Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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Sorry 2 hear about that mate, you were lucky not to have had a crash tbh! my mate had a similar problem:
He had just had his car serviced and the mech didn't put the wheel back on properly 
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willhouse
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Registered: 11th Jul 06
Location: Sheffield
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happened to my mates corsa too, but his locked a rear wheel as it got that hot from having a shot bearing, then when he pulled up to check the locked wheel, it fell off as the stub axle snapped.
note to all, always cheack your rear wheel bearings regularly if you have a corsa b, this is the 4th incident i have heard about the same problem
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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looks like fun
i knwo that road to well looks like the same truck that recovered me a few weeks ago from there
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Phi
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: South
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 random!
that could have been alot worse! glad your okay!
and corsa! lol
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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pic of wheel???
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_phi
random!
that could have been alot worse! glad your okay!
and corsa! lol
i whole heartedly apologise but i like to look at your avatar 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
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Originally posted by Corsa_phi
random!
that could have been alot worse! glad your okay!
and corsa! lol
i whole heartedly apologise but i like to look at your avatar
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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lucky escape there mate glad you got it sorted quickly 
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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This happend go Lee Mitchell once when we were heading up to santa pod!
Lee fixed the rear wheel bearing with set of pliers a screw driver and my hammer I had laying in the car....then went on to Santa Pod
That happend well close to my house you could of run accross the field for a cuppa if you really wanted? 
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FasT09
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Registered: 4th Feb 05
Location: North Yorkshire
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HAHA GREAT STORY !..
must be weird, you being the one who blocked the motorway
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Originally posted by VXR
I come down there every single day. Thats going London bound yeah?
What time did it happen?
Yeah it was mate, it was from about 4:30pm to 7pm, recovery were badgers 
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Originally posted by Fad
That happend well close to my house you could of run accross the field for a cuppa if you really wanted?
I'll bear that in mind if I ever break down there again, although if I do hopefully I'll have all 4 wheels attached
Stub Axle with half a bearing (The top around the nut wasn't that damaged, that was just trying to get it off)
You might not be able to see it, but there's lots of metal flakes in there
And there's the other half of the bearing, can't get it out, think it's melted itself to the inside
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Lee Wilson
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Registered: 20th Feb 06
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: XE Corsa
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Jesus. Lucky to get away with just pulling over.
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barter
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Registered: 27th Oct 07
Location: essex
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lol random as but u gotta laughf what a story to tell.lucky u wernt travelling at speed
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Originally posted by barter
lol random as but u gotta laughf what a story to tell.lucky u wernt travelling at speed
That's the thing, the previous night I was coming back from work with my mate in the car, we were hitting 110 at some points, I'm lucky in alot of perspectives. It doesn't feel it though 
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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Fook me, not funny as could be very dangerous but you have to laugh, did you not see your wheel overtaking you..............
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Superlite Ltd.
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Registered: 9th Jan 07
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When that happened to me the wheel didnt fall off, its just stopped turning making the car spin lol
New stub axle, new drum and new bearing then 
Thats £150 odd then
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
New stub axle, new drum and new bearing then
Thats £150 odd then
No way
Had spare bearing and stub axle in garage so fitted that an hour after getting it home 
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