Gulp!!

Thought I better start investigaing the wobble on the car's steering/braking. Was convinced it was the wheel balance or a warped disc.

Jacked up the front and got a tell-tale bearing wobble, prised off the cap and found the nut to be just about finger-tight

My ever-diminishing tool box was lacking the wrong socket or spanner for the job, so I have had to make do with tightening it by using a pair off long nosed pliers. Hopefully will hold to the weekend.

Good news is that the wobble seems a lot better!

I hope you put the lock cap and the split pin back in

Yes indeedy. I can't help think that they been all that's stopped me losing a wheel......

WRCdave was telling me about how one of his wheels feel off when he collected his car some time ago.

When i picked up my beast I felt a wobble which turned into a knocking noise.

While on the motorway although i was eager to get the car home and my dad was following in his m3 and wated to get home ASAP! I pulled over, and found the nuts on the wheels to be finger tight.

I'm not pointing the blame, it was my fault not to check this on the car before i set off but. SCARY shit!

Jon

Christ! my 4 door has wobbled under braking since I got it but Im going to check it out now youve brought this up.

I do love old fords but they do seem to keep coming up with novel ways to kill us, so far this month

*Ive ran out of petrol going up hill due to non existant tank baffles on a mega busy duel carriage way at night.

*Had flat battery when returning 20 mins later with fuel meaning I had to bump start the bugger backwards on said duel carriage way.

*Had two Mk2 Escort bonnets crash down on my head on the same day.

*Had complete braking failure when pulling into motorway service station

*And had an Escort pin me againtst another escort when I let the jack down on hill forgetting to pull the handbrake after undersealing the rear arches (although the blame partially falls at my feet on this one) .

And now I half expect all 4 wheels to fall of next time I pop down to the shops. Going by things having been it will then burst into flames and all the doors will jam shut and il never be seen again.

So I should better go check the hubs..... just to be on the safe side

Always check your nuts...

I had a steering knuckle shear before! that was scary, all of a sudden having no steering!!

Luckily i was only doing about 10mph but it could have been worse!! Now i have a GP4 one on there!

I had a steering knuckle shear before! that was scary, all of a sudden having no steering!!

 

Luckily i was only doing about 10mph but it could have been worse!! Now i have a GP4 one on there!

Bloody hell - it's difficult to check for metal fatigue as well.

But TBH I'd like to get my car on a ramp (instead of crawling around under it) and spend a day going over it - anyone know anyone who rents out ramp?