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MQ080
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
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Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:19 pm |
 
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Has this happened to anyone else? I remember hearing about this but i never really worried about it as it never happened to me untill this weekend. Next question, if so how have people come overcome this drama?
i'll post some pics of how we buch mechanic'd it out |
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ozy1
Joined: 19 Dec 2002
Location: Sydney
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Mon Oct 06, 2003 8:35 pm |
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your talkin about hanger rippin off the chassis, i had it happen to my old MQ, towed it home from lithgo. had it welded on by a smash repairs |
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big red
Joined: 24 Nov 2002
Location: bacabugari
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Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:18 pm |
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MKPatrolGuy
Joined: 23 Oct 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:30 pm |
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MQ080
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
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Mon Oct 06, 2003 10:47 pm |
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| ozy1 wrote: |
| your talkin about hanger rippin off the chassis, i had it happen to my old MQ, towed it home from lithgo. had it welded on by a smash repairs |
exact same thing that happened to me on the weekend... and i had just come in from the powerstation entrance about 10 mins up the road (not even up to the N.P. welcome to sign!) and it snapped clean off.... there went the MQ's long weekend of fun |
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Monty
Joined: 05 Aug 2003
Location: Castle Hill
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Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:50 pm |
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But the mq driver got to have more fun being a passenger in three different 60 sreies didnt he |
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MQ080
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
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Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:56 pm |
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| Monty wrote: |
| But the mq driver got to have more fun being a passenger in three different 60 sreies didnt he |
Credit where credit is due, i did enjoy the LWB ride, however i had way more fun winching matty out of the bog in the 79  |
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mav
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Location: traralgon victoria
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Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:40 pm |
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did the same thing in my mq i took the shackle off and chained it to the chassis rail with a bit of wood inbetween we carved up with the chain saw then drove it out of wonnangatta station towards dargo got about half way to dargo when we could hear a funny noise couldn't work it out for a while till we saw the fan wobling bloody water pump. long hot tow home behind a mates 4b (dusty too). |
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V8Patrol
Joined: 04 Aug 2003
Location: Victoria, the place to be, or not to be
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Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:48 pm |
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its a fairly common break and a simple fix... dont just repair the broken one ....re weld em all and you know where you stand !!!! |
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MQ080
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
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Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:11 pm |
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This looks like a job for the new grinder this weekend.... i'll teach you dumb MQ! |
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Had it welded back on, all good now