Today Everything That Could Had Gone Wrong...did

maxgst · January 5th, 2012, 08:47 PM

My adventure started last friday when I decided to do a 180 on a tight parking lot, which caused me to hit my rear wheel against a curb and bend the axle.

Well today I finally got a morning off to try and fix this so my dad picked me up, we moved the car to an empty parking lot to work on it and we began.
I took off the brakes, differential cover, and when I went to take off the bolt that holds the pin that prevents the axle from being pushed in, voila it breaks, leaving half the bolt inside the differential.

I wanted to kill my self, but luckily my dad held his calm got a kit used for pulling broken bolts, and got it out within an hour.
Finally we got the differential out, and when we went to put in the new one we realized it was too short. I accidentally got the non-abs one from advance auto parts. Since it was getting late and we needed to move the car back to our place we just put it in without the abs, and when we attempted to put in the brakes the brake piston would not for the love of god push in. then we realized that because the axle was shorter the brake disk would not sit correctly, so we put some washers on the studs to hold the disk in place so we could put in the brake pads and caliper.
finally all in, but the studs were now too short that we could not tighten the wheel. so as of now my car is in a random parking lot with no wheel and the wrong axle.

Cliffs notes:
-tried to replace axle
-broke a bolt inside the differential
-when installing new axle, found out it was the wrong model.
-I left my car stranded in some random parking lot
-new axle is coming in this monday, but im supposed to be in gainesville by monday for school.

bullitt1680 · January 5th, 2012, 09:06 PM

Shit happens man. It sucks, but it isn't the end of the world. At least you know what to do when you get the right parts together.

Do you go to University of Florida?

maxgst · January 5th, 2012, 09:46 PM

yeah I do

bullitt1680 · January 5th, 2012, 11:38 PM

Cool deal, my step-mom went there in the 80s. Did gymnastics or some shit.

mr.burton · January 6th, 2012, 12:01 AM

Time for shots?

SSteady98 · January 6th, 2012, 08:45 AM

Shots shots shotsshots shotshots

94racing · January 6th, 2012, 08:49 AM

that sucks man. sorry to hear.
shots!

brokenweasel · January 6th, 2012, 09:31 AM

did you get video of this one? Its you that has a pretty good mexico-abandoned-hotel-parking-lot-donut video right?

maxgst · January 6th, 2012, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by bullitt1680

Cool deal, my step-mom went there in the 80s. Did gymnastics or some shit.

nice! Yeah UF is pretty cool.

And no, no video of this one. If installing the new axle doesnt go 100% smoothly im gonna be pissed as hell.

TheUNZippee! · January 6th, 2012, 11:48 AM

Both my Explorers are in the shop. One is costing me 900 bucks to fix, the other 2+ grand.

Shit happens with vehicles.

WickedSnake00 · January 6th, 2012, 11:58 AM

Just sounds like another day of working on cars to me. ...says the guy who snapped off a bolt in his crank.

TheUNZippee! · January 6th, 2012, 12:36 PM

lol yup

maxgst · January 6th, 2012, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by TheUNZippee!

Both my Explorers are in the shop. One is costing me 900 bucks to fix, the other 2+ grand.

Shit happens with vehicles.

HOly shit 2+ grand? what happen?

Originally Posted by WickedSnake00

Just sounds like another day of working on cars to me. ...says the guy who snapped off a bolt in his crank.

lol oh shit, that sucks.
I mean if it wasn't because I have to drive it 350 miles on Sunday, and as it sits now it has the wrong axle in, then yeah just another day working on cars and I wouldn't be as stressed.

It looks like the new axle will be coming on either tomorrow or monday, so I may have to miss the first day of school.

TheUNZippee! · January 6th, 2012, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by maxgst

HOly shit 2+ grand? what happen?

lol oh shit, that sucks.
I mean if it wasn't because I have to drive it 350 miles on Sunday, and as it sits now it has the wrong axle in, then yeah just another day working on cars and I wouldn't be as stressed.

It looks like the new axle will be coming on either tomorrow or monday, so I may have to miss the first day of school.

4 new tires, exhaust leak, bad control arm, thermostat bad, oil change, rear brakes, and a couple other minor things.

jbenevides89 · January 6th, 2012, 05:40 PM

85% of the time those stupid bolts break. i absolutly hate working on rearends because of that. I had one break on a jeep one day and it took a week to get another one in from the dealer.

maxgst · January 7th, 2012, 03:08 AM

Originally Posted by jbenevides89

85% of the time those stupid bolts break. i absolutly hate working on rearends because of that. I had one break on a jeep one day and it took a week to get another one in from the dealer.

damn, I was lucky the ford dealership had it in stock

RDY4WAR · January 7th, 2012, 03:21 AM

Shit happens man. The day could've been much worse.

NastyFX4 · January 7th, 2012, 03:32 AM

That sucks but there are way more worse things that could happen than that.

Nateman15 · January 7th, 2012, 07:52 AM

A month after I got my GT, I nailed a curb in the rain. Did the exact same thing, bent my axle. I was barely 16 and hadn't done any real wrenching yet so I just had to pay for the stealerships to fix it. By the time it was all said and done, $2100 out of my pocket. Lesson learned.

Mustang + Rain + roundabouts + no experience with horsepower = no bueno

Hope you get it fixed bud

98FireyGT! · January 7th, 2012, 09:13 AM

Could be worse...you could have an IRS...

