# Crazy repair **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 22, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362 "2018-11-22T16:06:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/1 "2018-11-22T16:06:56Z")
I’m speechless. ![46513897_1911020978952582_9067730651205074944_n](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/4/42a27c7862797de19cb1cb08d9665e118e780383.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/2 "2018-11-22T16:20:53Z")
Isn’t there supposed to be a castle nut on there? Kinda spooky. ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/3 "2018-11-22T16:45:37Z")
What could possibly go wrong?.. I was involved with the 9th World Helicopter Championship in 1996. The Russians entered a pair of MIL-2 military helicopters. A co-worker and I were checking one out and discovered an inspection panel screw with a beer bottle cap washer. An innovative very temporary “field fix”. It had been painted over! ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/4 "2018-11-22T17:01:57Z")
I hope you showed it to the owner and fixed it right. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/5 "2018-11-22T17:39:56Z")
at first i thought castle nut with no cotter pin. than i see it has no castle nut. so the tapered stud is sitting lower than normal? uh, is it the wrong tierod with the wrong dia taper and thats how far it would go in so they tossed the nut and put in the screw? car has hi po drilled rotors too. must be a nice setup. when it pops out and the steering goes 90deg sideways i hope car just skids to a stop without taking out the car next to it ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/6 "2018-11-22T17:49:03Z")
Probably they split or otherwise wrecked the castle nut to get it off and didn’t have another on hand. I’ve done it. It means a trip to the auto or hardware store in my other car or on a bike. Who knows if the car was driven like this, and if so, how much? The worst case would be to do a temporary get-by like this and then forget to finish the job. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/7 "2018-11-22T17:50:11Z")
What are you guys looking at? It’s a picture of a U-joint where a CV joint should be.😉 ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/8 "2018-11-22T17:54:55Z")
Looks like an older truck. Model/year, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/9 "2018-11-22T19:05:35Z")
find a proper nut ---
**Author:** ![FlashD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@FlashD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FlashD)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/10 "2018-11-22T23:10:10Z")
There could be more surprise “fix” somewhere there, keep your eyes open. ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/11 "2018-11-23T02:26:17Z")
Due to the winking emoji I highly suspect keith is collectively pulling our legs concerning the U-joint vs CV joint. Why would a “super strong” drywall screw not properly replace a castle nut secured by a cotter key? LOL! ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/12 "2018-11-23T15:25:34Z")
I woulda used a self tapping sheet metal screw, not a drywall screw. some people… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/13 "2018-11-23T15:29:12Z")
Paper clip. More secure ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crazy-repair/129362/14 "2018-11-25T01:38:21Z")
hmmm . maybe this state-required annual safety inspection thing has some merit 😉