• Hi Guest!
    If you enjoy and benefit from your participation at British Car Forum, please consider supporting our efforts with a subscription.
    There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this banner)
Tips
Tips

General MG One of those "duh" moments...

Share this page

Joe Reed

Joe Reed

Jedi Warrior
Country flag
Offline
Every now and then I have one of those "duh" moments....a reminder that I'm getting old I suppose....

This afternoon was was trying to chase down a bad rattle that seems to be coming from the front suspension...mostly from the right side. I had the front end of the car in the air, supported by stands under the frame rails further back. Took the wheels off and tried to move and shake everything on the suspension to see if something was amiss. Everything is tight. The previously replaced crossmember pads are intact, as are the Superflex suspension bushings. The only thing that moved at all was the sway bar, and those bushings are in good condition as well.

While checking everything out I grabbed the rotor and turned everything to the right at full lock. Then it wouldn't go back to the left! No matter how hard I tried it wouldn't budge. I put the wheels back on for more leverage....still no luck. By then I'm wondering if somehow something in the rack got jammed...if that would even be possible. Finally I dropped the car back on the ground thinking that maybe having the car sitting back on the suspension would solve the problem. I opened the door to try turning the steering wheel.....and that's when it hit me......

Steering wheel lock :stupid: Duh.....
 
Clearly that bit of knowledge was the key!
 
At least I was alone in the garage so no one knows about my stupidity. Well, until now... :playful:
 
Similar threads
Thread starter Title Forum Replies Date
A TR2/3/3A Those round fuel line clips Triumph 2
S TR2/3/3A tack drive on the distributor must have caused those cuts in the gear Triumph 4
AngliaGT Got Lucky Today - CHECK THOSE BOLTS! Spridgets 6
jlaird MGB For those who were excited with me. MG 2
tr6nitjulius General TR Those were the days Triumph 4
S TR2/3/3A fixed one of those brass fuel shut off deals? Triumph 13
S TR2/3/3A those 3 white wires onto the ignition switch Triumph 3
S TR2/3/3A source for those little drain hoses Triumph 6
M TR2/3/3A For those with blue/white/black TR3 badges Triumph 7
S TR2/3/3A On those old original coils Triumph 2
S TR2/3/3A Those chrome 4 bolts Triumph 1
Jim_Gruber A Victory to report over those bastard Rear Drum Circlips for Bugsy IV/Hub rubbing Spridgets 3
Jim_Gruber 1/4 Elliptic Spring Clamps - Are those Whitworth Threads on those 1/4 Screws Spridgets 7
NutmegCT Loosen those nuts! Restoration & Tools 5
HealeyRick Those Were the Days Austin Healey 11
Jim_Gruber Help Needed, getting those 1/4 Eliptics out of the spring mounting box Spridgets 24
alanjohnturner TR6 for those planning a new paint job Triumph 3
glemon General TR Those Darn Throttle Shaft Bushings [TR4-6] Triumph 8
drooartz General Tech Check those brake hoses! MG 11
WillR For those thread nerds. Restoration & Tools 23
5 I used to own one of those Spridgets 6
S TR2/3/3A Those colored frames Triumph 4
M Those cork washers on either side of the kingpin... Spridgets 9
T TR2/3/3A Is there a good way to manage all those wires/connectors for headlights & park lights Triumph 9
Basil General MG For those who remember Tony Barnhill MG 25
stuntflyr An October Drive. a photo for those of you in the frozen NE... Austin Healey 16
drambuie No sound affects when breaking those little Christmas lights! Austin Healey 16
S General TR Those who think Victoria British is slow getting our TR parts to us Triumph 10
CJD One of Those Days Triumph 15
P those infernal thrust washers Triumph 11
S TR2/3/3A those metal button trim pieces tr3 Triumph 5
rick_ingram Check those splines! MG 7
L For those who know the difference Lotus 5
DrEntropy Where'd THOSE come from?!? Spotted 6
JohnnyMead Can't Get the Air Out of Those brakes! Triumph 8
Gundy Oh no...I've become one of those Spridgets 25
Got_All_4 Wedge Going to look at one of those yucky brown TR7's th Triumph 25
middie Those dashed darned brake calper bolts Spridgets 6
D One Of Those Nights Triumph 4
PATR8 It is just one of those weeks Triumph 8
B Those little tiny screws Triumph 4
Timd For those who like data and statistics Spridgets 6
K Those who switched back to points from petronixx.. Triumph 64
PatGalvin Tie Down Those Brake Lines to the Diff Triumph 4
zedvictor1 Those fender holes behind the RB Spridgets 6
roscoe One of those moments Austin Healey 0
T For those about to weld Triumph 3
pjsmetana Those darn Battery Terminals! Triumph 16
T OT - but for those of us doing body work scary Triumph 12
deadair TR2/3/3A For those who's TR3s are up on blocks Triumph 14

Similar threads

Back
Top