[DeTomaso] Front suspension - Disassembly, Day 1

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Installed zerks in what?  The Tie rod ends, the ball joints or the sway 
bar brackets?

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

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