Originally posted by Snowman
lolz. i know snowman. its really fucked up. I got so tired of dealing with this car so i brought it to the mechanic. Found out that the pins where the axle connects to the transmission suddenly split into two, thats why the car couldnt go anywhere and made a grinding sound.
Also the mechanic said that it was the wrong axle. YES, MOTHER F&%*ckin discount auto parts gave my friend the wrong axles ( they gave him axles for an automatic). I noticed that the hole on the transmission side of the automatic axle is WAY bigger compared to the manual ones (there was to much play, that is why it snapped the roller pins).
well we learn new things everyday.
LESSON 1: NO HAMMERING of control arm threads.. the mechanic bitched about the threads being F*cked up. He had to rethread the whole thing. Yes i know, it was really stupid of me.
LESSON 2: ALWAYS check compatibility of the old axles to the new ones that one bought. If it doesn't look right, return it. I had to return the discount auto part axles and drive 24 miles to Tri City automotive to get my axles So i can get the car out of the shop at 6pm.
end of rant