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Old 03-21-2005, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
Oh that happens to me all of the time! I have broken off more rusted bolts then I can remember. It pisses you off to no end but it is all part of working on old stuff.

Suspension work is the worst.
You're not kidding. I took off some crosspiece on my 380SEL once (to get at the starter I think) and one of the 3 bolts on one side broke off and deposited rust particles into my eye. Talk about uncontrollable movements, I jerked and twisted around like I was trying to "get away" from my eye invaders, but I was on my back under the car in my driveway, so nowhere to go. Not a fun experience!
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