So it happened today at about 7:15 am. I was on my way to work traveling south on route 6 in my 2002 cavi and clippin along at about 55-60 mph, all of a sudden i hear BANG i asked my self "wtf was that?"Next thing i see is my front tire rolling past me, the car falls on the rotor and after skidding for about 45 feet i come to stop and smoke is roaring from the rotor. After having to undress and throw my shorts on the curb i look at the damage i see the fender is destroyed and the rotor has been shaved from skidding on the pavement,i turn and say "hey you have a tire missing you better find it and get back on the road to work ".I start looking for the tire.I spent 25 minutes looking for it and finally found it about 125 feet away from the car leaning against a tree. i had to grab the bottom of the fender and pull it down a little just so i could open my door and it took me three and a half hours to finally get the tire back on and get back to work it's going to repair shop tomorrow for estimate and get repaired.
How did you drive the car with a destroyed rotor, how could it stop?
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
Yeah I was asking myself the same. Pics?? Oh and sorry to hear.
Boys and girls always tighten your lug nuts.
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The rotor was not destroyed the fender was. The only thing that happened to the rotor was the outer edge of the rotor was scratched up from skidding on the pavement and the piston was pushed out on the caliper from trying to stop but a tire iron and a long screw driver took care of it . i had to replace 3 studs on the hub itself .
that sucks, i had the same thing happen to me in H.S, someone thought it was funny to take all 5 lug nuts off my left front tire on my 1st. car
i remember when i was with my dad in his merc e320, got a flat on the interstate... go to change it and the pavement under the jack (on the edge of the road) gave out..... CRUNCH. but we weren't moving...
Why did you have to undress? lol..
Rob
Sold 2/2/05
there are more pics but still have to upload them,oh and yeah yeah i know i said there were no pics.
