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Old 10-18-2005, 07:16 PM
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Would i be able to still drive the car for a short distance or is it undrivable at this point? The bolt is stuck in there.
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Short distance, yeah you'll be fine. Once I drove 26 miles in my CRX after the bolt fell out somehow. Then I drove to the dealer and bought the bolt.
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solid . Thanks
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gunmetalcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">solid . Thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>


But I would drive slow and carefully, try not to use your brakes as often unless you have to.
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use your e- brake at slow speeds and downshift to use engine braking that would help
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cool thanks for the advice guys.
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