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Something broke, '89 626
Changed the oil on my '89 626 and took it for a ride, went down a dirt
road. After the road turned back to pavement, there was a snapping noise followed by a jangling, I figured it was stones. A little bit later there was a loud jangling. I turned around and picked up a brass colored bolt 4" long snapped at the end. I thought it was the new sway bar link; I had one of those break already, but that wasn't it. A quick check of the front suspension (in the dark) revealed nothing. Everything looks OK. I have no idea where this bolt came from. Any suggestions? |
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:21:41 GMT, =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= > wrote:
>Changed the oil on my '89 626 and took it for a ride, went down a dirt >road. After the road turned back to pavement, there was a snapping noise >followed by a jangling, I figured it was stones. A little bit later there >was a loud jangling. I turned around and picked up a brass colored bolt 4" >long snapped at the end. >I thought it was the new sway bar link; I had one of those break already, >but that wasn't it. >A quick check of the front suspension (in the dark) revealed nothing. >Everything looks OK. >I have no idea where this bolt came from. Any suggestions? quit spamming irrelevent newsgroups. Your 626 isn't a toyota. |
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Hachiroku ハチ*ク wrote:
> Changed the oil on my '89 626 and took it for a ride, went down a dirt > road. After the road turned back to pavement, there was a snapping noise > followed by a jangling, I figured it was stones. A little bit later there > was a loud jangling. I turned around and picked up a brass colored bolt 4" > long snapped at the end. > > I thought it was the new sway bar link; I had one of those break already, > but that wasn't it. > > A quick check of the front suspension (in the dark) revealed nothing. > Everything looks OK. > > I have no idea where this bolt came from. Any suggestions? > > Check the exhaust hangar bolts Hachi. A four inch bolt is pretty big for exhaust but it could have been in a bushing or holding something that is now hitting the exhaust that broke on the dirt road. You will have to look underneath in the daylight, and or, with a light. Look especially around and pull / wiggle on the exhaust system parts when its cold. The jangling sound reminds me of pipe noise ( probably the longest pipe because it's length will create the jangling tone )interfering with something else, but noises, of course are a hard diagnosis on the NG. |
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Something broke, '89 626
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:35:39 +0000, AZ Nomad wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:21:41 GMT, > =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= > > wrote: > > >>Changed the oil on my '89 626 and took it for a ride, went down a dirt >>road. After the road turned back to pavement, there was a snapping noise >>followed by a jangling, I figured it was stones. A little bit later there >>was a loud jangling. I turned around and picked up a brass colored bolt >>4" long snapped at the end. > >>I thought it was the new sway bar link; I had one of those break already, >>but that wasn't it. > >>A quick check of the front suspension (in the dark) revealed nothing. >>Everything looks OK. > >>I have no idea where this bolt came from. Any suggestions? > > > quit spamming irrelevent newsgroups. Your 626 isn't a toyota. Up your what, you say? Obviously, you haven't been here too long. BTW, Google "Hachiroku". There are PLENTY of people here with a boatload of experience with Toyotas and other cars, and can offer a suggestion as to where to look. A lot of Japanese cars are engineered in a similar manner. As opposed to you, that just spoke up offering NOTHING. |
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Something broke, '89 626
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:38:56 -0400, Ph@Boy wrote:
> Hachiroku ハチ*ク wrote: >> Changed the oil on my '89 626 and took it for a ride, went down a dirt >> road. After the road turned back to pavement, there was a snapping noise >> followed by a jangling, I figured it was stones. A little bit later >> there was a loud jangling. I turned around and picked up a brass colored >> bolt 4" long snapped at the end. >> >> I thought it was the new sway bar link; I had one of those break >> already, but that wasn't it. >> >> A quick check of the front suspension (in the dark) revealed nothing. >> Everything looks OK. >> >> I have no idea where this bolt came from. Any suggestions? >> >> > Check the exhaust hangar bolts Hachi. A four inch bolt is pretty big for > exhaust but it could have been in a bushing or holding something that is > now hitting the exhaust that broke on the dirt road. You will have to look > underneath in the daylight, and or, with a light. Look especially around > and pull / wiggle on the exhaust system parts when its cold. The jangling > sound reminds me of pipe noise ( probably the longest pipe because it's > length will create the jangling tone )interfering with something else, but > noises, of course are a hard diagnosis on the NG. The jangling noise was only as the part fell off the car. It is quiet now. After checking a Mazda OEM parts site, it looks like it might be an alignment adjustment part. The thing is, I assume that would be on the lower control arm, but from what I saw the bolts are there. I couldn't get too good a look at the passenger's side. Unfortunately, my 'paper route' is tearing the hell out of this car! I have a Suby I want to put on-line, but can't get the ball joint out! Once I get that going (or buy another one...one of my customers has a '97 for $200; 300,000 miles!!! but I think the engine and I know the trans have been replaced...this will be #6!!) I want to 'retire' the Mazda to use for my job as a Dell Factory rep for the winter where it will see 99% paved roads. I'm using the Scion for that now, as well as the Supra when the weather is like it has been this week! |
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Something broke, '89 626
"Hachiroku ????" > wrote in message news:V__Ii.40$TH2.28@trndny06... > Changed the oil on my '89 626 and took it for a ride, went down a dirt > road. After the road turned back to pavement, there was a snapping noise > followed by a jangling, I figured it was stones. A little bit later there > was a loud jangling. I turned around and picked up a brass colored bolt 4" > long snapped at the end. > > I thought it was the new sway bar link; I had one of those break already, > but that wasn't it. > > A quick check of the front suspension (in the dark) revealed nothing. > Everything looks OK. > > I have no idea where this bolt came from. Any suggestions? > Brass colored bolts are not that common on cars. Check to see if the bolts that hold the radiator are in place. I suspect that it was a random bolt that you kicked up. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |
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Something broke, '89 626
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:52:18 -0500, Ray O wrote:
> > "Hachiroku ????" > wrote in message > news:V__Ii.40$TH2.28@trndny06... >> Changed the oil on my '89 626 and took it for a ride, went down a dirt >> road. After the road turned back to pavement, there was a snapping noise >> followed by a jangling, I figured it was stones. A little bit later >> there was a loud jangling. I turned around and picked up a brass colored >> bolt 4" long snapped at the end. >> >> I thought it was the new sway bar link; I had one of those break >> already, but that wasn't it. >> >> A quick check of the front suspension (in the dark) revealed nothing. >> Everything looks OK. >> >> I have no idea where this bolt came from. Any suggestions? >> > Brass colored bolts are not that common on cars. Check to see if the > bolts that hold the radiator are in place. I suspect that it was a random > bolt that you kicked up. Geeze, Ray, I wish! The brass colored ones on this car are used in the suspension. I think it might be an alignment adjustment. On Toys these are brass colored also. It was a matter of about a minute between the time I heard the POP! and when the bolt fell out. There was a pop, something hitting the bottom of the car; I took a corner (thinking it was stones...) and then about 100 ft further the bolt fell out. I *WISH* it had been something else! |
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Something broke, '89 626
> Changed the oil on my '89 626 and took it for a ride, went down a dirt
> road. After the road turned back to pavement, there was a snapping noise > followed by a jangling, I figured it was stones. A little bit later there > was a loud jangling. I turned around and picked up a brass colored bolt 4" > long snapped at the end. What does "brass colored" mean? Is it brass-colored all the way through, or is it just brass-colored on the outside. What does the break look like? If it's actually brass, it's not anything structural. If it's cadmium plated, it's probably not off your car at all. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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