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    Finally found the rattle around my rear tire...

    everyday i drive home and every little bump i hit i hear this metal on metal rattle coming from the drivers rear tire area. looked a few times and beat on the tire and other parts of the car and tonight i finally find out what the rattle is....

    2 14mm sockets that had somehow gotten in the frame area from the previous owner.. How funny is that...


    http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa354/ford0-5/sockets.jpg
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  • #2
    Wow! Nice find.
    Beastiva - 89 L Auto

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    • #3
      Glad it wasn't something else.
      In love with a MadScientist!:thumbright:
      There's a fine line between breathtaking ingenuity and "That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!"

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      • #4
        e of the easiest fixes i have ever tackled...lol

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        • #5
          Scenario one: So he lost one in the frame, went out and bought another, then lost that one too!

          Scenario two: A mortal enemy of the PO broke into his car and put them there, to drive him crazy.

          Scenario three: A Festy lover did it, then offered to buy the car....
          Last edited by TominMO; 05-07-2011, 04:19 PM.
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          • #6
            One guy bought a new GM car once and drove it home with a constant rattle in the door. It drove him nuts. He took it back to the dealership. When they opened up the panelling and looked in the door, there was a bunch of factory tools. Apparently, the boys on the line missed one of the cars that they used to smuggle out a bunch of tools. The factory was notified to keep an eye on them.

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            • #7
              That's great. I should do that next time I want a cheap car, lol.
              1990 White L-Plus 5-speed rust-machine
              Scrapped

              1991 Blue L 5-speed
              daily driver, intermittent project

              1993 rustless wonder
              A shell, awaiting suspension, brakes, and B6T

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              • #8
                Originally posted by TominMO View Post
                Scenario one: So he lost one in the frame, went out and bought another, then lost that one too!

                Scenario two: A mortal enemy of the PO broke into his car and put them there, to drive him crazy.

                Scenario three: A Festy lover did it, then offered to buy the car....
                Gotta go with #1 on that one. Used to bring half a dozen 14mms everytime I went to the JY just in case I had to pull Aspire swap . Now I have my big 1/2 deepwell thats too long to fit all the way in there
                No festiva for me ATM...

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                • #9
                  Sweet relief! That stuff drives me bonkers!
                  youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DD

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Ford 0.5 View Post
                    everyday i drive home and every little bump i hit i hear this metal on metal rattle coming from the drivers rear tire area. looked a few times and beat on the tire and other parts of the car and tonight i finally find out what the rattle is....

                    2 14mm sockets that had somehow gotten in the frame area from the previous owner.. How funny is that...


                    http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/...-5/sockets.jpg

                    Glad you found it. That would freaking drive me NUTS!
                    88L - 'Twistiva' - 'The Fusion of Man and Machine'
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                    91L - 'Mistiva' - My Daughter's DD
                    93L - 'Vextiva' - Airport Car

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