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DDenali

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I ALWAYS carry a tool bag with some basic tools, especially when traveling. Back in March I had a catastrophic wheel failure while traveling at 75mph on the highway. I had a caliper bolt come loose on the right rear caliper, and then the caliper pivoted out and started rubbing on the inside of the wheel. As soon as I heard the noise, I went to stop and check it out, but then just as fast as it happened, the caliper actually cut the wheel in half just like a can opener cutting a can open. The wheel basically exploded when it did that, and being that I was cruising at 75mph, it caused a good bit of damage. Busted the shock, ripped the brake hose, and bent the brake hose banjo bolt, and brake fluid was EVERYWHERE.. A good Samaritan stopped to help me, and luckily I had enough tools to repair it on the side of the highway after he drove me to the nearest parts store to grab a new brake hose, bolts, and some brake fluid. I put the spare on after repairing the brakes and I limped it 120 more miles the rest of the way home on the busted shock.
This is a perfect example of why you should carry some basic tools. But even with tools, if that gentleman would not have stopped and offered me a ride to the auto parts store, I wouldn't have been able to fix it.
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Thank god your ok bud


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Thank god your ok bud


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Thanks. It DEFINITELY could have been far worse, that's for damn sure. But I'm glad that it wasn't any worse than what it was. I didn't panic, and that played a huge part in me being able to safely maintain control of the truck and guide it to a stop on the side of the highway.
 

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Panic would've ended that with a torn up truck or wayyyyyyy worst again glad your ok man.


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