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My stupidest repair ever involved the front wheel bearings on the 911. Long ago I decided to treat the 911 to new bearings, so.. as the repair was in the button-up stage, I thought maybe, just maybe, the right front seemed a little loose - so, I gave the nut an extra half-turn. No more looseness, and I forgot about it. Months later while having a spirited drive out through the twisties near our house, all of sudden the car pulled right. I stopped immediately. The spindle had gotten hot enough to actually shear off and the wheel was held on by the caliper and rotor! And if that wasn't dumb enough, I limped it home with no further damage. I managed to find a NOS part and fixed it I saved that spindle for years and it made a nice paperweight.
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