I just got a call from Thizz. He's broken down in Hayward, Ca. with a "wobbly rear tire". He can see something "shiny", like a wheel bearing near the hub.

I told him to take it to a local shop rather than trying to diagnose it long distance.

It just goes to prove the theory that a car will break down just when it's most inconvenient (and usually several hundred miles away from home).

Anyone know a good RX7 mechanic in Hayward?

 

If it's a wheel bearing, you can have it advices almost anywhere.

It should be a rather cheap fix, as FC's use a standard cup/cone type wheel bearing.

Was there excessive grinding?

Was the wheel Extremely hot when he pulled over?

Has the wheel ceased (sp?)

if it's just wobble, i'd look at the ball joints on the uprights.

 

If my memory serves me correct Thizz has a welded diff. Could be his axles gave out. DTS failure? alot of different things could be wrong. He may need someone a little more familiar with this type of setup than your average mom and pop tranny shop.

He may be driving his 626, I thought his 7 was out of commission for awhile.

 

um this might be a good thing to pissibly post in the calif part of the forum. someone there should be more than willing to lend a hand

 

I remember when I for got to put a cotter pin in one of my motor mounts on my Corvair, it let lose one day when I was up in the Blue Mountens

 

So, up in the Blue Mountains the car's motor blew mountin's?

I've heard nothing from Thizz. He must really like Hayward.

 

he actually broke his diff axle. he called me up and was tellin me about it, ***** extreme, got it fixed and hes been back