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Re: Drive on a broken birf?
« on: Jul 30, 2008, 11:10:07 AM »
IS it safe to drive with a broken birf on the road?

I can't see how it could be but I was TOLD that it is....  :psss:


I know I have tried to drive before with one (just from the trail to the campground: not on the road) and it would drive straight and then lock up the steering....

There is no way to know if there are balls/race or broken parts floating around in the knuckle without taking it apart....correct?
 :beerchug:

Thanks

Sounds like you answered your own question.  Would you drive on the road given your *trail* experience?

For driving back to camp.  You take a chance.  The steering isn't so much an issue as I'd assume you're driving pretty slow and *limping* back to camp.  But what could happen is pretty much in Mini's post.. YOu could have just a busted birf, when you get back to camp, everything in the knuckle is shreaded.

If possible, stop immediatly and change out/remove the birf.


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