Deadly hazard: a bolt in a car that can affect your life
- January 31, 2024
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A used car is a complicated thing, with character. And the older he gets, the more attention he needs. Over time, even the most reliable connections need to
A used car is a complicated thing, with character. And the older he gets, the more attention he needs. Over time, even the most reliable connections need to be diagnosed and some even need to be replaced. But there is one node that needs to be checked especially carefully. Which, says “AvtoVzglyad”.
The average age of a passenger car on Russian roads is 15 years. Of course it had had several owners, had accidents and the service level dropped lower and lower from year to year. It all started richly and beautifully – at an official dealer. But over the years he ended up where sooner or later all ‘four-wheelers’ ended up: with a garage foreman.
Unfortunately, specialists are different, as are the financial circumstances of the same specialists. Someone who is careful and sensible, experienced and learned – consider yourself lucky. Both the car and the owner. And the other aims to make all the money in the world – this one will drive and drop off. And secondly, unfortunately, the majority. If I may say so, masters will certainly not notice a fatal malfunction, which can be leveled in a few seconds with the simplest tool at hand.
That is why it is extremely important to know some things yourself. For example, the nuances of the control device.
The steering wheel, also called the “steering wheel of this vacuum cleaner”, is connected to the rack via a drive shaft in most vehicles in Russia. This is a simple and reliable standard solution, with no reason to criticize or distrust it. However, every driver should know that the steering column is “connected” to the same driveshaft via a movable connection secured with a simple screw. Through driving on our roads and simply through years of use, this bolt becomes loose and sometimes even falls out. And if the connection is lost, the car loses control and no longer listens to the steering wheel. Such exercises on the roadway end in only one result: an accident.
Trust, but verify, as people say. On a lazy Saturday evening (fortunately, it has become significantly warmer outside), after washing your favorite “swallow” you can carefully and carefully remove the case using special squeegees so as not to scratch the plastic. Then, with the most precise tool, your hand – and the right one is more convenient, but theoretically it is possible with the left – you need to reach that same bolt and simply wave it. On sight? Are they securely attached? Here we go, let’s put it back together.
And if not, then you’ve avoided a monstrous problem, at least from a physical point of view, at least from a mental point of view, and you’ve done it completely for free. Why don’t you have a second cup of tea?
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The average age of a passenger car on Russian roads is 15 years. Of course it had had several owners, had accidents and the service level dropped lower and lower from year to year. It all started richly and beautifully – at an official dealer. But over the years he ended up where sooner or later all ‘four-wheelers’ ended up: with a garage foreman.
Unfortunately, specialists are different, as are the financial circumstances of the same specialists. Someone who is careful and sensible, experienced and learned – consider yourself lucky. Both the car and the owner. And the other aims to make all the money in the world – this one will drive and drop off. And secondly, unfortunately, the majority. If I may say so, masters will certainly not notice a fatal malfunction, which can be leveled in a few seconds with the simplest tool at hand.
That is why it is extremely important to know some things yourself. For example, the nuances of the control device.
The steering wheel, also called the “steering wheel of this vacuum cleaner”, is connected to the rack via a drive shaft in most vehicles in Russia. This is a simple and reliable standard solution, with no reason to criticize or distrust it. However, every driver should know that the steering column is “connected” to the same driveshaft via a movable connection secured with a simple screw. Through driving on our roads and simply through years of use, this bolt becomes loose and sometimes even falls out. And if the connection is lost, the car loses control and no longer listens to the steering wheel. Such exercises on the roadway end in only one result: an accident.
Trust, but verify, as people say. On a lazy Saturday evening (fortunately, it has become significantly warmer outside), after washing your favorite “swallow” you can carefully and carefully remove the case using special squeegees so as not to scratch the plastic. Then, with the most precise tool, your hand – and the right one is more convenient, but theoretically it is possible with the left – you need to reach that same bolt and simply wave it. On sight? Are they securely attached? Here we go, let’s put it back together.
And if not, then you’ve avoided a monstrous problem, at least from a physical point of view, at least from a mental point of view, and you’ve done it completely for free. Why don’t you have a second cup of tea?
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
