After much fettling (and posts) I've got the mac exactly as I want it. Drives amazing and although weathers been pretty pants managed to get out during the week and cover about 100 or so miles

No drama's until the very end when I noticed the car suddenly started shaking a little, within about 2 miles it became pretty bad so I pulled over and checked all the obvious, wheels, suspension etc with nothing wrong.

I drove back home (about 4 miles away) as gently as poss keeping it below 30 or so and right through the back to the front. It felt like it was coming from the centre so checked diff bolts, etc etc and then saw this - shouldve been the first place I checked!



Two bolts were left...just! Replaced all new with nylon nuts & loctite. will test when weathers clear. reckon that might have been quite some damage if it came right off! - Anyone else had a similar event?

Since that Ive been over just about every nut I can get to just to be safe and used tippex (rec. from someone on here) in case I see movement

Those nuts look like they have been used before, should always use new nylocks on things like props. could you imagine what would have happen if all the bolt would have come out.... even at 30 MPH...

broken angles.. smashed legs bones....

Glad you made it home o.k.

Had the same with a rear drive shaft. Lots of stange clunking noise on take up and when I got home found 1bolt missing and the other 4 not far behind.

Paul

Unfortunately its a more common failure than you'd think. Most people tend to find out the nuts have come loose when they stop to investigate the vibration!

As far as I know there have only been a few occasions when they have failed catastrophically. But when they have gone it isn't pretty.

Mike

Easy fix, no damage done and a lesson for EVERYONE to check things properly

ATB

Simon

Close one! I'll just pop into the garage and check my prop nuts right now....

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Originally posted by Simon
Easy fix, no damage done and a lesson for EVERYONE to check things properly

ATB

Simon

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Mines in pieces at the mo but I'm just going to give it a look over anyhow, just in case the rumbling noise that i thought was the diff, wasn't.
Good to see you got on top of the problems though.

I use a red touch up pen on all critical bolts.

Saves mincing when doing a nut and bolt check and believe me these cars need regular checking.

You were lucky, always nice to learn a lesson when you've done no damage

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Originally posted by fesycresy
I use a red touch up pen on all critical bolts.

Saves mincing when doing a nut and bolt check and believe me these cars need regular checking.

You were lucky, always nice to learn a lesson when you've done no damage

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i once lost a prop on the m6 doing 70(ahm.)coming back from newark.
very lucky legs.

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Originally posted by yellow melos
Those nuts look like they have been used before, should always use new nylocks on things like props. could you imagine what would have happen if all the bolt would have come out.... even at 30 MPH...

broken angles.. smashed legs bones....

Glad you made it home o.k.

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Lucky fella!

Same happened to me but mine was been held by the skin of its teeth by 1 bolt!

No damage apart from a cut water pipe where the diff had been flailing about due to only having one bolt attached.

All sorted now and checked regulary to save any further mis-haps!

All good fun!