Author Topic: So, a woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway........  (Read 2914 times)

Offline WillC

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A woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway,
and decided not to worry - and kept on driving. 
It caught on the undercarriage of her Ford.

The ensuing jumble finally whipped around enough
to tear a hole in the fuel tank.
 
The Subsequent Lack Of Fuel Is What Finally
Brought Her Vehicle To Its Knees..

She Had Still Managed To Drive 30 More Miles
With A 60-Pound Tangle of Stuff Wrapped Around Her Drive Shaft!

She Had it Towed To Her Ford Dealership And Complained
That The Vehicle Had A "Sort Of Shimmy"
When She Was Driving At High Speeds.


Below Are The Photos Of What They
Found At Her Ford Dealership.....................

The Last Photo Is By Far The Best.   

"Sort Of A Shimmy" -- I'll Bet It Did!
 











 

Offline zjchef25

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Re: So, a woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway........
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2011, 04:12:40 AM »
how do you abouts fixing this... like where would u begin, a sawsall to to take a majority of it away or just take the drive shaft off completely and put a new one on, there theres, what damage was caused to the axle and tranny...

Offline skibum

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Re: So, a woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway........
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2011, 04:19:34 AM »
All the techs put there blinders on & told the woman they saw nothing wrong.
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Re: So, a woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway........
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2011, 05:44:02 AM »
Tom Woods is actually releasing this as an upgrade next year for lifted vehicles. They figure the rear end "Shimmy" would counteract the death wobble in the front and you would in turn get a more smooth riding vehicle. :-\
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Offline Swagger

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Re: So, a woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway........
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2011, 04:09:57 AM »
ha.  stupid people make me feel good inside ;D
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Offline Gr33NGoph3R

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Re: So, a woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway........
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 03:05:11 AM »
how do you abouts fixing this... like where would u begin, a sawsall to to take a majority of it away or just take the drive shaft off completely and put a new one on, there theres, what damage was caused to the axle and tranny...

Tin snips lol

Offline B52BUFF

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Re: So, a woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway........
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2011, 11:43:03 PM »
How about taking away her liscense to start and then tin snips

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Re: So, a woman apparently ran over a mattress on the highway........
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2011, 01:33:36 AM »
Agreed