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Help - Football Wedged Under Front

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  • 07-12-2006 8:00pm
    #1
    jammie
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭


    Sorry if this is in the wrong area but some little gob****es thought it would be hilarious to kick a football out in front of me just a few minutes ago, what with the heavy rain and traffic I couldnt avoid it and drove straight over it, its now wedged between my right front tyre and whatever is the other side...I was only 2 mins from home so assumed it was alright to get home...Is it safe to drive with this under?? :confused:


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    DonJose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭DonJose


    I'd stick a screwdriver into it and remove it deflated. Don't have one, walk home get a knife. If you do drive off it should pop out, if the casing around the wheel is plastic it could crack.

    PS : This is Ireland so you might need consent forms from the ball's owner to burst it...


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    jammie
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭jammie


    Thanks am home and the little nobs were roaring at me for driving off with their ball :D will stick a screwdriver in it now!! Duh why didnt I think of that! :p


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    deman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭deman


    cystic5roses wrote:
    Thanks am home and the little nobs were roaring at me for driving off with their ball :D will stick a screwdriver in it now!! Duh why didnt I think of that! :p

    :D


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    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,501 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    try reversing! might pop it out! Illegally park and see if they can clamp you with it on!!


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    saobh_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭saobh_ie


    antodeco wrote:
    try reversing! might pop it out! Illegally park and see if they can clamp you with it on!!

    If that works Smyths toys are doing a multipack with a selection of balls. =]

    Although thinking about it you only need one as AFAIK a clamp can only be applied to the front wheel, drivers side.


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    saobh_ie wrote:
    Although thinking about it you only need one as AFAIK a clamp can only be applied to the front wheel, drivers side.
    I've never heard that before. Why would that be?


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    Spit62500
    Closed Accounts Posts: 408 ✭✭Spit62500


    I think that its fitted to the driver's side so that the driver can't miss it even if the window sticker has been removed. I understood that it should normally be fitted to the driven wheel and I think that I've seen some fitted to the rear wheel of some cars, although I wouldn't swear to it. It would make sense for it to be fitted to the front wheel to reduce steering effectiveness as well as traction in the case of most cars on our roads.


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    layke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭layke


    cystic5roses wrote:
    will stick a screwdriver in it now!! Duh why didnt I think of that! :p

    After draw a smiley face on it and give it back. :D


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    3ps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 723 ✭✭✭3ps


    how did you drive and steer with a ball stuck there?


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    L5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭L5


    saobh_ie wrote:
    If that works Smyths toys are doing a multipack with a selection of balls. =]

    Although thinking about it you only need one as AFAIK a clamp can only be applied to the front wheel, drivers side.

    Having been clamped myself , I can say that this isn't true! Mine was done on front passenger side. Probably because drives side wheel was against the footpath so inaccessible.


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