WIMPUS Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Hi all !I've seen the way to Aachen & on the way back from (Rolduc) Kerkrade, you will normally all take the E40 motorway.I live 30min from the exits Erpe-Mere, Aalst, Asse .. So if someone brakes down around there i'm always open to help ( have a few Spitfire 1500 spare parts).My friend has a garage near Asse to and is a Triumph Specialist.Here is my phone number : 0032472634307 But i know you all will make it ! Have a good run, i will see you all with the Fox in Rolduc 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Thanks Wim. Hopefully people won't need to, but it's nice to know your kind offer is there just in case.See you in Rolduc on Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Hope to see you on Sunday in the Rolduc WimpusLook out for Team Shorts 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Looking forward to seeing you all at Rolduc to !Actually from the 10CR 2013 i was waiting and looking forward to this sunday 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 This morning got a call from an UK number .. So called back and it was Zac with his Stag, he had broken down near Brussels. 🤔So give him the number of my friend and hopefully he can repair it so he can pick it up soon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Quoted from WIMPUS This morning got a call from an UK number .. So called back and it was Zac with his Stag, he had broken down near Brussels. 🤔So give him the number of my friend and hopefully he can repair it so he can pick it up soon ! It was Team 53 Tony Pulis/Zac Zanti , the car was towed to my friends garage and he's going to repair it.Tony first thought that the diff was at fault, but when they where towing it up on the tow truck the right rear wheel snapped off .. So that was the problem !Had a good chat and drove them to the train station, so they could go to brussels and then on the eurostar to the UK 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 a pic when they arrived with the car ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier De Leu Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 The car is in my garage.The parts are order't and we gone fixed quickly for are english friends . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tony Pulis Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Thanks to Wim and Didier for all their help. They were very kind to Zac and myself and allowed us to recover the Stag to Didier's garage where he has ordered the parts to repair the car. I hope to go back and collect it on Saturday. Both Wim and Didier are big fans of Triumph's and I look forward to seeing them soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Glad to see that you managed to get local help - that m'way hard shoulder was not a good place! Also an unusually graceful failure of the hub/shaft - your stop was impeccably timed!! (thankfully!).Well done Wim and Didier!Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Damn it Tony, you shouldn't have waved me on when I was about to stop - I had a spare driveshaft in the boot - sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 VERY scary place to change a drive shaft though......... re-joining the traffic was, errr...... interesting.....Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier De Leu Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Spare parts have arrived today for the yellow Stag !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Pulis Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Quoted from mikeyb Damn it Tony, you shouldn't have waved me on when I was about to stop - I had a spare driveshaft in the boot - sorry! Your the second person with a Hub in the boot, Keith Bennett had one as well. He pulled in to the petrol station up the road Sam his co-driver called me. However at this point in time I thought it was the diff nose cone had broken free. It wasn't until the recovery truck had got it loaded that it was clear the wheel bearing had given up.Thanks for the offer at the time, however I kept the bonnet down to try to stop anyone pulling over as we were in a dangerous place just after the bend in the road. As Nick said it was interesting re-joining the traffic you should have seen the difficulty Mike Banks had after pulling up behind me. Now that really was a "brown trouser" moment!!To be honest it hasn't spoilt the trip in any way as we had such a great time and to be fair it happened after the finish so I see it as a separate issue and if It hadn't happened I would not have met up with Wim and Didier. They made us so welcome and really looked after us. I'm hoping to go back over on Saturday and collect it the insurance are taking care of the traveling costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Quoted from SUCTION CUP Your the second person with a Hub in the boot, Keith Bennett had one as well. He pulled in to the petrol station up the road Sam his co-driver called me. However at this point in time I thought it was the diff nose cone had broken free. It wasn't until the recovery truck had got it loaded that it was clear the wheel bearing had given up.Thanks for the offer at the time, however I kept the bonnet down to try to stop anyone pulling over as we were in a dangerous place just after the bend in the road. As Nick said it was interesting re-joining the traffic you should have seen the difficulty Mike Banks had after pulling up behind me. Now that really was a "brown trouser" moment!!To be honest it hasn't spoilt the trip in any way as we had such a great time and to be fair it happened after the finish so I see it as a separate issue and if It hadn't happened I would not have met up with Wim and Didier. They made us so welcome and really looked after us. I'm hoping to go back over on Saturday and collect it the insurance are taking care of the traveling costs. I was at Didier his garage this afternoon, he just needed to put the wheel back on & do a test drive to make sure everything is good. I know you would thread us in the same way when we would brake down on the UK 😉 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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