Cellar car issue - Page 6

infinite monkey · 03-09-2012, 03:02 PM

*giggling*

Give the man some help here folks, he's dying!

It's like waiting for the doctor to call. When my CRX died my car place went to get the owner to break the news it was irretrievable. I knew I was in trouble when they said "um, hang on a minute, let me get Mark."

HungLikeJesus · 03-09-2012, 03:04 PM

Maybe you could pawn the Cellar car and get something nice.

Undertoad · 03-09-2012, 03:12 PM

heresy!

jimhelm · 03-09-2012, 03:20 PM

what was the noise like? a constant hum, or a clunking?

infinite monkey · 03-09-2012, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

heresy!

Wheresy?

Undertoad · 03-09-2012, 03:35 PM

We were in the CVS parking lot, and I was turning 5 degrees right when it first happened. J looked at me and said did you just run over a grate? Because that's exactly what it sounded like, running over a grate. Except that there was no grate, and it was coming from only one tire, the right rear one.

So on the drive home it makes this sound a few times. So when I get to my street, I open the windows and drive at about 15 mph, and gently zip-zag so I'm turning right and left. And it happens during the right-turn sway, repeatedly.

The thing is, I needed the money from the pawn shop shift, so the next day I boldly drove it down the expressway and into North Philly. And it didn't make the noise once.

To my mind, this meant the entire assembly had gone completely, and that the entire wheel might now fly off at highway speeds, on the most dangerous road in the state. And then I would be "that guy" who fucks up the Schuylkill at rush hour by driving a car he knew was in disrepair.

But as we know, the Cellar Car is often self-healing.

Still no call... ugh, does their shop close in 25 miinutes?

HungLikeJesus · 03-09-2012, 03:39 PM

Did your check wheel bearing light come on? If so, please provide the codes.

infinite monkey · 03-09-2012, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Did your check wheel bearing light come on? If so, please provide the codes.

My check engine light is on, and my right back quarter panel and wheel well and bumper are off.

What are the codes for that?

Undertoad · 03-09-2012, 03:52 PM

grr called them got no answer left message

Undertoad · 03-09-2012, 04:09 PM

Ah returned! It turned out to be a sticky brake caliper, which they replaced under warranty since they had done the break work last time. So it is less costly than I thought! Victory!

zippyt · 03-09-2012, 04:43 PM

WIN !!!!

jimhelm · 03-09-2012, 04:46 PM

yeah, i was thinking maybe a strut or the mounting tower. free is much better. go go cellar car, go!

ZenGum · 03-09-2012, 05:26 PM

Phew!

zippyt · 03-09-2012, 06:11 PM

yeah, i was thinking maybe a strut or the mounting tower.

I was thinking CV joint(s)

classicman · 03-09-2012, 09:04 PM

I was thinking something stuck up in there that fell off at high speed on the highway.
meh - Good win!

03-09-2012, 03:04 PM	#77
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03-09-2012, 03:20 PM	#79
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	what was the noise like? a constant hum, or a clunking? __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

03-09-2012, 03:39 PM	#82
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Did your check wheel bearing light come on? If so, please provide the codes. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-09-2012, 04:43 PM	#86
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	WIN !!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-09-2012, 04:46 PM	#87
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	yeah, i was thinking maybe a strut or the mounting tower. free is much better. go go cellar car, go! __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

03-09-2012, 03:02 PM	#76
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	giggling Give the man some help here folks, he's dying! It's like waiting for the doctor to call. When my CRX died my car place went to get the owner to break the news it was irretrievable. I knew I was in trouble when they said "um, hang on a minute, let me get Mark."

03-09-2012, 03:12 PM	#78
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	heresy!

03-09-2012, 03:35 PM	#81
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	We were in the CVS parking lot, and I was turning 5 degrees right when it first happened. J looked at me and said did you just run over a grate? Because that's exactly what it sounded like, running over a grate. Except that there was no grate, and it was coming from only one tire, the right rear one. So on the drive home it makes this sound a few times. So when I get to my street, I open the windows and drive at about 15 mph, and gently zip-zag so I'm turning right and left. And it happens during the right-turn sway, repeatedly. The thing is, I needed the money from the pawn shop shift, so the next day I boldly drove it down the expressway and into North Philly. And it didn't make the noise once. To my mind, this meant the entire assembly had gone completely, and that the entire wheel might now fly off at highway speeds, on the most dangerous road in the state. And then I would be "that guy" who fucks up the Schuylkill at rush hour by driving a car he knew was in disrepair. But as we know, the Cellar Car is often self-healing. Still no call... ugh, does their shop close in 25 miinutes?

03-09-2012, 03:52 PM	#84
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	grr called them got no answer left message

03-09-2012, 04:09 PM	#85
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Ah returned! It turned out to be a sticky brake caliper, which they replaced under warranty since they had done the break work last time. So it is less costly than I thought! Victory!

03-09-2012, 05:26 PM	#88
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Phew! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-09-2012, 06:11 PM	#89
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	yeah, i was thinking maybe a strut or the mounting tower. I was thinking CV joint(s) __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

03-09-2012, 09:04 PM	#90
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I was thinking something stuck up in there that fell off at high speed on the highway. meh - Good win! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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