Pothole damage experinces
Discussion
I have managted to hit a large pothole with my rear wheel, around 9cm deep at around 8mph. The tyre and rim didn't get damaged but reading online there are so many mentions of hidden damages that I might not notice.
What is people experience of hitting large potholes? For those who have their tyres or rims damaged after incidents, did you have any other repairs that you have had to do on rods, suspension, etc or those parts are made to handle much larger stress.
What is people experience of hitting large potholes? For those who have their tyres or rims damaged after incidents, did you have any other repairs that you have had to do on rods, suspension, etc or those parts are made to handle much larger stress.
Hit on one on the brow of a hill at about 40mph, god awful noise but no damage.
The next day the coil spring snapped reversing off the driveway, as it snapped it nicked a brake line and smashed a headlight level sensor. Upon further inspection it has also cracked the lower arm and the ball-joint was making a brake for it. Still not sure how it managed to do so much damage
The next day the coil spring snapped reversing off the driveway, as it snapped it nicked a brake line and smashed a headlight level sensor. Upon further inspection it has also cracked the lower arm and the ball-joint was making a brake for it. Still not sure how it managed to do so much damage
In the past four years I've had three springs break on two different Fiestas; one rear and two front. The rear and one of the fronts broke at the top, the other front snapped towards the bottom, collapsing the suspension.
My Riley suffered rather more in June last year when, swerving to avoid an on-coming SUV that swerved to avoid a pothole on its side of the road, I hit a water-filled one that was eight inches deep and about 30 inches long. It ripped a hole in the tyre, bent the rim, pulled out a tie rod and bent a lower suspension arm - total repair cost £1,100.
My Riley suffered rather more in June last year when, swerving to avoid an on-coming SUV that swerved to avoid a pothole on its side of the road, I hit a water-filled one that was eight inches deep and about 30 inches long. It ripped a hole in the tyre, bent the rim, pulled out a tie rod and bent a lower suspension arm - total repair cost £1,100.
Furbo said:
Kier Starmer was crowing about "every pothole filled in" last week as part of one of his speeches.
How the f
k have we, as a country, arrived at a position where having potholes filled in is a great achievement, for which we should be thankful to government?
Very much this, equally, how detached from reality to does our government have to be to make statements like that as if they are possible? The roads are in such a state it would be multiple parliaments worth of work to fix them.How the f
k have we, as a country, arrived at a position where having potholes filled in is a great achievement, for which we should be thankful to government?Riley Blue said:
In the past four years I've had three springs break on two different Fiestas; one rear and two front. The rear and one of the fronts broke at the top, the other front snapped towards the bottom, collapsing the suspension.
My Riley suffered rather more in June last year when, swerving to avoid an on-coming SUV that swerved to avoid a pothole on its side of the road, I hit a water-filled one that was eight inches deep and about 30 inches long. It ripped a hole in the tyre, bent the rim, pulled out a tie rod and bent a lower suspension arm - total repair cost £1,100.
Were those Fiestas old ones, i.e. the materials were already exhausted with age?My Riley suffered rather more in June last year when, swerving to avoid an on-coming SUV that swerved to avoid a pothole on its side of the road, I hit a water-filled one that was eight inches deep and about 30 inches long. It ripped a hole in the tyre, bent the rim, pulled out a tie rod and bent a lower suspension arm - total repair cost £1,100.
stefanos1985 said:
Riley Blue said:
In the past four years I've had three springs break on two different Fiestas; one rear and two front. The rear and one of the fronts broke at the top, the other front snapped towards the bottom, collapsing the suspension.
My Riley suffered rather more in June last year when, swerving to avoid an on-coming SUV that swerved to avoid a pothole on its side of the road, I hit a water-filled one that was eight inches deep and about 30 inches long. It ripped a hole in the tyre, bent the rim, pulled out a tie rod and bent a lower suspension arm - total repair cost £1,100.
Were those Fiestas old ones, i.e. the materials were already exhausted with age?My Riley suffered rather more in June last year when, swerving to avoid an on-coming SUV that swerved to avoid a pothole on its side of the road, I hit a water-filled one that was eight inches deep and about 30 inches long. It ripped a hole in the tyre, bent the rim, pulled out a tie rod and bent a lower suspension arm - total repair cost £1,100.
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff