The Completely Un-official post a picture thread

[Bick]

I don't profess to be any sort of mechanic, but I have a feeling this could be a contributing factor to why the Jag is not handling like it did prior to the accident.

[Speeddog]

I think you're onto something there. 

Might want to ogle the other side, see if buying a pair might be the ticket.

[Speeddog]

Oh, this seems to be a 'before' pic:

[DarkMonster620]

I don't profess to be any sort of mechanic, but I have a feeling this could be a contributing factor to why the Jag is not handling like it did prior to the accident.

Is this rear right? how did this happen?!   

[Bick]

Oh, this seems to be a 'before' pic:

You think there might have been a small break in it before like that, and being pulled off axis during impact put enough stress on there to finish the break?

[DarkMonster620]

You think there might have been a small break in it before like that, and being pulled off axis during impact put enough stress on there to finish the break?

YES!!!

[DarkMonster620]

[Rameses]

You think there might have been a small break in it before like that, and being pulled off axis during impact put enough stress on there to finish the break?

I'm not 100% sold on there already being a small break there, as there's no visible surface rust on the outer portion of the break.

But there's definitely a good chance that the metal was already highly fatigued in that spot.

Looks like a serious design flaw.

[Oldfisti]

I'm not 100% sold on there already being a small break there, as there's no visible surface rust on the outer portion of the break.

But there's definitely a good chance that the metal was already highly fatigued in that spot.

Looks like a serious design flaw.

Yes that stress crack in the same spot is definitely suspect.

[ducpainter]

Did the shop do any pulling?

[Speeddog]

Bick's Jag is from Cali, his pic shows very little rust anywhere.
Even the cast iron disc isn't rusted much, those usually will nearly have fur in a wet/salty environment.

Inspect the crack, see if there's features like this:





I suspect it was at the least cracked partway through on the bottom, and the crash may have ripped it through to the window that the E-brake cable passes through.
Continued driving fatigued through the top.
That scenario correlates with Bick's description of it's driving behavior, IIRC.

[Bick]

Did the shop do any pulling?

They did nothing on that corner yet.

Bick's Jag is from Cali, his pic shows very little rust anywhere.

I suspect it was at the least cracked partway through on the bottom, and the crash may have ripped it through to the window that the E-brake cable passes through.
Continued driving fatigued through the top.
That scenario correlates with Bick's description of it's driving behavior, IIRC.

The car was only in CA for @ a year, but it was driven on snow in CO for the the years prior to that.

Thank you for the info.  Interesting.  I will look at the break when the parts come off.

[Monsterlover]

Bacon with a bonus

[Rameses]

Bacon with a bonus

Seriously, that made me feel a little nauseous when I realized the thing that looks like a nipple actually was a make the beast with two backsing nipple. 

[NAKID]

Seriously, that made me feel a little nauseous when I realized the thing that looks like a nipple actually was a make the beast with two backsing nipple.