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HawkeyeSierra

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Wifey comes home from the store with a disgusted look on her face. "There's something wrong with my car."

 

Great. Of course the warranty just ran out.

 

So I take it for a spin around the block. People stop dead in the tracks and stare as I go by. It's making this horrible screaching sound from the driver's side wheel. Get's worse when I step on the brakes. But I'm thinking, it can't be brakes. Only 18K on it and the horrible screaching sounds way worse than any brake squeal I've ever heard.

 

I get home and kneel down by the wheel. A squirrel has tucked a walnut right up next to the brake caliper. How that damned thing stayed in there is beyond me. :dunno::confused:

silverWS6 Enthusiast

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Haha check under the hood for the squirrel...

 

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Debra in Cali Enthusiast

Debra in Cali

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Living right outside of Yosemite, Sequoia and the rest of the Sierra there are lots or varmints in our area. There has been many a story told about people leaving their cars and trucks at trailheads to go for a backpacking trip. Upon their return they discover that cars have been attacked with the hoses, belts and engine parts have been chewed on by marmots. Chances are good in these situations that your cell phone won't work due to a lack of signal strength. They are stuck until someone comes by and they can hitch a ride to get help. Those cute little culprits have been known to do thousands of dollars in damage.

Dnt Senior Enthusiast

Dnt

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Stop blaming the animals, one of the neighborhood brat probably did that to you. it is a neat trick Hmm

waumo1 Enthusiast

waumo1

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We had a 94 Buick Roadmaster that lived outside. I parked it Friday after work and Monday it would barely run. A chipmunk or squirrel had filled the airbox with acorns over the weekend. :M16:

06pirate Enthusiast

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Mice are my problem. They ate up all the wires under the main fuse box and I had to spend a whole weekend repairing that. They built nests in the inductions of both the GMC and the Toyota truck until I constructed some screens to keep them out.

 

That's why we call them "pests".

Debra in Cali Enthusiast

Debra in Cali

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We had a 94 Buick Roadmaster that lived outside. I parked it Friday after work and Monday it would barely run. A chipmunk or squirrel had filled the airbox with acorns over the weekend. :M16:

On one of the Alaska reality shows one of the the participants calls squirrels " a rat with better outerwear". That is so true, but so funny.

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