[Spridgets] Wow good save.

[Frankie Clarici 4th]

Whew. That was close glad you did not have any mishaps

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On Oct 23, 2011, at 1:05 PM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com> wrote:

> List,
> I was driving on the BQE (Brooklyn Queens Expressway) Saturday and they are
> still doing construction (for the last 8 years of my weekly driving) and a
> long stretch of road was really bad. By the time I got off the road to my
> exit my front end had a bad rattle. It continued to worsen and I actually
> pulled off the road to check for a flat tire (all 4 new tires). No flat but
> still really bad rattle and I wasn't sure I'd get to my partners apartment
> without a breakdown. I got to my destination only to find a loose plastic
> guard thinking problem found. Today on my way back to NJ it seemed to get
> worse. At the last minute I pulled over before getting back on the BQE and
> decided I'd check the ball joint bolts to see if they were loose and thank
> God I did. All the nuts were loose to the wheel. I removed all 4 nuts (I
> bought new lug nut replacements when I got the new pre-loved mag style
> wheels last month but no time to install yet) and inspected the threads
> which were fine and installed the wheel back on the car.
>
> Replacing the lugnut's today the drive home was quiet and I was grateful.
> Lin
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