Another Lotus component fails..(pic)

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:26 am

on the way to work this morning took a left hander as I do every morning ! I went to straighten up and nothing happened !!! result ended up me being parked side on into a hedge managed to drive it out ok, low speed nudge into a hedge row means some fibre glass repairs, new steering rack and the shocker needs done asap ! Limped over to the folks with the car jumping all over the place not a happy chappy

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:38 am

Glad it wasn't at higher speed mate and that you're okay! Hope you get it sorted without too much expense.

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:43 am

Thank feck I get my Audi in a few weeks !

The Elise is really starting to rip my knitting !!

With todays mishap my repairs will run at the following for this year

Front shock £150 Incl. fitting
Rear Shock £150 Incl. fitting
MMC rear pads £140 Incl. fitting
Steering rack (Best place to get one ??) £420 Incl fitting ?
Fibre glass repair (Any good companies out there ??) £150 ?

total since 1st jan £1,010

Post by ed » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:58 am

Bad luck, I hear Steve Wlaker is pretty gopd but havent used him myself yet! HTH cheers Ed

Post by **simon** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:15 am

Can a steering rack really just fail like that?

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:16 am

simon wrote:Can a steering rack really just fail like that?

Hope not... mine apparently has some wear on it

r055 · Post by **r055** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:24 am

bad news mate.
let me know if you want those konis...

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:41 am

was it like the steering lock coming on??

glad your ok

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:03 am

mckeann wrote:was it like the steering lock coming on??

glad your ok

I had experienced it for the past few days and put it down to the greasy roads ! (More fool me !) As I put the right hand down to straighten up, the steering wheel moved with little resistance, the direction of the car continued left. As I frantically turned further in a hope it would bite, it did, but by that time it was too late and I was already on the verge/in hedge.

My father in law pulled up around 30 seconds later to which his guesstimate was "you were going too fast son" As I bit my lip and followed him up to an in shot to inspect the damage, he realised I couldn't keep the car in a straight line much and conceded that maybe I wasn't going too fast !!!

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:15 pm

dunno if this will work..

http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/42069ff2z3f ... FBjm9dO5yg

r055 · Post by **r055** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:22 pm

ouch!

almost as clean as mine!