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    So uhh.. yeah my festiva tried to kill me today

    Right so on my way back from the gas station i was slowing down (pretty quick) to pull into my Buddy's drive way (and I'm braking hard!). I'm doing about 25 mph and all of a sudden *Crack, Grinds, skreek, metal grinding on ground*. Tire smoke every where, i just barely get into my Buddy's driveway (with out hitting a tree!) my Buddy's run over and are like WTF JUST HAPPENED!?!?!. So as i get out i notice my front driver side wheel pretty much under the fender. What happened (or so it looks i havent gotten to see it in day light yet), is the sway bar aka the other 1/2 of my a-arm came out from the heavy braking and heavy wheels on the car (mercury capri wheels). So the sway bar pulled right out and lucky i found the other half of the bushing on the road!

    So hopefully ill have some pictures up tomorrow ... hopefully ill have her back together and ill make sure that nothing is broken or bent way out of norm. All i can say is my 12 pack of corona and my 30 pack of miller light are going to be my best friends for tonight.. :cry:

    And before any one post, i know it was my fault so don't gimme bs...
    Ian Carr
    88' flat black festy, has an e-brake that works!
    99' S70 T5M- faster DD
    86' 951- almost ready for track season

    My old b6t- wish i still had it
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2241793

    Every car I have owned has had a turbo in it, until I bought this latest festiva.. I plan to fix that though.
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    We'll want a full report, young man!

    That's coming awful close to "wrecking" your car. NOT BEFORE OHIOSTIVA!!

    Are you sure it was your front stabilizer bar or a ball joint coming out?

    If it was the stabilizer bar, how'd it happen? You didn't tighten the mount bolts enough?

    Sounds weird. Hope nothing's damaged beyond a quick fix.

    Karl
    '93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
    '91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
    '92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
    '93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
    '89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project

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    • #3
      it was looking as though (although it was dark outside), that the sway bar (stabilizer bar w/e) nut just came off and or the sway bar broke off on the end. Hopefully a almost easy fix and hopefully nothing broke / bent :cry:

      I definitely do not seem to have good luck with cars...
      Ian Carr
      88' flat black festy, has an e-brake that works!
      99' S70 T5M- faster DD
      86' 951- almost ready for track season

      My old b6t- wish i still had it
      http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2241793

      Every car I have owned has had a turbo in it, until I bought this latest festiva.. I plan to fix that though.

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      • #4
        So yeah, the sway bar retaining nut came off (i must have forgotten to put a coder pin in :? . So i put the sway bar back in and made sure that there was a coder pin in it, and shes good to go. Just needs a new fender :cry: luckily i don't think any thing broke but i gota look at it some more.
        Ian Carr
        88' flat black festy, has an e-brake that works!
        99' S70 T5M- faster DD
        86' 951- almost ready for track season

        My old b6t- wish i still had it
        http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2241793

        Every car I have owned has had a turbo in it, until I bought this latest festiva.. I plan to fix that though.

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        • #5
          Give it a little TLC before Ohio, we all want it and yourself to show up in one piece.
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          • #6
            well today the half axle popped out and then broke in the process of putting her back in.... time for the engine to be moved back :sad5:


            hopefully done for ohiostiva.... :?
            Ian Carr
            88' flat black festy, has an e-brake that works!
            99' S70 T5M- faster DD
            86' 951- almost ready for track season

            My old b6t- wish i still had it
            http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2241793

            Every car I have owned has had a turbo in it, until I bought this latest festiva.. I plan to fix that though.

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            • #7
              Had a similar thing happen to me with my Blue Festiva. I was turning around in a cul-de-sac and the control arm popped off, causing the passenger side front wheel to fold in under the car.
              White '89L auto - Sold!
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              • #8
                I was heading to work july 04 and same thing...but control are came unbolted from the frame...I cam straight on here and posted it and about 4 people said the same thing happened to them...happend around 125,000....good thing is I just got off the freeway

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