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The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Err me atleast. Well as a couple of you know I well um.. did something to the axle in my car. Well this morning after making the three hour drive to and from school she died. And she died in the driveway. I was pulling up to the garage and this is as far as she made it. Now it just grinds and wizzes in the rear when you try and move. But how is that for faithful? She has never left me sitting! I've always made it home when something broke.
One 88

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #1 –
Another reason of why we love these cars so much...

I too broke a caliper which then ripped the front rotor up and damaged the brake line. It broke 10 yards from my house after a trip to a NY car show last year. Somehow they know when they're home. Glad u made it back Claude.

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #2 –
That's funny, you're literrally like less than 100 feet from the garage.  What did you do to the axle?  And I guess it's a good thing that there are all those birds in teh JY for you to get axles from.

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #3 –
WHat a bummer...at least you got home.
:cougarsmily:~Karen~

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #4 –
shiznit... my rear end did the same thing, except I was about 20 miles from home at 6:30 on the freeway.

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #5 –
Good story!

My 1983 Conti got me home on a broken timing chain of all things.  About 3 miles.  Had to drive in 1st gear at 20mph to keep the car from bucking and choking, but it got me home. Didn't run after that, and sat for 2 years until I figured out that the chain went out.

God bless these 1980s Foxy Fords. :)
pro-five-oh

88 Cougar XR-7...5.0HO, T-56, and much more                             
85 Thunderbird 30th...#2471, 29k, all original and might actually stay that way

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #6 –
When the tranny lines on my 80 blew I was able to get home ( with a huge azz plume of white smoke behind me ) Pulled in the driveway and assesed the damage, decided to try and drive to the parts store for more fluid, wouldnt budge foreward or backward. Ended up walking but atleast the car was home.

Another time in the winter it had rained and Everything was black ice, going to a friends house the car didnt make a corner, kept going perfectly straight in to a 4ft snowbank. It went right in up to the doors, couldnt even open them to get out I was thinking I was totally screwed since I was working at sprawlmart at the time and was as usuall flat broke. I tossed it in reverse and she backed right out no problem. Unlike the time a couple days later when I turned in to my driveway and ended up sliding  straight in to the middle of the front yard, but it WAS home. A 'good ole boy' in a chevy pickup was by within 5 mins with a tow rope and pulled me right out, never fails.
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #7 –
Sounds like a good motivator for a TC 8.8 ;)
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #8 –
Quote from: tbirdscott
A 'good ole boy' in a chevy pickup


I thought the Admins were supposed to have a filter for these bad words? :giggle:

(I'll shut up now, lest I be reminded what my daily transportation is..)
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #9 –
Quote from: FordTruckFreeek
I thought the Admins were supposed to have a filter for these bad words? :giggle:

lol but i'm serious if you ever get stuck or breakdown around here a redneck in a pickup (most likely a chebby, sometimes a jacked up mud covered ford) will stop and offer help within minuites, its in the rule book.
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #10 –
One time when I was riding with my parents in the Tbird, we were on a busy road and the alternator died at the top of the hill.  Somehow, the car managed to coast down the hill and roll about 2 or 3 football fields down the road to the nearest auto parts store.  We have no idea how we were able to coast that far.

These cars love us so much :D

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #11 –
Quote from: kingcars
These cars love us so much :D

 
I'm not so sure I believe this about my car...  driving today in the rain pulled up to a stop sign and blew a heater hose.

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #12 –
OK I NEED HELP!!!  I got the cover off, and the little bolt out.  The big pin in the center will not come out!!  I know what is wrong now and I need to get that pin out!  I tried hammering on it and it still wont budge!  PLEASE  I gota have her running by monday!
One 88

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #13 –
That little bolt is broken, do what you can to try to snake it out and the pin will slide out.

Or you can torch the side of the pin where the bolt is broken in.

The best, most Faithful Car known to man....<-PLEASE HELP ME INSIDE!

Reply #14 –
The little bolt did come out in two peices, but I was able to use a magnet and get it all out.  The pin moves about 1/4 on an inch but it just wont come out!..
One 88