Wheel I never

[Scaramanga]

Just minutes from Jules home on my way to have a couple of jobs sorted and literally having just left the motorway, I heard a God awful noise coming from the rear of my 75.

I stopped and had a look hoping it were some plastic rubbish being dragged underneath the car, but it wasnt! The rear wheel was at an odd angle, the top end leaning inward!

Now I've read about this happening and even posted about one I saw a few years back:

https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=207875

Jules house was but a minute away so I gingerly proceeded to drive hoping she would get there. Now I know the wheel is unlikely to fall off, but it was scary driving i can tell you!

On inspection the arm had rotted through! it also took out my spring.

When this happened the inside tyre wall came into unwanted contact with a bolt and soon made a groove more impressive than the music I was listening to - so 4 month old tyre knackered too

Jules had hell of a job getting it all apart such was the extent of the tin worm - how it got through the MOT with the previous owner Lord knows

More terrifyingly had this happened on the motorway doing 70 mph - it doesnt bare thinking about!

Jules has said a light tap with a toffee hammer will reveal rotten arms so let me pass this advice along....

Thanks to Jules again for all your hard work, see you in April/May to get the other side replaced ( it has a year or two left in it)

Take care folks