January 5th, 2012, 08:47 PM	#1
maxgst Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 2,392 iTrader: 1 reviews	Today Everything That Could Had Gone Wrong...did My adventure started last friday when I decided to do a 180 on a tight parking lot, which caused me to hit my rear wheel against a curb and bend the axle. Well today I finally got a morning off to try and fix this so my dad picked me up, we moved the car to an empty parking lot to work on it and we began. I took off the brakes, differential cover, and when I went to take off the bolt that holds the pin that prevents the axle from being pushed in, voila it breaks, leaving half the bolt inside the differential. I wanted to kill my self, but luckily my dad held his calm got a kit used for pulling broken bolts, and got it out within an hour. Finally we got the differential out, and when we went to put in the new one we realized it was too short. I accidentally got the non-abs one from advance auto parts. Since it was getting late and we needed to move the car back to our place we just put it in without the abs, and when we attempted to put in the brakes the brake piston would not for the love of god push in. then we realized that because the axle was shorter the brake disk would not sit correctly, so we put some washers on the studs to hold the disk in place so we could put in the brake pads and caliper. finally all in, but the studs were now too short that we could not tighten the wheel. so as of now my car is in a random parking lot with no wheel and the wrong axle. Cliffs notes: -tried to replace axle -broke a bolt inside the differential -when installing new axle, found out it was the wrong model. -I left my car stranded in some random parking lot -new axle is coming in this monday, but im supposed to be in gainesville by monday for school. __________________ .............................2000 GT Vert............................. How To Cut/Remove springs

January 5th, 2012, 09:06 PM	#2
bullitt1680 Irregular 2001 Mustang Bullitt DHG Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,171 iTrader: 0 reviews	Shit happens man. It sucks, but it isn't the end of the world. At least you know what to do when you get the right parts together. Do you go to University of Florida? __________________ Vortech V2 Non I/C 377rwhp and 365 rwtq

January 5th, 2012, 09:46 PM	#3
maxgst Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 2,392 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah I do __________________ .............................2000 GT Vert............................. How To Cut/Remove springs

January 5th, 2012, 11:38 PM	#4
bullitt1680 Irregular 2001 Mustang Bullitt DHG Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,171 iTrader: 0 reviews	Cool deal, my step-mom went there in the 80s. Did gymnastics or some shit. __________________ Vortech V2 Non I/C 377rwhp and 365 rwtq

January 6th, 2012, 08:45 AM	#6
SSteady98 95ish5.0 1995 GT Slow Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Angelo Posts: 490 iTrader: 0 reviews	Shots shots shotsshots shotshots __________________ 1995 Mustang GT BBK Shorty Headers, H Pipe, CAI, UDP, 255lph Fuel Pump Spec Stage 3 Clutch FR500's all the way around Cobra R Hood Want Gears, Cam, TW Heads, Turbo(Last)

January 6th, 2012, 12:01 AM	#5
mr.burton Hardcore Menthusiast Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,907 iTrader: 0 reviews	Time for shots?

January 6th, 2012, 08:49 AM	#7
94racing Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 mustang gt500racecar Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: athens ohio Posts: 1,857 iTrader: 0 reviews	that sucks man. sorry to hear. shots! __________________ Check out our race team! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...3927011?v=wall American Iron Mustang- ^1.6 lateral gs 03 Steeda 1.2 lateral Gs-ra1 08 Gt

January 6th, 2012, 11:58 AM	#11
WickedSnake00 MM's king of Neon's 404 - car not found 17.81@87 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Diesel Engine Capital of the World, Columbus, IN Posts: 7,376 iTrader: 0 reviews	Just sounds like another day of working on cars to me. ...says the guy who snapped off a bolt in his crank. __________________ Official Secondhand Snake Build Thread Here Looks Like a Cobra, Sounds Like a Cobra, Tastes Like a Cobra, Not a Cobra. For Sale: P71 Interceptor motor

January 6th, 2012, 05:40 PM	#15
jbenevides89 Hardon Enthusiast 2008 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2010 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 1,722 iTrader: 1 reviews	85% of the time those stupid bolts break. i absolutly hate working on rearends because of that. I had one break on a jeep one day and it took a week to get another one in from the dealer. __________________ Hurst Billet Comp Plus, Shortys, Violators, CMDPs C&L Racer, SCT Bama 93 Race Tune MILITARY CREW

January 7th, 2012, 03:21 AM	#17
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January 7th, 2012, 03:32 AM	#18
NastyFX4 Made in U.S.A. 2011 F150 FX4 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 16,010 iTrader: 9 reviews	That sucks but there are way more worse things that could happen than that. __________________

January 7th, 2012, 07:52 AM	#19
Nateman15 Regular 2004 Mustang GT 13.37@101.22 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Manhattan, Kansas Posts: 404 iTrader: 0 reviews	A month after I got my GT, I nailed a curb in the rain. Did the exact same thing, bent my axle. I was barely 16 and hadn't done any real wrenching yet so I just had to pay for the stealerships to fix it. By the time it was all said and done, $2100 out of my pocket. Lesson learned. Mustang + Rain + roundabouts + no experience with horsepower = no bueno Hope you get it fixed bud __________________ Kansas State University Mechanical Engineering Air Force ROTC Full Ride Scholarship Delta Sigma Phi GT...garaged

January 7th, 2012, 09:13 AM	#20
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