wonderful grinding sound when i drove it the last two miles home
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Re: too much air time... (silvervetteman)
front driver side wheel.
so far i have learned that though corvettes can travel as fast or faster than some small single engine planes dont try to make them fly :jester
my braking disc has a nice half inch grinded off the edge of it parallel to the horizon (or the street however you want to look at that), but none of my brake lines are broke, my A frame isn't broke (i need to go double check that...).
one last question for you all, how do i check and see if i can still use my axle? as in check for warpedness? or would it not be warped, because the car didn't vibrate or anything on the rest of the drive home (except for pull severly to the left)???
any suggestions?
[Modified by taekwondo-kicker, 11:39 PM 3/9/2002]
so far i have learned that though corvettes can travel as fast or faster than some small single engine planes dont try to make them fly :jester
my braking disc has a nice half inch grinded off the edge of it parallel to the horizon (or the street however you want to look at that), but none of my brake lines are broke, my A frame isn't broke (i need to go double check that...).
one last question for you all, how do i check and see if i can still use my axle? as in check for warpedness? or would it not be warped, because the car didn't vibrate or anything on the rest of the drive home (except for pull severly to the left)???
any suggestions?
[Modified by taekwondo-kicker, 11:39 PM 3/9/2002]
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Re: too much air time... (taekwondo-kicker)
Sounds like something may have gotten caught at the discs edge causing the grinding noise you were hearing, plus maybe even causing the pulling to one side.
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Re: too much air time... (taekwondo-kicker)
Are your front rotors riveted on or have they been removed before? I think if they are not riveted, you can replace the studs fairly easily. . Of course, once you have them off you might as well pull both sides and check for runout, have them machined if necessary. Otherwise you will have to drill the rivets out to puill the rotors. Hopefully, you only tweaked the wheel and the grinding was the wheel on the caliper. If you can't see any bent parts right off I would replace the studs (have to do it anyway) and see how it drives in a SLOW speed test then assess the next step. Get ready for some :smash:
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Re: too much air time... (R. Bruno)
the rotor is only slightly grounded on one part of it (i guess i locked the wheels up braking to hard i think...)
what do u mean "rivited on" the are the 5 wheel studs (or 3 and 2 holes) and 5... umm.. dont know what to call em in between the wheel studs. they-the "watchyamacallits"-dont stick out from the rotor, they are flush with the edge.
when i go to replace the wheel studs dont i just set the brakes off to the side and unbolt the rotor? (obviously, im a beginner home mechanic, how foolish of me to think this job would be easy, none of the other 30 jobs have been...)
what do u mean "rivited on" the are the 5 wheel studs (or 3 and 2 holes) and 5... umm.. dont know what to call em in between the wheel studs. they-the "watchyamacallits"-dont stick out from the rotor, they are flush with the edge.
when i go to replace the wheel studs dont i just set the brakes off to the side and unbolt the rotor? (obviously, im a beginner home mechanic, how foolish of me to think this job would be easy, none of the other 30 jobs have been...)
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Re: too much air time... (taekwondo-kicker)
Those 5 flat things between the studs are the rivets and they hold the rotor on. The rotors on our beloved vettes were riveted on at the factory and those rivets have to be either torched or drilled out. It may be something that you want to have a garage do for you if you have limited tools. It should be fairly inexpensive. The purpose of the rivets I am told, is that the rotors must be aligned just right or you may develop brake problems.
I personally have not had to do this job (yet).
I personally have not had to do this job (yet).
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Re: too much air time... (R. Bruno)
i got a few high quality drill bits... but nah ill call around.
thanx guys.
hey wait a minute my dad also has an acetalyene arc torch..... nah maybe i shouldnt... how would i torch em out? cut em out or like heat em up and then pound em out? btw i have never seen rivits 5/8" thick.
[Modified by taekwondo-kicker, 9:02 PM 3/10/2002]
thanx guys.
hey wait a minute my dad also has an acetalyene arc torch..... nah maybe i shouldnt... how would i torch em out? cut em out or like heat em up and then pound em out? btw i have never seen rivits 5/8" thick.
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Re: too much air time... (taekwondo-kicker)
I have seen comments from guys who used a torch to remove them but I know nothing about welding type stuff. I am sure someone here will answer that question for you. (maybe do a post specific to removing rotor rivets.)