Author Topic: It figures, right!?! (Read 226 times)

tarafied1 · « **on:** April, 29, 2009, 07:24:47 AM »

Well, I have been racking up the miles locally and have driven pretty far with no issues. I was really hoping I wouldn't have any problems when I went to the 45th Thursday night cruise. But as luck would have it, Murphy did strike!
I had a bolt come out of the brake sheild on the right spindle and allowed it to rub on the rotor. It made a horrible noise. I pulled over during the cruise but couldn't do anything on the side of the highway so I jumped back in line and cruised on in to Homewood. I managed to get a zip tie to hold it on for the cruise back to the hotel. I didn't have proper tools to pull the caliper and rotor at Homewood. So many people offered to help and loan tools etc, great bunch of people.
I found this video of the cars coming into Homewood on YouTube, at about a 1:45 my car goes by making the horrible noise.

me trying to put the zip tie on in the parking lot

this was the zip tie doing it's job, in fact I waited until I got home to fix it right. Zip Ties and duct tape and I can fix anything!

Fast68back · « **Reply #1 on:** April, 29, 2009, 07:30:12 AM »

It was pretty cool, I was checking out a couple peoples photo albums from the 45th and I saw your car in both of them! Pretty cool to have your car recognized like that.

tarafied1 · « **Reply #2 on:** April, 29, 2009, 07:43:22 AM »

Quote from: Fast68back on April, 29, 2009, 07:30:12 AM

It was pretty cool, I was checking out a couple peoples photo albums from the 45th and I saw your car in both of them! Pretty cool to have your car recognized like that.

Cool, I didn't know that. It was a great weekend. My wife was kinda out of it because she hurt her back so we didn't get to "hang out" as much as I would have liked but we did meet a lot really cool people.

Laurie S. · « **Reply #3 on:** April, 29, 2009, 10:51:49 AM »

You weren't the only one to have brake problems during the cruise. I drove Murphy and the brake booster failed, so that the brake pedal didn't come back up and the brake pads didn't release. After a couple of miles on the interstate, I could smell burning rubber and there was smoke coming from the front wheelwells. I pulled out of the cruise, checked everything over quickly, and then continued with the cruise to Homewood. I had to drive by pulling the brake pedal back up with my left foot. And, I had to drive from the Marriott back to Barber the next morning, followed by the MCA past president.

I don't even want to think about what happened to my truck enroute to Birmingham. :expl

tarafied1 · « **Reply #4 on:** April, 29, 2009, 11:14:58 AM »

bummer, sorry to hear that. Did you get Murphy fixed? And I didn,t mean to use Murphy's name in vain, I knew you had a car named trouble. I forgot about Murphy!