[DeTomaso] Front suspension - Disassembly, Day 1

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Will,

Very good advice.  Been there, done that.  The rack was identified as 
having no bushing left, the very first year of ownership.  Mike Drew was 
instrumental in that discovery, describing for me exactly how to 
troubleshoot it, over the phone.  At the very next years tech session at 
Roger Sharp's on the way to the Las Vegas Fun Rally, we changed it and 
did an entire R&R of the rack.

I own a 1973 L, which came from the factory with the rack spacers 
already in place.

It also came with the spring spacers on the coil-over shocks.  Something 
I mean to try and remedy while they shocks are out.

:)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
[ASASCAT]
    
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wkooiman at earthlink.net wrote:
> 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.
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>> 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
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>> 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
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>
>> & Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>>
>> 1973 Pantera L 5533
>> [ASASCAT]
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>> ******************************     
>> http://www.asajay.com
>> http://www.351c.info
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>> SOBill at aol.com wrote:
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>>> *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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