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I broke it
Popped over to the training day at Yarwell on Saturday. I ended up breaking the O/S front CV joint.
Go on then you lot start taking the pi**
19th Nov 2006 6:53 pm
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It's not you being towed, it's you towing VA out backwards! Honest!
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19th Nov 2006 6:54 pm
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...on what the D3? How did you manage that chap 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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19th Nov 2006 8:05 pm
nwoods
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
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I'd like to know how the machine was being driven when it broke. What caused it? Was it aviodable in retrospect? is it likely to happen again in the same circumstances? etc...
I'd also like to see photos of the breakage.
19th Nov 2006 8:07 pm
ally
Member Since: 05 Jun 2005
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I passed you're d3 heading south on M42 (i think) on the back of a red breakdown waggon.
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nwoods wrote:
I'd like to know how the machine was being driven when it broke. What caused it? Was it aviodable in retrospect? is it likely to happen again in the same circumstances? etc...
I'd also like to see photos of the breakage.
On a special stage. Trying to climb a slight incline through very deep cross ruts. It failed the first attempt. The D3 had gone into 'super extended mode'. I reversed back about 2m checked all the settings were correct. At this point the O/S wheel was in a big hole and I had no choice but to turn hard left. So ready for the second try and applied a little power, BANG the CV joint failed. The car never actually moved.
So fully extended on full 'ish' lock the joint failed.
19th Nov 2006 9:29 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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ally wrote:
I passed you're d3 heading south on M42 (i think) on the back of a red breakdown waggon.
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