No... this isn't Britney spears related - but either way just as stupid!
So...... I've just bought an XR6 ute off my mate who goes overseas in 3 weeks. I hadn't taken delivery yet but had to borrow it to help a chick move on sat.
I left home at 10am on sat morning and about 2km from my house - pushed the clutch in and it never came back out. I pulled over.
Realised the bracket that hooks onto the clutch then the clutch cable end (little knob thing) hooks in and works etc. The bracket has snapped and the clutch cable slipped through. I thought I could fix it, but after 2hrs upside down int he drivers seat (with left leg hanging out the window on a 35deg cels day - yes it's f*kn red) I gave up. Every time I fixed it, after the 3rd or 4th push on the clutch it would pull through the metal again.
So I gave up, borrowed another car for the day and helped this chick move house.
Went out sat night, had a few well deserved drinks and all was good.
Sunday morning, decided to go back to the ute, and start it in 1st gear and limp it home (only bout 2-3km's) in 1st gear. This worked fine.
I parked it behind the garage, and it stopped bout 2mtrs from the garage wall.
I thought it was a fair way out and people needed to get past so I better move it a bit closer to the wall.
Started in 1st gear, 1 crank would've been ok - 2 cranks = Concrete wall.
Result:
http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff89/SELfor50/XR6%20Ute/
It's ok to laugh - cause that's all that's left to do.
So...... I've just bought an XR6 ute off my mate who goes overseas in 3 weeks. I hadn't taken delivery yet but had to borrow it to help a chick move on sat.
I left home at 10am on sat morning and about 2km from my house - pushed the clutch in and it never came back out. I pulled over.
Realised the bracket that hooks onto the clutch then the clutch cable end (little knob thing) hooks in and works etc. The bracket has snapped and the clutch cable slipped through. I thought I could fix it, but after 2hrs upside down int he drivers seat (with left leg hanging out the window on a 35deg cels day - yes it's f*kn red) I gave up. Every time I fixed it, after the 3rd or 4th push on the clutch it would pull through the metal again.
So I gave up, borrowed another car for the day and helped this chick move house.
Went out sat night, had a few well deserved drinks and all was good.
Sunday morning, decided to go back to the ute, and start it in 1st gear and limp it home (only bout 2-3km's) in 1st gear. This worked fine.
I parked it behind the garage, and it stopped bout 2mtrs from the garage wall.
I thought it was a fair way out and people needed to get past so I better move it a bit closer to the wall.
Started in 1st gear, 1 crank would've been ok - 2 cranks = Concrete wall.
Result:
http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff89/SELfor50/XR6%20Ute/
It's ok to laugh - cause that's all that's left to do.