Bad luck befell a zed owner today, travelling to us for an MOT a mistake, slippy road surface or both and seconds later one zed sitting odd on the passenger side and the n/s front wheel buried hard into the kerb.

 

 

A recovery truck ride to the workshop (nice truck) and we soon had it on the four poster.

 

 

The wheel looks particlar sorry for itself, in the flesh as it were it looks horrid the alloy has been eaten away by the kerb, if that did not look bad enough the inner side of the wheel is worse! still can not work out how the tyre has any air in it?

 

 

 

 

 

As your look more the damage just goes on, the lower arm having been severly twisted and the adjustable tension rod arm has snapped clean through.

 

 

 

 

 

The lower arm has been pushed so hard back its has torn the web of the subframe where the lower arm is bolted up to it!

 

 

 

Multiple damage sites, the lower arm, the tension rod arm, the antiroll bar bracket, the wheel etc.

 

 

 

The wheel had been pushed back much further than first thought as can be seen by moving the rear wheel arch liner back to reveal damage to the lower bulhead.

 

 

 

Be careful! the roads are so.... slippy at the moment, this is the third accident zed we have dealt with in the past 10 days.

 

 

Jeff

such a shame :(

Unlucky, couldn't be in better hands though.

That is proper bad luck. I bet he's gutted. Can it all be rectified Jeff?

A couple more pic, and yes all fixable...at a cost of course, a cost the unfortunate owner was not planning on spending of course, as it arrived later this afternoon no chance to strip down yet, will follow through with the inspection tomorrow and the repair here with pics. and yes gutted is the only way I can describe the owners situation.

 

Jeff

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 201114 yr by JeffTT

seems familiar.......

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=143906

seems familiar.......

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=143906

 

The wheel and tie rod damage are almost identical eh??

 

Jeff TT

yup been there done that lol spun out and the passengerside rear ate the curb new upper and lower wishbone and the rest shock and wheel, and some banging and bending and welding. alls fine

A couple more pic, and yes all fixable...at a cost of course, a cost the unfortunate owner was not planning on spending of course, as it arrived later this afternoon no chance to strip down yet, will follow through with the inspection tomorrow and the repair here with pics. and yes gutted is the only way I can describe the owners situation.

 

Jeff

 

 

 

 

That's bad luck, will his insurance cover the damage Jeff?

That's bad luck, will his insurance cover the damage Jeff?

 

Don`t think he wants to go through the insurance.

 

Jeff

oh no :( the owner must be gutted. still as you said Jeff anything's repairable its just money.

oh no :( the owner must be gutted. still as you said Jeff anything's repairable its just money.

 

All done and finished today, a quick test drive this afternoon and its back on form,of course with different wheels fitted to the front while the owner gets a new one, did a photo journel of the repair to post her but left the camera at work!!! will post up tomorrow oh and MOT in the morning

 

Jeff

was all that damage just from a cerb hit

was all that damage just from a cerb hit

 

Yes, but it was full right lock with brakes on as well...makes me wince just thinking about it, especially for his alloy wheel. :no:

 

Jeff

jeezohh.lucky boy

i know a couple of boy that have rolld in that situation

still its harsh espesialy when its not meant(showing off n what not)

i would cry i think if i smacked my alloy in to the kurb like that, could have been alot worse though!

All done and finished today, a quick test drive this afternoon and its back on form,of course with different wheels fitted to the front while the owner gets a new one, did a photo journel of the repair to post her but left the camera at work!!! will post up tomorrow oh and MOT in the morning

 

Jeff

 

well done that man (and probably Jamie as well)! I know just the feeling - I hit a roundabout a few years ago and was devastated - similar damage too.

Updated pictures of the repair, the wheel looks real nasty on the inside edge and the tyre has been cut quite badly down the tread pattern.

 

 

With the wheel off you the lower arm damage is more visible, the drop link was bent as well as the sheered tension rod arm.

 

 

The lower arm bush were it locates into the sub frame had literally been torn out and was just about holding on, if this had failed the wheel would have tucked up under the car possibly causing even more damage.

 

 

 

Even the tyre had not come out undamaged, along a section of the thread pattern a deep cut ran through it, looking back to the rear part of the wheel arch the liner had a slit in it, when looking behind the line all becomes clear, there is a body seam that protrudes forward and this had done the damage to the tyre.

 

 

 

 

With all damaged parts removed a few repairs to the sub frame were required, luckily the damage turned out to be less than originally thought.

 

 

So on with all the new parts, alignment and new wheels and all was good, a road test proved all was back to normal and today it went straight through the MOT after we had changed the very worn hicas arms.

 

 

 

Now the hicas arms may well of contributed to the unstable road holding on the day the accident happened, worth checking these things, jack up the rear wheels enough to be just clear of the floor and hold the wheel at the quarter to three position and shake left and right, there should be NO movement if there is, then check at the half past six position if there is movement there also its likely to be the wheel bearing, however the most common issue is the hicas arms or the outer hub bushes, not overly expensive but make a world of difference to the handling.

 

 

Jeff

Edited February 25, 201114 yr by JeffTT

Good to see! We like Zeds back on the road!

Lots of talking and a few pictures....

Jeff

 

Nice one jeff, ill agree about the handling difference once you dont have a wobbly hicas arm, mine feels so much more stable going around corners now. also no strange wobble at 60mph that i had on the day i took mine for the first MOT. just need to get the tracking at least checked to save the tyres incase i havent put it back to straight.

Poor guy, hope they manage to source a new wheel shortly and it didn't cost too much to put right

zedworld to the rescue again! top job lads!