Warnie
28th April 2011, 11:05 PM
Well so I got back from 3 days of 4 wheel driving on straddie this arvo, it was awesome. Having never been to straddie before I was blown away by its shear beauty. It was eventful though. I had only a clunking noise coming from the front end in the GQ (which is nothing unusual) that I couldn't put my finger on. Half way up the track to Blue lake across the island I heard a grinding noise coming from the front left. The brake caliper bolts had rattled themselves off. The bottom bolt my have been missing for 3-4 months. I had only checked the top bolt whilst looking for the problem.
So I sent my girlfriend and mum off to find the bolt, which they id to my amazement, and dad and I preceeded to fix the troll. What was awesome though was that I had a bolt with the same thread pattern, albeit 10mm shorter than the origninal bolt in my tool box. So I was able to put the caliper back on and keep enjoying the joys of straddie. Oh and p.s. I had a full esky of beer and bourbon, so I wasnt to phazed either way.
Anyways, here are some pics.
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/28042011132.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/28042011131.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/28042011130.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/27042011129.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/27042011128.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/27042011127.jpg
And one of my mum driving on the beach for the first time, She loved it :)
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/28042011134.jpg
Pictures of me broken down will follow when I retrieve them off mums camera
So I sent my girlfriend and mum off to find the bolt, which they id to my amazement, and dad and I preceeded to fix the troll. What was awesome though was that I had a bolt with the same thread pattern, albeit 10mm shorter than the origninal bolt in my tool box. So I was able to put the caliper back on and keep enjoying the joys of straddie. Oh and p.s. I had a full esky of beer and bourbon, so I wasnt to phazed either way.
Anyways, here are some pics.
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/28042011132.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/28042011131.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/28042011130.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/27042011129.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/27042011128.jpg
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/27042011127.jpg
And one of my mum driving on the beach for the first time, She loved it :)
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/s4144394/Stradbroke%20Island%20April%2011/28042011134.jpg
Pictures of me broken down will follow when I retrieve them off mums camera