[DeTomaso] Front suspension - Disassembly, Day 1

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I drilled and installed grease zerks when I did my rack.
 
Nick

Mine  clunked when going over speed bumps (at a slow speed).  It was the rack 
 bushing.

If you haven't changed yours, why not remove the rack,  clean/disassemble it, 
grease-not-oil, new bushing, new boots, new tie rod  ends, remount with 3/8" 
spacers, and then you're done.

-----Original  Message-----
>From: Asa Jay Laughton  <asajay at asajay.com>
>Sent: Jul 31, 2007 9:25 AM
>To:  detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front suspension -  Disassembly, Day 1
>
>I'm sure I probably have a combination of  problems, at least one of 
>which was masked by the difficult steering  which is now fixed.  I do 
>believe the ball joints should be  replaced; I have been getting a 
>clunking over bumps/dips, especially  on the gravel driveway we have, and 
>at least one has a severely torn  boot.  Next up would be the tires as a 
>couple of folks have  suggested.  They are going on 10 years old and have 
>mostly sat in  one position in the garage for some time.  I also know the 
>front  end is out of alignment, specifically toe, which could also 
>account  for the shimmy.  The a-arm bushings though, although cracked in  
>appearance, seem to be pretty firm.
>
>Asa  Jay
>
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>SOBill at aol.com wrote:
>>  *Asa,*
>> ** 
>> *Bad ball joints typically cause  clunk/clunk sounds over bumps or when 
>> turning.*
>> **  
>> *I had some pretty serious steering shimmy that was cured with  new tires.*
>> ** 
>> *Maybe your old steering was providing  enough friction style damping 
>> to mask the problem. I would look  for tie ends or rack inboard pivots 
>> which are loose.*
>>  ** 
>> *Have fun,*
>> ** 
>> *SOBill  Taylor
>>  sobill at aol.com*
>>
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